List of Thunderbolt-compatible devices
These products support the Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port, certified products can be found on Intel's interoperability website Thunderbolt Products
Laptop Computers
- Aspire S5
- MacBook Pro (February 24, 2011)[1]
- MacBook Air (July 20, 2011)[2]
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display (June 11, 2012)
- G55VW, G46VW
- G75VX
- G750JW, G750JX, G750JH, G750JM, G750JS, G750JZ
- G751
- P370SM
- P375SM
- Precision M3800
- Hewlett Packard
- HP Envy Spectre XT TouchSmart (December 2012)[3]
- ZBook 15 Mobile Workstation
- ZBook 15 G2 Mobile Workstation
- ZBook 17 Mobile Workstation
- ZBook 17 G2 Mobile Workstation
- Thinkpad Edge S430 (only some versions with Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs)
- Thinkpad T430s (only some versions with an Intel Core i7 CPU without Nvidia graphics)
- Thinkpad T530
- ThinkPad W540
- ThinkPad W541
- WS60
- GT60
- Overam
- Mirage 9377
- NP9380
- NP9390
- XMG P723
Motherboards
- ASRock Z77 Extreme6/TB4
- Asrock Z87 Extreme4/TB4
- Asrock Z87 Extreme9
- Asrock z87 Extreme9/AC
- Z87 Extreme11 /AC(Thunderbolt 2.0)
- ASUS
- ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
- ASUS P8Z77-V Premium
- ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT
- ASUS Z87-Expert
- Asus Z87 Deluxe
- Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual
- ASUS Z87 Deluxe/Quad(Thunderbolt 2.0)
According to a VR-Zone report, most ASUS Z77/H77 motherboards will provide Thunderbolt support via a separately purchased expansion card. ( ASUS Thunderbolt EX )[4]
- Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H-TH
- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4-TH
- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5-TH
- Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5-TH
- Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD7-TH
- Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7-TH
- Gigabyte X79-G1.Assassin 3
- Intel DZ77RE-75K
- MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt
- MSI Z77A-GD80
- Supermicro X10SAT
- Supermicro C7Z87-OCE
Desktop Computers
- ET2300 All-In-One (multitouch) Win8 PC
- XPS 27 Touch
- Next Unit of Computing (NUC) DC3217BY
Tablets / Smartphones
- Iconia W700 tablet - Thunderbolt support removed on release model.
Hard Drive and SSD solutions
- AKiTiO
- AKiTiO Palm RAID: Portable bus-powered Thunderbolt™ storage with two SSDs in RAID, 512GB capacity
- AKiTiO Thunder2 Quad: 4-Bay Thunderbolt™ 2 External Storage
- Neutrino Thunder D3: 2-bay Thunderbolt™ and USB3.0 dual interface storage enclosure for 2.5" drives
- Neutrino Thunder Duo: 2-bay Thunderbolt™ storage enclosure for 2.5" drives
- Neutrino Thunderbolt Edition: bus-powered Thunderbolt™ storage with capacity options of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB
- Buffalo Technology
- DataTale
- Datoptic
- Drobo
- Elgato
- G-Technology
- G-RAID with Thunderbolt
- HighPoint Inc.
- ioSafe
- Rugged Portable (announced)
- LaCie
- mLogic
- mBack (announced)
- OCZ
- Lightfoot (announced)
- ThunderBay IV, 4-Bay Thunderbolt Ready Storage and Enclosure.
- Mercury Elite Pro Dual, 2-Bay Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 RAID Storage and Enclosure.
- Mercury On-The-Go Pro, Thunderbolt portable drive.
- PROMISE Technology
- Pegasus J2, 2 drive portable (smallest Thunderbolt equipped storage available)
- Pegasus J4, 4 drive portable
- Pegasus R4, 4 drive RAID unit
- Pegasus R6, 6 drive RAID unit
- Seagate
- Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosure with Thunderbolt Cable - 2-Bay 2.5in
- Thunderbolt Quad Bay Hard Drive RAID Enclosure with Thunderbolt Cable – 4-Bay 3.5in
- Western Digital
Audio Interfaces
- Universal Audio Apollo[8]
- Avid Pro Tools HD Native
- Focusrite Clarett
- Lynx Aurora TB and Hilo TB converters
- Resident Audio T4
- Zoom TAC-2
- MOTU 828x
- MOTU 8M
- MOTU 112D
Docks
- AKiTiO
- AKiTiO Thunder Dock
- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x eSATA
- 1x Firewire 800
- 2x Thunderbolt for daisy chaining
- 1x Power Input (DC 12V 5A)
- Belkin
- Thunderbolt Express Dock (shipping as of April 30, 2013)
- 2x Thunderbolt, Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB 3.0 (250MByte/sec max), Firewire 800, audio in, audio out
- Multi-Display Options
- Display #1: Use a mini display port 2 dvi/hdmi/vga
- Display #2: so you have to use a USB 3 hdmi/dvi video dongle at the end in the usb3 port to get your 2nd display.
