All current Thunderbolt 3 peripherals which use this controller chip are incompatible with the new 2016 Thunderbolt 3 MacBooks (To our knowledge, this includes all currently available Thunderbolt 3 devices including our TBT3-DP2X and TBT3-HDMI2X graphics adapters.

Update 11/1/16: Apple has chosen to prevent Thunderbolt 3 devices using currently available controller chips from Texas Instruments from enumerating and functioning on the 2016 MacBook Pros. It appears that using the currently available Texas Instruments controller chips in Thunderbolt 3 devices are incompatible with the newest MacBook Pro. In light of the news, Plugable has postponed their Thunderbolt 3 docking station as they evaluate the next steps. Plugable had began running tests of their USB-C and Thunderbolt products and realized that their Thunderbolt 3 peripherals were no longer compatible with Apple’s latest MacBook Pro. If true, this means that has Apple potentially shut out early adopters of the new technology.

This issue seems to specifically stem from the use of Texas Instruments controller chips in the Thunderbolt 3 devices. Solution: System requirements for AutoCAD for Mac 2016Īpple® Mac® OS X® v10.13 (High Sierra requires Update 2016.5) OS X Sierra 10.12 or later, OS X v10.11 or later (El Capitan) OS X v10.10 or later (Yosemite) OS X v10.9 or later (Mavericks) Īpple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later (Mac Pro 6,1 or later recommended) MacBook Pro® 5,1 or later (MacBook Pro 10,1 with Retina Display or later recommended) iMac® 8.1 or later (iMac 11.1 or later recommended) Mac mini® 3.1 or later (Mac mini 4.1 or later recommended) MacBook Air® 2.1 or later MacBook® 5.1 or later (MacBook 7.1 or later recommended)Ħ4-bit Intel CPU (Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster recommended)ġ280 x 800 display with true color (2880 x 1800 with Retina Display recommended)ģ GB free disk space for download and installation (4 GB or above recommended)Īpple Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse®, Magic Trackpad® MacBook Pro trackpad, or Microsoft®-compliant mouse.After a battery of tests with their current lineup of USB-C and Thunderbolt products, Plugable learned that Apple’s newest MacBook Pros may not be compatible with currently available Thunderbolt 3 devices.

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