Hello I can’t help with the issue of getting it connected to a display but I just had to get new MacBook Air as my old one developed an issue so have USB-C dongle experience!
I found the Wirecutter’s guide on this issue very good and can hence recommend the Aukey USB-C to USB-A dongles. https://thewirecutter.com/electronics/usb-c/ All the best, Jason -- Jason Kitcat http://www.jasonkitcat.com +44 7956 886 508 > On 21 Jan 2019, at 21:29, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > > Evening all > > Trying to get my head around what dongles I need for a soon to arrive MBPro > 2018. Have to say it feels rather annoyingly confusing for Apple?!?! > > Ideally I want one dongle, that can connect an external USB drive and my 21" > Apple Display (which only has DVI or mini-display). The Apple dongles do seem > a little pricey, and I've scoured Amazon. But it seems Thunderbolt 3 USB-C is > different to standard USB-C....?! > > Anyone got any buying tips or a good source that makes it easy to make sure I > purchase correctly?! > > Until I get the dongle, I can't restore my TimeMachine backup to the new > machine! > > Thanks > > Adam > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