- Does not support 4K resolutions at 60 Hz over Thunderbolt
- CalDigit
- Thunderbolt Station
- Audio In/Out
- 3x USB 3.0
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet
- 1x HDMI
- 2x Thunderbolt for daisy chaining
- Elgato Systems
- Thunderbolt Dock
- 2x Thunderbolt (10 Gbit/s, bi-directional Input/Output)
- 1x HDMI 1.4 Output (up to 2560x1600 pixels resolution, HDCP compliant)
- 1x RJ45 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
- 3x USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/s, support for bus-powered devices, UASP & USB 2.0 compatible)
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Output (analog stereo, via built-in DAC)
- 1x 3.5mm Microphone Input (mono, via built-in DAC)
- 1x Power Input (DC 12V 5A)
- Matrox
- DS1 (shipping as of December 13, 2012)
- 1x Thunderbolt, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB 3.0, DVI or HDMI, audio in, audio out
- Multi-Display Options
- only 1 video out supported as there are 2 different models for DVI or HDMI
- Can not daisy chain monitors like Apple Thunderbolt Display: Dual Thunderbolt
- Display #1: Use Matrox DS1 dvi/hdmi
- Display #2: so you have to use a USB 3 hdmi/dvi video dongle at the end in the usb3 port to get your 2nd display.
- Matrox
- Sunix
- PILI (no longer available)
- 2x Thunderbolt, Gigabit Ethernet, 4x USB 3.0, microphone in, line in, line out, SPDIF out, 3.5" HDD Bay, Blu-ray Disc Writer
- Sonnet
- Echo Thunderbolt Dock (release date Q1 2015)
- External Connectors - 2x 3Gbit/s eSATA, 1x FireWire 800, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 2x Thunderbolt (For daisy Chaining), 4x USB 3.0, 2x Audio Input, 2x Audio Output
- Internal Connectors - SATA Data (6Gp/s) & Power (For HDD)
- Blu-ray or DVD Drive
- Thunderbolt Docking Station
- 2x Thunderbolt (10 Gbit/s)
- 1x HDMI
- 3x USB 3.0 (5V, 2A; 9 pin; SuperSpeed)
- 1x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbit/s; Full-Duplex)
- 1x 3.5mm Mini-Jack output
- 1x 3.5mm Mini-Jack input
- 1x Power Input (DC 12V 5A)
- Zendock
- Zenboxx (not yet shipping)
Monitors
- Apple Thunderbolt Display 27"[9][10]
- Note: See Daisy Chaining/ Multi-display
- MacBook Air (Mid 2011): #1 Displays: Thunderbolt display.[11][12]
- Macbook Pro 2011+: #2 Displays: can daisy chain #2 Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 together to get 2 displays, so the laptop lcd turns off.[13]
- Macbook Pro 2012+: #3 Displays: can daisy chain #3 Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 together to get 3 displays
- Any Mac with Thunderbolt {but MacBook Air (Mid 2011)} + Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 + Random device dual port thunderbolt + Mini-display-port 2 (VGA/HDMI/DVI) should work.
- Note: See Daisy Chaining/ Multi-display
- LG
- 34inch UltraWide QHD 21:9. See "LG 34UM95 product page". LG.
- Display and USB only, no Ethernet. "picture of LG 34UM95backside". pcmonitors.
- 27inch LG 27MB85Z[14]
- Display and USB only, no Ethernet.
Expansion Cards / Chassis
- cite See Thunderbolt as GPU device[15]
- AKiTiO
- Magma
- Magma ExpressBox 1T
- Magma ExpressBox 3T
- Magma ExpressBox 3T-DB
- Magma ROBEN-3TX
- Magma ROBEN-3TM
- Magma ROBEN-3TS
- mLogic
- Nestor
- Netstor NA221TB Thunderbolt™2 to PCIe Expansion Enclosure
- Netstor NA221TB-LD Thunderbolt™2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
- Netstor NA333TB 3U 16 bay Thunderbolt™2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
- Netstor NA381TB 4U 24 bay Thunderbolt™2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
- OWC (OTher World Computing)
- Sonnet
- Sonnet Echo Express, Echo Express II, Echo Express Pro, Echo Express SE
- Sonnet Express III-D, Express III-R (announced Summer 2013)
Adapters
Audio
- Universal Audio’s Apollo Audio[17]
Display
- Note: As long as the Mini Display adapter is not directly attached to an Apple Thunderbolt Display device the Video/Display should work.[18]
- Does not work: Macbook :to: Apple Thunderbolt Display :to: Mini Display Port 2 displayport/dvi/hdmi/vga
- Does work: Macbook :to: Apple Thunderbolt Display :to: Random Dual Thunderbolt device :to: Mini Display Port displayport/dvi/hdmi/vga
- Mini Display Port 2 DisplayPort
- Mini Display Port 2 DVI
- Mini Display Port 2 HDMI
- Mini Display Port 2 VGA
Hub display/network/storage
- LaCie eSATA Hub Thunderbolt[19]
Network
- Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- ATTO Technology Thunderbolt to 10G Ethernet Adapter with 10G Base-T (available)
- ATTO Technology Thunderbolt to 10G Ethernet Adapter with 10G SFP+ optic (available)
Storage
- Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 Adapter
- Fibre Channel, SAS/SATA or 10GbE Ethernet to Thunderbolt ThunderLink Desklink devices
- ThunderStream SAS/SATA to Thunderbolt RAID Desklink devices
- PROMISE Technology
- SANLink. A Thunderbolt to dual 4G Fibre Channel adapter for SAN connection.
