![]() ![]() It can get confusing because the same physical connector is used for both types of ports. A Thunderbolt 3 port can work as a USB-C port, but the reverse is not true, an ordinary USB-C port cannot behave as a Thunderbolt port. Unfortunately due to protocol differences, you still can't use a Thunderbolt 1 device with a USB-C port (even with an adapter).ĭave Del Vecchio wrote:Unfortunately due to protocol differences, you still can't use a Thunderbolt 1 device with a USB-C port (even with an adapter).Not if it is a USB-C only port, but if it is a TB3 port (which usually doubles as a USB-C port) you can use Apple's adapter as it is bi-directional.Yes, that is what I mentioned earlier. And actually the UltraStudio Mini Recorder and Mini Monitor as HD-only devices work fine within the Thunderbolt 1 bandwidth specs. ![]() ![]() USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 has a bandwidth of 10Gbps which is the same bandwidth as Thunderbolt 1. The UltraStudio HD Mini is Thunderbolt 3 native, but a bit more expensive.įrank Engel wrote:USB 3.2 on a USB-C connector maxes out at 20 Gbps which is the speed of Thunderbolt 2.įrom what I have read it is expected that Thunderbolt may eventually be rolled into the USB standards as an optional feature of sorts and the two may eventually reach performance parity, but for now Thunderbolt is staying a bit ahead of USB-C.USB4 is supposed to be based on the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, so presumably at that point they will become compatible with each other:īut for earlier versions of USB-C there are protocol differences with Thunderbolt that go beyond the simple bandwidth differences. You need to make sure that it is actually a Thunderbolt 3 port though (not just USB Type-C, even though both use the same kind of connector).įor the UltraStudio Mini Recorder in particular, which is a Thunderbolt 2 device, you would need to use a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter if you want to use it with a Thunderbolt 3 capable computer. But there are a decent number of Windows laptops with Thunderbolt 3 ports. Note that there are only a few Windows laptop models with Thunderbolt 1 or Thunderbolt 2 ports that were ever produced. ![]() I also use an ASUS laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 port that works fine as well.Īnd then I have also used a variety of Mac hardware (mostly MacBook Pro and MacBook Air) with Thunderbolt ports, but running Windows, and these have worked fine with Blackmagic Thunderbolt capture devices as well. This includes the UltraStudio units and DeckLink cards in a Thunderbolt PCIe enclosure. I have used Thunderbolt with Blackmagic capture devices on Windows with various Intel NUC computers without any problems. ![]()
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