USB-C connector* on the short cable end
- *Thunderbolt 2 port* on the bigger rectangular end
- The *lightning bolt icon* on the adapter body
It lets you connect older Thunderbolt 2 devices to newer Macs or PCs that only have Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports. Common uses:
- *Older Apple Thunderbolt Displays*
- *Thunderbolt 2 external hard drives/RAID arrays*
- *Legacy audio interfaces* like some Universal Audio Apollos
- *Daisy-chaining Thunderbolt 2 devices*