- Sound Devices
- PIX DOCK for PIX CADDY (announced)[20]
Video Editing
- AJA Io XT
- AJA T-Tap
- Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle, Intensity Extreme
- Blackmagic Design Ultrastudio Express, Ultrastudio Mini Recorder, Ultrastudio Mini Monitor, Ultrastudio 4K
- Blackmagic Design Teranex 2D and 3D
- Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio
- Matrox MXO2 Family
Cameras
- Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Misc
- Sonnet xMac mini Server, xMac mini Server 2H (Rackmount Mac Mini enclosure + PCIe Sockets)
- Sonnet Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt Adapter
Other Light Peak Technology Products
Computers supporting USB/Light Peak port:
- ↑ "Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Next Generation Processors, Graphics & Thunderbolt I/O Technology" (Press release). Apple. February 24, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Apple Updates MacBook Air With Next Generation Processors, Thunderbolt I/O & Backlit Keyboard" (Press release). Apple. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ "HP announces 15-inch Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook, Envy 4 Ultrabook with touch" (Press release). Engadget. August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ↑ Template:Expreview
- ↑ "Apple Announces New iMac With Next Generation Quad-Core Processors, Graphics & Thunderbolt I/O Technology" (Press release). Apple. May 3, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Apple Updates Mac mini" (Press release). Apple. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Apple Gives Sneak Peek Into the Future of the Pro Desktop" (Press release). Apple. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Ugarow, Jurek. "Hands-On Review of the Universal Audio Apollo". bhphotovideo.
- ↑ "Apple Display". apple.
- ↑ "Review of Apple Thunderbolt Display". anand.
- ↑ Thunderboltthe-apple-thunderbolt-display-review/8 "Review of Apple Thunderbolt Display". anand.
- ↑ Slivka, Eric. "Display with Multiple Monitors: No Daisy Chaining Mini DisplayPort Monitors". macrumors.
- ↑ Slivka, Eric. "Apple Thunderbolt Display with Multiple Monitors: No Daisy Chaining Mini DisplayPort Monitors". macrumors.
- ↑ http://www.lg.com/us/commercial/lcd-computer-monitors/lg-27MB85Z-B
- ↑ "Lucid Thunderbolt External GPU Demonstrated".
- ↑ Tokar, Les. "OWC Mercury Helios PCIe Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis Review – Imagine 800MB/s and 150,000 IOPS". thessdreview. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ Anderton, Craig. "Thunderbolt Explained: What it means to your studio". uaudio.
- ↑ "How do I connect my Mini DisplayPort monitor or monitor using a Mini DisplayPort adapter to my Thunderbolt-equipped Mac when I have other Thunderbolt devices connected?". apple.
- ↑ {{url=http://www.theverge.com/products/esata-hub-thunderbolt/5481}}
- ↑ "PIX-DOCK with thunderbolt". sounddevices.
- ↑ "Ultimate performance and design: ultra-mobile new VAIO Z Series from Sony weighs under 1.2kg" (Press release). Sony. June 28, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ Westaway, Luke (June 28, 2011). "Sony Vaio Z series laptop boasts external graphics and Thunderbolt tech". CNet UK. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ↑ Vaio Z Teardown (5) Very Similar to Light Peak
- ↑ "Stay in touch with VAIO" (Press release). Sony. August 29, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Sony Global - News Releases - Sony Unveils VAIO® Duo 13 and VAIO® Pro 13/11 Ultrabook™" (Press release). Sony. June 5, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Dutter, Ryan. "Motu™ Captures Lightning In A Bottle With Thunderbolt™", TBAI.com Blog, Miami Beach, 16 March 2015. Retrieved on 16 March 2015.