![]() IMHO Intel and tech writers are wrong to call the port itself ThunderBolt3 port, it isn't, it is a USB-C port that supports the TB3 protocol under Alternative Mode inside the USB-C specifications. This is already a world of vast confusion. ![]() ![]() What protocols it supports is dependent on the computer side chipset, the target device chipset, the cable and various firmware/software along the entire chain. Personally, I use the designation as USB-C with support for various protocols. ![]() The physical USB-C port is defined as a connector that supports many different protocols. Confused yet? The chipsets and active cable actually supported DP via multiplexing DP over TB, on a MDP connector. And to add to the level of confusion, some of the early Macs only had Display Port protocols and not TB, while later models supported both DP and TB some TB1 and some TB2. Other things, Apple actually uses the Mini Display Port (MDP) not the standard Display Port for ThunderBolt 1 & 2. (Weirdly this hub only supports USB 3 gen 1 (5GB/s not gen 2 10GB/s) but has FW800 port. At least so long as you use Apple's adapters.Īnd yes there are hubs that are Mac compatible that have Firewire connectors like the soon to be released OWC USB-C 13 port hub. As to your original question, can you piggyback the 2 adapters together (Thunderbolt3 to Thunderbolt 2) and (Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire 800) for FW connectivity, the answer is YES.
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