How to easily tell whether a USB-C cable is data-only, data and power (is that a thing?), or charging only?
Anyone check the quality of different USB A-C cables for DAC?
is there such a thing as a USB-A to USB-C cable that is 100W and also capable of fast (10gb/s) data transfer?
Usb A to Usb C data only cable
What is a USB-C Cable?
How Should I Use a USB-C to USB-C Cable?
What is the best USB-C cable for transferring data?
PCWorld likes the Cable Matters 6-foot USB-C cable. In our tests, it performed admirably at everything from charging at up to 100 watts, transferring data from your USB 3.1 SSD, or running a monitor. Note that due to its 6-foot length, this cable is limited to 20Gbps performance; you'll need something shorter if you want to move data at 40Gbps Thunderbolt or USB4 speeds.
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We've quickly amassed a dozen different USB-C cables and devices around the house this month due to phone upgrades, charger upgrades and laptop changes.
Is there a foolproof way to determine whether a USB-C cable is data-compatible or not? I've been reading that some of the 100w USB-C cables (I now have 3) are not compatible to use when transferring data, whilst some other websites say they're limited to 480MBit.
We also have loads of normal USB-C cables for charging phones slowly which work as data cables, and some shorter cables which I use for data only between SSDs and laptops. Finally we have USB-C 65w laptop chargers which we know are for power only
How can one easily know as the cable ports themselves look identical, and once all the branding etches off the cables we'll be left with lots of similar looking cables. Some are clearly thicker and braided, but I have some old slow charging cables that look identical that I know can't handle 100w
I just got my Modi and the USB A to C cable was too short for my setup so i grabbed an Anker cable that was laying around.
Now I am wondering if there are better cables out there for PC to DAC