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

Apple

• MacBook Pro (February 24, 2011)^[1]
• MacBook Air (July 20, 2011)^[2]
• MacBook Pro with Retina Display (June 11, 2012)

Acer

• Aspire S5
• Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-592G, VN7-792G) (Thunderbolt 3)^[3]
• Acer Predator 15 (G9-591G) (Thunderbolt 3)^[4]
• Acer Predator 17 (G9-791G) (Thunderbolt 3)^[4]
• Acer Aspire Switch 12 S (Thunderbolt 3)^[5]
• Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 (SA5-271) (Thunderbolt 3)

Asus

• G501JW
• G501VW (Thunderbolt 3)
• G55VW, G46VW
• G75VX
• G750JW, G750JX, G750JH, G750JM, G750JS, G750JZ
• G751
• ZenBook Pro UX501 (UX501VW-DS71T)(Thunderbolt 3)
• G752 (USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3 combo )

Clevo

• P370SM
• P375SM
• P750DM,^[6] P751DM^[7] (Thunderbolt 3)
• P770DM,^[8] P771DM,^[9] P773DM-GS^[10] P775DM^[11] (Thunderbolt 3)
• P870DM (Thunderbolt 3)^[12]

Dell

• Precision M3800
• Precision 3510
• Precision 5510
• Precision 7510
• Precision 7710
• XPS 13, XPS 15 (Both are Thunderbolt 3, October 2015)
• Alienware 13, 15, 17 (Thunderbolt 3, around October 2015)
• XPS 12 (Thunderbolt 3, October 2015)^[13]

Hewlett Packard

• HP Envy Spectre XT TouchSmart (December 2012)^[14]
• ZBook 15 Mobile Workstation
• ZBook 15 G2 Mobile Workstation
• ZBook 17 Mobile Workstation
• ZBook 17 G2 Mobile Workstation
• Elite X2-1012 convertible (Thunderbolt 3) ^[15]

Lenovo

• 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 W540
• ThinkPad W541
• ThinkPad P50^[16]
• ThinkPad P70^[17]

MSI

• WS60
• GT60
• GS40 (Thunderbolt 3)
• gs60 (Thunderbolt 3)

Overam

• Mirage 9377

Razer

• Razer Blade Stealth (Thunderbolt 3)
• The New Razer Blade (Thunderbolt 3)

Sager

• NP9380
• NP9390

Schenker

• 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)

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 )^[18]

Gigabyte

• 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

• Intel DZ77RE-75K

MSI

• MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt
• MSI Z77A-GD80

Supermicro

• Supermicro X10SAT
• Supermicro C7Z87-OCE

Desktop Computers

Apple

• iMac (May 3, 2011)^[19]
• Mac Mini (July 20, 2011)^[20]
• Mac Pro (June 10, 2013)^[21]

Asus

• ET2300 All-In-One (multitouch) Win8 PC

Dell

• XPS 27 Touch

Intel

• Next Unit of Computing (NUC) DC3217BY

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 Ensemble Thunderbolt
• Apogee Electronics Symphony64 | ThunderBridge
• Universal Audio Apollo^[22]
• 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^[23]
  • 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 Dock
  • Featuring 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.

Matrox

• 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 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

• Apple Thunderbolt Display 27"^[24][25]
  • Note: See Daisy Chaining/ Multi-display
    • MacBook Air (Mid 2011): #1 Displays: Thunderbolt display.^[26][27]
    • Macbook Pro 2011+: #2 Displays: can daisy chain #2 Apple Thunderbolt Display 27 together to get 2 displays, so the laptop lcd turns off.^[28]
    • 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

• 34inch UltraWide QHD 21:9.
  • Display and USB only, no Ethernet.^[29]
• 27inch LG 27MB85Z^[30]
  • Display and USB only, no Ethernet.

Expansion Cards / Chassis

• cite See Thunderbolt as GPU device^[31]

AKiTiO

• AKiTiO Thunder2 PCIe Box

Asus

• ROG XG2 eGPU Enclosure^[32] (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

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^[33]
• OWC Helios 2 Dual Slot PCIe Thunderbolt 2 Expansion Chassis

Razer

• Razer Core eGPU Enclosure^[34] (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)

Adapters

Audio

• Universal Audio’s Apollo Audio^[35]

Display

• Note: As long as the Mini Display adapter is not directly attached to an Apple Thunderbolt Display device the Video/Display should work.^[36]
  • 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^[37]

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

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 DOCK for PIX CADDY (announced)^[38]

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:

Sony

• Vaio Z21 (August 13, 2011)^[39][40][41]
• Duo 11 (August 29, 2012)^[42]
• Duo 13 (June 5, 2013)^[43]

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