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List of Thunderbolt compatible devices

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These products support the Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port, certified products can be found on Intel's interoperability website Thunderbolt Products

Contents

Laptop computers

Apple
  • MacBook Pro (October 2016) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • The MacBook Pro is incompatible with some older Thunderbolt 3 certified peripherals, including Intel’s own reference design for Thunderbolt 3 devices. Furthermore MacOS on MacBook Pro blocks certain classes of Thunderbolt 3 compatible devices from working by blacklisting them. A third party tool to binary patch MacOS to allow use of those devices is available.

  • MacBook Pro (February 24, 2011)
  • MacBook Air (July 20, 2011)
  • MacBook Pro with Retina Display (June 11, 2012)
  • Acer
  • Aspire S5
  • Aspire R13 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G, VN7-792G) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Acer Predator 15 (G9-591G) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Acer Predator 17 (G9-791, G9-792) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Acer Aspire Switch 12 S (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 (SA5-271) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Asus
  • G501JW
  • G501VW (Thunderbolt 3)
  • G55VW, G46VW
  • G75VX (Thunderbolt 1)
  • G750JW, G750JX, G750JH, G750JM, G750JS, G750JZ
  • G751
  • ZenBook Pro UX501 (UX501VW-DS71T)(Thunderbolt 3)
  • G752 (USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3 combo )
  • GL702VM
  • Clevo
  • P370SM
  • P375SM
  • P750DM, P751DM (Thunderbolt 3)
  • P770DM, P771DM, P773DM-GS P775DM (Thunderbolt 3)
  • P870DM (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Dell
  • Latitude 7280/7480 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Precision 3510 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Precision 5510/5520 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Precision 7510 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Precision 7710 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • XPS 13, XPS 15 (Both are Thunderbolt 3, but only reach Thunderbolt 2 speeds, October 2015)
  • Alienware 13, 15, 17 (Thunderbolt 3, around October 2015)
  • XPS 12 (Thunderbolt 3, October 2015)
  • Hewlett Packard
  • HP Envy Spectre XT TouchSmart (December 2012)
  • ZBook 15 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 1)
  • ZBook 15 G2 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 2)
  • ZBook 15 G3 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 3)
  • ZBook 17 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 1)
  • ZBook 17 G2 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 2)
  • Elite X2-1012 convertible (Thunderbolt 3)
  • HP Spectre 13 2016 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • ZBook Studio G3 Mobile Workstation (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Lenovo
  • Thinkpad Edge S430 (Thunderbolt 1) (only some versions with Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs)
  • Thinkpad T430s (Thunderbolt 1) (only some versions with an Intel Core i7 CPU without Nvidia graphics)
  • ThinkPad W540 (Thunderbolt 1)
  • ThinkPad W541 (Thunderbolt 1)
  • ThinkPad P50 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • ThinkPad P70 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • ThinkPad T470
  • ThinkPad T570
  • Samsung
  • Notebook 9 Always 15" (Thunderbolt 3)
  • MSI
  • WS60 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • GS40 "Phantom" (Thunderbolt 3)
  • gs60 "Ghost Stealth/Ghost Pro 4K" (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Overam
  • Mirage 9377
  • Razer
  • Razer Blade Stealth line laptops (Thunderbolt 3)
  • The Razer Blade (2016) (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Razer Core(Thunderbolt 3, August 2016)
  • Sager
  • NP9380
  • NP9390
  • Schenker Technologies
  • XMG P723
  • Motherboards

    ASRock
  • ASRock Z77 Extreme6/TB4
  • Asrock Z87 Extreme4/TB4
  • Asrock Z87 Extreme9
  • Asrock z87 Extreme9/AC
  • Z87 Extreme11 /AC(Thunderbolt 2.0)
  • ASRock H97M PRO 4 (with separately-purchased expansion card)
  • 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 )

    Gigabyte
  • Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5-TH
  • Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-Ultra (Thunderbolt 3)
  • 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
  • Gigabyte GA-X99P-SLI
  • Intel
  • Intel DZ77RE-75K
  • MSI
  • MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt
  • MSI Z77A-GD80
  • Supermicro
  • Supermicro X10SAT
  • Supermicro C7Z87-OCE
  • Desktop computers

    Apple
  • iMac (May 3, 2011)
  • Mac Mini (July 20, 2011)
  • Mac Pro (June 10, 2013)
  • Asus
  • ET2300 All-In-One (multitouch) Win8 PC
  • Dell
  • XPS 27 Touch
  • Intel
  • Next Unit of Computing (NUC) DC3217BY
  • Next Unit of Computing (NUC) NUC6i7KYK
  • Gigabyte

  • GB-BSi5T-6200
  • GB-BSi5HT-6200
  • GB-BSi7T-6500
  • GB-BSi7HT-6500
  • Tablets / Smartphones

