4/16/2023 0 Comments Target disk mode thunderbolt 3![]() ![]() A passive USB-C cable under 0.7 meters is likely to support 40 Gbps USB4 and Thunderbolt. One "rule of thumb" on USB-C cables is to simply assume they are passive unless there are some markings to indicate otherwise. It's unfortunately common for USB-C to USB-C cables to have no markings, which does not mean they will not work as Thunderbolt or USB 3.x cables but means they were not tested to meet the spec. The USB-C spec requires that the supported protocol be indicated on the cable ends with some kind of icon and/or text. Active Thunderbolt 3 cables will be longer (because the only reason to make them active is to overcome the length limit), they will be more expensive than other USB-C to USB-C cables (because there are expensive electronics in the cable), and may or may not work with USB hosts and devices (because the Thunderbolt spec only requires Thunderbolt hosts to support USB, it's optional for cables and devices). These are relatively inexpensive and because they are passive they will always work as USB cables. Passive Thunderbolt 3 cables will be no longer than about 0.7 meters. There's two kinds of USB-C to USB-C cables generally, active and passive. ![]() There's two kinds of Thunderbolt cables, active and passive. ![]() Can you use a Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect two Macbook 12-inch in target disk mode? ![]()
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