USB 3

[456]

My Air has the white USB ports not blue....2018 Air.... but look at this system report...do I have USB 3.0...??

 

[neil.gtis]

My Air has the white USB ports not blue....2018 Air.... but look at this system report...do I have USB 3.0...??

Hi
My 2012 MBP as usb 3 and they are white
It’s the usb plug the goes in that are blue
Neil

 

[chscag]

My Air has the white USB ports not blue....2018 Air.... but look at this system report...do I have USB 3.0...??

Yes. That's what the nomenclature listing "USB 3 Bus" means.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

My Air has the white USB ports not blue....2018 Air.... but look at this system report...do I have USB 3.0...??

While different colors delineate different types of USB port in the Windows world, Macs don't come with differently colored ports to tell you what type of USB port it is.

According to MacTracker your 2018 MBA has two USB 3.1 gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 ports:

USB: Thunderbolt ports support USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Thunderbolt: 2 - Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)

Here is a photo of those ports:

https://bit.ly/2Kky1w9

Note that your ports are SIMULTANEOUSLY USB-C ports, USB 3.1 gen 2 ports, and Thunderbolt 3 ports. Or, in other words, the hardware in USB-C, and that hardware can handle both the USB 3.1 gen 2 and the Thunderbolt 3 protocols. (I know that this is very confusing.)

So, to answer your original question, NO, you do not have USB 3.0 ports, and the cable that Neil gave us a photo of should NOT fit the ports of your MBA. You actually have newer and faster ports.

 

[456]

thanks for replies...but I don't have Thun3. I have 1 Thun 2 port and 2 USB ports...thats it..

 

[neil.gtis]

thanks for replies...but I don't have Thun3. I have 1 Thun 2 port and 2 USB ports...thats it..

Hi
Can you post a photo
Neil

 

[chscag]

thanks for replies...but I don't have Thun3. I have 1 Thun 2 port and 2 USB ports...thats it..

You have USB 3 type ports on your 2018 MacBook Air.

This is what Randy was describing to you: (from Mactracker)

CONNECTIONS

Wi-Fi    802.11ac
Bluetooth    Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet    Optional Apple USB Ethernet Adapter or Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Modem    None
USB    Thunderbolt ports support USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Thunderbolt    2 - Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
Display    Thunderbolt digital video output
Infrared    None
Audio In    3 - Built-in microphones
Audio Out    1 - 3.5-mm headphone jack, 2 - Built-in speakers
Security Slot    None

 

[Randy B. Singer]

thanks for replies...but I don't have Thun3. I have 1 Thun 2 port and 2 USB ports...thats it..

Not if you actually have a 2018 MBA. What you are describing sounds more like a 2017 MBA.