crowley said:

waveparticle said:

crowley said:

waveparticle said:

nicholfd said:

MplsP said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

Using a OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock and all is well.

And this article is about USB-C hubs & docks, not Thunderbolt.

It's also USB-C with Thunderbolt.

All current OWC Thunderbolt docks required a Thunderbolt connection to the computer.  They will not work with just a USB-C connection to the computer.  This article is about USB-C docs/hubs, that connect via the USB protocol to the computer.

Thunderbolt 3 is USB C. your comment makes no sense

Thunderbolt 3 is not USB-C. You need to educate yourself before replying.  

Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C physical connector.  However, a USB-C physical connector can be USB-C only, and not be Thunderbolt 3. 

My comment makes perfect sense to someone who knows what they are talking about.

If USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 cannot work together, why make the physical connector identical? Error is prone to happen. The engineers don't know this basic common sense? 

USB-C is a connector, Thunderbolt is a protocol.  They can work together, and every Thunderbolt port uses the USB-C connector and supports the USB protocol, but not every USB-C port supports Thunderbolt.  Those that do will be clearly marked with the Thunderbolt logo.  On Apple computers where every USB-C port is a Thunderbolt port it's absolutely fine, everything will work.

Be careful about which USB-C cables you buy off the Internet

https://www.technobuffalo.com/usb-c-cable-safety-what-to-buy
Apple's Thunderbolt 3 is USB4. It does not have this problem.
http://https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB4

I'm not sure what you think you're telling me with the copy pasting random cable articles that you've found.  Apple don't own Thunderbolt 3, it is not "Apple's", and besides that you've got it backwards, USB 4 is partly based on Thunderbolt 3 (support is optional, not required), not the other way round, and it is only on the most recent Macs.  Also, neither USB4 or Thunderbolt 3 is the same as USB-C, because USB-C is a connector, not a protocol.  

Your original assertion that "USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 cannot work together" is still incorrect, even with all the flailing link pasting.

crowley said:

waveparticle said:

nicholfd said:

MplsP said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

Using a OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock and all is well.

And this article is about USB-C hubs & docks, not Thunderbolt.

It's also USB-C with Thunderbolt.

All current OWC Thunderbolt docks required a Thunderbolt connection to the computer.  They will not work with just a USB-C connection to the computer.  This article is about USB-C docs/hubs, that connect via the USB protocol to the computer.

Thunderbolt 3 is USB C. your comment makes no sense

Thunderbolt 3 is not USB-C. You need to educate yourself before replying.  

Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C physical connector.  However, a USB-C physical connector can be USB-C only, and not be Thunderbolt 3. 

My comment makes perfect sense to someone who knows what they are talking about.

If USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 cannot work together, why make the physical connector identical? Error is prone to happen. The engineers don't know this basic common sense? 

USB-C is a connector, Thunderbolt is a protocol.  They can work together, and every Thunderbolt port uses the USB-C connector and supports the USB protocol, but not every USB-C port supports Thunderbolt.  Those that do will be clearly marked with the Thunderbolt logo.  On Apple computers where every USB-C port is a Thunderbolt port it's absolutely fine, everything will work.

Be careful about which USB-C cables you buy off the Internet

williamlondon said:

waveparticle said:

China has been scapegoat for whatever happened. 

Nah, this is Israel, so the scapegoat is Iran.

nicholfd said:

MplsP said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

nicholfd said:

killroy said:

Using a OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock and all is well.

And this article is about USB-C hubs & docks, not Thunderbolt.

It's also USB-C with Thunderbolt.

All current OWC Thunderbolt docks required a Thunderbolt connection to the computer.  They will not work with just a USB-C connection to the computer.  This article is about USB-C docs/hubs, that connect via the USB protocol to the computer.

Thunderbolt 3 is USB C. your comment makes no sense

Thunderbolt 3 is not USB-C. You need to educate yourself before replying.  

Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C physical connector.  However, a USB-C physical connector can be USB-C only, and not be Thunderbolt 3. 

My comment makes perfect sense to someone who knows what they are talking about.