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Question: Can this work with intel next unit it only has a thunderbolt plug and will the speed be any different.
Document: So those who wants to use their thunderbolt port on intel NUC's for gigabit ethernet in Windows 7, this adapter will work fine. I am now getting gigabit speed fot my NUC. I was initially going to get a USB adapter but the Intel NUC has only 3 USB port and they are USB 2.0. Did not have USB port to spare.
This is my second one of these since my first was stolen at work (keep an eye on your dongles!) This is trouble-free, plug it in and it works. Thunderbolt is fast enough to support full-speed GigE, so it's great for when you have to plug you Air into a physical Ethernet connection.
I work from many different locations and sometimes you just need to be able to literally plug-in to the internet. This allows you to do so easily.
The adapter required a few MacOS updates on my machine before it worked. So it may not work out of the box for you. That said, the updates were easy. Just plug in the adapter and update over wireless using Apple Software Update.Got transfer rates of 50MB/s copying large files to the Macbook Air. I'm using older Intel NICs without jumbo frame support and relatively slow disks on my servers. So you may get better performance from faster disks and newer network cards.
Apple should have designed a better adapter. And of course for the price of the MBP Retina these should be included.Seems to work fine but the size of the adapter is disappointing. Would be nicer if it was all in one unit without the cord between the thunderbolt end and the huge ethernet end. By definition a laptop user doesn't have the luxury of a spacious desktop to work on.
But when you work in an office like I do with, unfortunately, shoddy WI-FI then this product is a must have. I do believe that I am seeing faster speeds than with a standard ethernet adapter on my previous PC. Of course, that's not too meaningful of an observation because the hardware on my rMBP is so much different than an HP ProBook.
A quickly shipped, apple branded adapter for thunderbolt to Ethernet conversion. Unit was in stellar condition, worked as expected, and arrived earlier than I expected it would.
I bought this for my NUC-DC3217BY. It has no RJ-45 port and I've been using it with a intel mini PCIe Wifi adapter. It has a thunderbolt port so I took a chance and got this adapter. I could not not find out who makes the chipset so I started downloading drivers for NIC. Luckily I started with Broadcom.
Does as described. No muss or fuss getting it to work. Just true plug and play! It is definitely faster that any wireless.
Plug it in and it works, it's Apple! I wish I didn't need it it but ethernet is required at my office. When I'm at home, it stays at work.
Answer: Hi, I have a NUC model DC3217BY, with firewire and I have used the apple thunderbolt adapter with it.  For it to work you will need latest Broadcom Ethernet NetXtreme Desktop/Mobile drivers.  You can download them from station-drivers web site.This will give you gigabit networks speeds, way fasters transfer rates of the obtained with any USB 2.0 to Ethernet adapter.