It means Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter. I'd think that's obvious. StarTech products generally have very straightforward product names that make it very easy to search for their stuff and that is one thing I like about that company.
While this name makes sense in an engineering sort of way, still reading it made my internal monologue suddenly if briefly acquire the ineffable tonality of Porky Pig.
I had to re-read it a few times, just to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. Yep, it definitely brings out my inner Porky. And I didn't even know I HAD an inner Porky.
I have learned something very profound about myself today. Thanks, startech.com!
That's a typical price for an adapter containing an active transceiver chip when new. Price will decline if they move in volume, but Thunderbolt stuff doesn't typically sell volume.
At $79, pricey if a person invested in simple adapters (FW800, Gigabit ethernet etc.) but worthwhile for some of the professional gear that uses Thunderbolt like Black Magic's UltraStudio video IO box.
Why does Thunderbolt anything have to be so expensive? Granted, this isn't *too* bad considering it's an active powered transceiver chip, but Thunderbolt docks are at the stupid end of pricing.
Does any manufacturer have plans to make an adapter allowing Thunderbolt 3 devices to plug into Thunderbolt 2 hosts? Intel's original presentations on Thunderbolt 3 mentioned such adapters would be possible, but I haven't heard of any materializing.
Turns out Intel discovered that this was much more complicated than originally thought. It was in the original Thunderbolt 3 specs but proved to expensive to implement. Especially since the spec also requires that 15W be available on the Thunderbolt 3 port. This would of course then require a power adapter for the dongle. There are also many other issues.
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RaichuPls - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Uhhhhh.........Was gonna bitch at no GPU reviews, but then I laughed at the name. Does TBT3TBTADAP actually mean anything?
Why?
hyno111 - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Obviously ThunderBolT 3 to ThunderBolT ADAPter.Supacon_Fizzix - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
It means Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter. I'd think that's obvious. StarTech products generally have very straightforward product names that make it very easy to search for their stuff and that is one thing I like about that company.boeush - Thursday, August 4, 2016 - link
While this name makes sense in an engineering sort of way, still reading it made my internal monologue suddenly if briefly acquire the ineffable tonality of Porky Pig.I had to re-read it a few times, just to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. Yep, it definitely brings out my inner Porky. And I didn't even know I HAD an inner Porky.
I have learned something very profound about myself today. Thanks, startech.com!
Flunk - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
That price seems a bit high for an adapter.LtGoonRush - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
That's a typical price for an adapter containing an active transceiver chip when new. Price will decline if they move in volume, but Thunderbolt stuff doesn't typically sell volume.Kevin G - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
At $79, pricey if a person invested in simple adapters (FW800, Gigabit ethernet etc.) but worthwhile for some of the professional gear that uses Thunderbolt like Black Magic's UltraStudio video IO box.danbob999 - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
as soon as the Thunderbolt name is on a product, expect it to be overpriced.r3loaded - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Why does Thunderbolt anything have to be so expensive? Granted, this isn't *too* bad considering it's an active powered transceiver chip, but Thunderbolt docks are at the stupid end of pricing.Gigaplex - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Niche and complex.ltcommanderdata - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Does any manufacturer have plans to make an adapter allowing Thunderbolt 3 devices to plug into Thunderbolt 2 hosts? Intel's original presentations on Thunderbolt 3 mentioned such adapters would be possible, but I haven't heard of any materializing.g4cube - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
Turns out Intel discovered that this was much more complicated than originally thought. It was in the original Thunderbolt 3 specs but proved to expensive to implement. Especially since the spec also requires that 15W be available on the Thunderbolt 3 port. This would of course then require a power adapter for the dongle. There are also many other issues.Impossible, no. Impractical? Yes.
ltcommanderdata - Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - link
That's too bad. Thanks for letting me know.StrangerGuy - Sunday, August 7, 2016 - link
...and Intel wonders why next to nobody wants to deal with TB.dylangio - Sunday, August 28, 2016 - link
I got this in hopes to make it work on my TB display but so far it's been a nightmare. Anyone else get it to work?