For more information, read Total Nightmare: USB-C and Thunderbolt 3!
These things can do quite a lot but you must be careful about what cables and accessories you buy! Revisiting USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 I wrote a very popular article on this topic. So you bought a late-2016 MacBook Pro? Congratulations! So did I! But how will you connect your favorite monitor, hard drives, and other accessories to those pesky new USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports? Read on for my “survival guide”, listing the essential cables and accessories you should (and shouldn’t) buy to go with your new MacBook Pro! Your new MacBook Pro includes up to 4 Thunderbolt 3-capable USB Type-C ports.