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A lot of USB-C cables only support USB 2.0 speeds (480 Mbps = 60 MB/s). I found out this while searching for a USB-C cable for a HDD enclosure. There are a ton
by dist-epoch 3y ago
A lot of USB-C cables only support USB 2.0 speeds (480 Mbps = 60 MB/s). I found out this while searching for a USB-C cable for a HDD enclosure. There are a ton of "charging" cables, but very few "fast data" cables, at least in the $10-15 range. I'm sure for $100 you can find a cable with everything in.
- minimaxir 3y agoAnd some of those charging cables are capped at 60W too.
- lxgr 3y agoYou can definitely find decent 5 Gbps and even some 10 Gbps cables under $20. $100 is firmly in the "premium" cable range; you can find decent active 40 Gbps cables by reputable brands for around $50 these days.
- izacus 3y agoYes, but that's because manufacturing faster cables costs more. If all cables would have to carry USB 3+ speeds, you just wouldn't have 10$ charging cables.