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As of April 30, 2020, the AKiTiO T3T has been discontinued and this model is no longer being manufactured, sold or maintained.
The AKiTiO T3T was a bus-powered adapter connecting Thunderbolt devices with a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 interface to Thunderbolt 3 capable Macs and PCs.
There is no new version available for this particular model. As an alternative, we recommend using the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter from Apple.
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As of April 28, 2020, the AKiTiO Thunder2 10G Network Adapter has been discontinued and this model is no longer being manufactured, sold or maintained.
The AKiTiO Thunder2 10G Network Adapter was a bus-powered Thunderbolt 2 to 10G Ethernet adapter. It was designed for notebooks, such as the Apple® MacBook Pro, MacBook AIR and professional workstations that require reliable, accelerated access to external storage and networks for I/O demanding applications.
As an alternative, for a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 Mac, we recommend using the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock in combination with the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter from Apple.
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As of April 26, 2020, the AKiTiO 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Cable (50cm) has been discontinued and this model is no longer being manufactured, sold or maintained.
The AKiTiO 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Cable (50cm) was a cable that supported up to 100W power delivery and multiple data protocols such as USB 2.0 (4.8 Mbps), USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, and PCI Express.
As a replacement for this cable, we recommend OWC cables.
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To start with, if your device is still under warranty and you are able to return it for repair, or you can purchase a new spare part that matches the defective component, we recommend doing so. If that’s not an option, because there isn’t enough time and you need to use the device urgently, or you are currently unable to leave your home, please keep on reading.
Some of the tips in this article are intended for an emergency only and, if not done carefully and properly, could potentially damage the product. Therefore, whenever possible, we recommend returning the device to us for repair.
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As of October 3, 2019, the Node Lite with Intel® Optane™ SSD has been discontinued and this model is no longer being manufactured, sold or maintained.
The Node Lite with Intel® Optane™ SSD was a special red version of the Node Lite that came with a built-in Intel® Optane™ SSD delivering incredibly fast transfer rates up to 2600 MB/s over Thunderbolt 3.
The closest alternative is the OWC Mercury Helios 3S with 1.0TB OWC Accelsior 1M2.