    Acer
  • 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
  • ATTO Technology
  • ThunderStream RAID desktop and embeddable controllers
  • Buffalo Technology
  • MiniStation Thunderbolt / USB 3.0 Portable
  • DataTale
  • 4-Bay Thunderbolt RAID System RS-M4T
  • Datoptic
  • Desktop and rackmount Thunderbolt options with or without drives
  • Drobo
  • Drobo 5D
  • Drobo Mini
  • Elgato
  • Thunderbolt Drive+
  • G-Technology
  • G-RAID with Thunderbolt
  • HighPoint Inc.
  • RocketStor 5212+
  • ioSafe
  • Rugged Portable (announced)
  • LaCie
  • Little Big Disk
  • 2big
  • Rugged USB 3.0
  • d2 USB 3.0
  • 5big
  • mLogic
  • mBack (announced)
  • OCZ
  • Lightfoot (announced)
  • OWC (Other World Computing)
  • 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
  • Pegasus2 R2+, 2 Drive RAID Unit with expansion pod
  • Pegasus2 M4, 4 drive RAID for 2.5" drives
  • Pegasus2 R4, 4 drive RAID enclosure
  • Pegasus2 R6, 6 drive RAID enclosure
  • Pegasus2 R8, 8 drive RAID enclosure
  • Seagate
  • GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter
  • StarTech.com
  • 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
  • My Book Thunderbolt Duo
  • Audio interfaces

    Apogee Electronics

  • Apogee Element Series
  • Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt
  • Apogee Symphony64 | ThunderBridge
  • Apogee Symphony I/O MkII Thunderbolt
  • Universal Audio

  • Universal Audio Apollo
  • Avid Technology

  • Avid Pro Tools HD Native
  • Focusrite

  • Focusrite Clarett
  • Focusrite Red Range
  • Lynx Studio Technologies

  • Aurora TB
  • Hilo TB
  • Resident Audio

  • Resident Audio T4
  • RME Audio

  • Fireface UFX+
  • Madiface XT
  • Zoom North America

  • Zoom TAC-2
  • MOTU

  • 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
  • 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
  • Dell
  • Dell Thunderbolt Docks
  • Dell TB16 (Thunderbolt 3)
  • 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
  • S1 (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.
  • MXO2 Dock
  • 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
  • StarTech.com
  • Thunderbolt Docking Station
  • 2x Thunderbolt (10 Gbit/s)
  • 1x HDMI
  • 3x USB 3.0 (5V, 2A; 9 pin; SuperSpeed)
  • 1x RJ45 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
  • Apple Thunderbolt Display 27"
  • Note: See Daisy Chaining/ Multi-display
  • MacBook Air (Mid 2011): #1 Displays: Thunderbolt display.
  • Macbook Pro 2011+: #2 Displays: can daisy chain #2 Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 together to get 2 displays, so the laptop lcd turns off.
  • 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.
  • LG
  • 34-inch UltraWide QHD 21:9.
  • Display and USB only, no Ethernet.
  • 27-inch LG 27MB85Z
  • Display and USB only, no Ethernet.
  • Expansion cards / chassis

  • cite See Thunderbolt as GPU device
  • AKiTiO
  • AKiTiO Thunder2 PCIe Box (Thunderbolt 2)
  • AKiTiO Node - eGPU Box (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Asus
  • ROG XG2 eGPU Enclosure (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Magma
  • Magma ExpressBox 1T
  • Magma ExpressBox 3T
  • Magma ExpressBox 3T-DB
  • Magma ROBEN-3TX
  • Magma ROBEN-3TM
  • Magma ROBEN-3TS
  • mLogic
  • mLogic mLink, mLink R
  • MSI
  • MSI G.U.S eGPU enclosure
  • Nestor
  • Netstor NA221TB Thunderbolt2 to PCIe Expansion Enclosure
  • Netstor NA221TB-LD Thunderbolt2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
  • Netstor NA333TB 3U 16 bay Thunderbolt2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
  • Netstor NA381TB 4U 24 bay Thunderbolt2 Storage and PCIe Expansion
  • OWC (Other World Computing)
  • OWC Helios PCIe expansion chassis
  • OWC Helios 2 Dual Slot PCIe Thunderbolt 2 Expansion Chassis
  • PowerColor

  • DEVIL BOX - eGPU enclosure (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Razer
  • Razer Core eGPU Enclosure (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Sonnet
  • Sonnet Echo Express, Echo Express II, Echo Express Pro, Echo Express SE
  • Sonnet Express III-D, Express III-R (announced Summer 2013)
  • Display

    Apple

  • Note: As long as the Mini Display adapter is not directly attached to an Apple Thunderbolt Display device the Video/Display should work.
  • 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 to DisplayPort
  • Mini Display Port to DVI
  • Mini Display Port to HDMI
  • Mini Display Port to VGA
  • Kanex

  • Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter
  • Hub display/network/storage

    LaCie

  • LaCie eSATA Hub Thunderbolt
  • Network

    Apple

  • Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
  • ATTO Technology

  • 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

    Apple
  • Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 Adapter
  • ATTO Technology
  • 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
  • PIX DOCK for PIX CADDY (announced)
  • Video editing

  • AJA Video Systems Io 4k
  • AJA Video Systems Io XT
  • AJA Video Systems Io Express
  • AJA Video Systems 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

    AJA Video Systems

  • AJA Video Systems CION - 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD production camera
  • AJA Video Systems RovoCam - Integrated UltraHD/HD Camera with HDBaseT
  • Blackmagic Design

  • Blackmagic Cinema Camera
  • Misc

    Sonnet

  • 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:

    Sony
  • Vaio Z21 (August 13, 2011)
  • Duo 11 (August 29, 2012)
  • Duo 13 (June 5, 2013)
  • References

    List of Thunderbolt-compatible devices Wikipedia