I wonder if the Apple cable falls apart in two months like their lightning cable.
monkeyhoward on
This is bullshit. The cable on the left is a active Thumderbolt 3 cable, capable of 40Gbs of data transfer. The cable on the right is a passive USB-C cable and capable of 10Gbs at best. Not the same cable type
Edit: actually it’s worse than that. From the bottom right pic you can see that the Amazon cable is wired for USB 2 so it’s 480Mbs or possibly just a charging cable
What we are looking at are two completely different cables. The left is Apple Thunderbolt, which transfers data at 40Gbps. The right is a USB-C cable that transfers data at ~~20Gbps~~ 0.48Gbps.
The title should be Apple Thunderbolt vs. USB-C cable.
d0ge_41 on
Yeah but I’m not paying 130 dollars for a fucking charging cable
Smallville1938 on
These are images from Adam Savages YouTube channel Tested. It was released in the last day or two. This video was about 30 min and pretty informative on the features and quality of the cables.
Alechilles on
This is a completely irrelevant comparison without a ton more details. USB-C encapsulates a ton of different capabilities under one connecter that widely varies based on the intended functionality of the particular cable. These are obviously not intended for the same things.
Either_Tune4552 on
And the apple cable is still limited to 480 mbps. Apple is a lame company.
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You can see more information on the Apple, Amazon, and even other generic cables here:
* Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable: [https://app.lumafield.com/project/fed…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1ZYTE9sRVNzLUxueDVxem45b0k4c2hXTWt2Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsb1A3WGNoLUxjQTBDd0hxc3RQYWlrM28zTDFJTzFEUXRBeVBsRzFndXZOQ3l5R0RfNlZKaFhpaG01ZEk0Mi03czUwaDNNQUYzUjZmRWh2UDB0dEptX0pueDVWel9NNTJ0T2NsQkp1TG5xMm5BX3RDbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.lumafield.com%2Fproject%2Ffedc9b09-b696-4a7f-8270-95762abd1d1d&v=AD5aAd8Oy84)
* Amazon Basics USB-C cable: [https://app.lumafield.com/project/a0f…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGMzZW1UZEZOdWRfQ3E5NzNFWWcyX2NDWWhHd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUkVtUTQ3TERDUWMwcGxEZTRJdXllbmltTXFJRWlmU3pzbWxCSHBQeUxaQXZUNkMxNWlLRnJUVUdvVHRBdFo3eUl5aDNUQkFteUt2Z2dqZjlEY2ZqZG5MdlJRanhWUzRTcUlsWHZ5ajdaY2tsUXdkNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.lumafield.com%2Fproject%2Fa0fd9731-994a-403f-9710-a03aa2f31cc1&v=AD5aAd8Oy84)
* $5.50 USB-C cable: [https://app.lumafield.com/project/f6e…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnlIVk43NC16ZTlyQ1JBalRpYkxTZzBKZXhpUXxBQ3Jtc0trNjBMQWQ0em53NFlkRWtoLVE2Z0JTcHhaN3NEbE9haFNEcGE1dC1kbHVLelZ5d1JnSWQ3Q1BHNUo2VG1SSXZNQTdlR2hlaWotLTBPcEgwUC1DT016WlRVbDhFX3otWURlMURfSTRVQlpzWUh2T0dDTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.lumafield.com%2Fproject%2Ff6ec539a-2775-44d1-a9e3-54a118093b69&v=AD5aAd8Oy84)
* $3.90 USB-C cable: [https://app.lumafield.com/project/3c0…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2JleF9KdkZvUWJGeXhrUXdmMTI1ZUxOeUZ1d3xBQ3Jtc0treGFjUnl0X2MzcERONmxkSzVDSUpqSkIxaTNPdFRqSkstZGlCYnRzMk00bWdTYnlDaGl6enVhSTkxZEJ5alVDRDFLdjRXX2NFa05DeFg3dHdrN2JycVZQRy1Ocms5ZnlaN3dVTGltNkVpNkx3RUlETQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.lumafield.com%2Fproject%2F3c087b61-34e3-4836-9d2d-38b1f14b9bf3&v=AD5aAd8Oy84)
[[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5aAd8Oy84)]
Is that $120 better? Does it have the ability not to get lost, borrowed and or stolen… that would be worth something.
What am I seeing?
Nice try Tim Cook, I’m still not buying that.
Does this mean there is a justifiable reason Apple is more expensive? Is the Amazon one bad?
They are functionally equivalent. Everything else is $5 of set dressing to justify a $120 price.
thunderbolt and usb-c shouldnt be considered interchangeable terms, although i totally understand why people would.
These images are useless without also conducting speed and durability tests
you mean when one is cut cleanly it has a clean cut, but when it’s cut poorly the cut is rough? that’s WILD!
Thunderbolt =/= USB-C
Not really a valid comparison
monster cables amirite
One cost about $3 to make – the other about $0.50
Cables are one of the biggest markups around. Whether “cheap” or severely overpriced.
Need more data.
Durability?
Transfer speeds?
Shielding?
Why are we paying $130 for this copper wire?
Adam Savage did a great video interview on this recently – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5aAd8Oy84](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD5aAd8Oy84)
This is why i don’t purchase apple anything
I wonder if the Apple cable falls apart in two months like their lightning cable.
This is bullshit. The cable on the left is a active Thumderbolt 3 cable, capable of 40Gbs of data transfer. The cable on the right is a passive USB-C cable and capable of 10Gbs at best. Not the same cable type
Edit: actually it’s worse than that. From the bottom right pic you can see that the Amazon cable is wired for USB 2 so it’s 480Mbs or possibly just a charging cable
[great thread about the topic](https://x.com/jonbruner/status/1714696044356005949?s=61&t=jaWbXRp4puWT2KZXsLTWZA)
What we are looking at are two completely different cables. The left is Apple Thunderbolt, which transfers data at 40Gbps. The right is a USB-C cable that transfers data at ~~20Gbps~~ 0.48Gbps.
The title should be Apple Thunderbolt vs. USB-C cable.
Yeah but I’m not paying 130 dollars for a fucking charging cable
These are images from Adam Savages YouTube channel Tested. It was released in the last day or two. This video was about 30 min and pretty informative on the features and quality of the cables.
This is a completely irrelevant comparison without a ton more details. USB-C encapsulates a ton of different capabilities under one connecter that widely varies based on the intended functionality of the particular cable. These are obviously not intended for the same things.
And the apple cable is still limited to 480 mbps. Apple is a lame company.