I am not conversant in Macs, so please bear with me.
I need to join a brand new exterior exhausting drive with a USB-C port to an outdated Mac.
iMac “Core i5″ 3.3 27” (5K, Late 2015)
1 x Thunderbolt 2 port (20 Gbps)
4 x USB 3.0 port (5 Gbps)
Disk: SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe (7000 MBps)
Case: Ugreen USB-C case (10 Gbps)
If I join the disk to the Thunderbolt 2 it ought to give me 10 Gbps as per USB-C max velocity.
The adaptor Apple sells appears to be what I would like, however the different manner round. I needed an adaptor with a Thunderbolt 2 male port and a USB-C feminine adaptor.
Does that exist?
If not, would it not be doable to attach by way of:
Laptop
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Thunderbolt-2 to Thunderbolt-2 cable
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Thunderbolt-3 to USB-C adapter
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Exhausting Drive Enclosure
It is a bit extra convoluted, but when it really works and offers me an additional 5 Gbps, I am going to go for it. I simply do not need to waste cash if it does not work.
