INIU USB C to USB C Charger Cable, 100W Fast Charging USB C Cable [2-Pack 2m] QC 4.0 PD 5A, Braided Phone Charger Type C Cable for iPhone 15 iPad Air MacBook Pro 2020 Samsung S22 Switch Huawei etc.

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sells such a cable. These cables will always have the Thunderbolt lightning-bolt logo on each USB-C tipped cable end.

Obviously, as a charge cable it’s terrible for data transfer and can’t drive Thunderbolt devices nor your monitor, but as a charging cable it’s excellent.Charge multiple devices at once with a total output of 100W, delivering rapid charging speeds to keep up with your busy lifestyle. The unfortunate truth is that USB types are still a mess. And even understanding USB-C cables can get messy. USB-C cables from various OEMs and third-party manufacturers may look the same, but they’re vastly different. Not every cable is made equal, and some can be downright dangerous for your device. It’s gotten much better than what the situation was three or four years ago, but there are things you should look out for.

The trouble intrudes when we talk about power delivery, a separate part of the USB specification and incorporated into USB-C and Thunderbolt 3. Before USB-C, even though it was possible to carry laptop levels of power over a USB cable designed for that purpose, manufacturers generally avoided this—probably to avoid cable confusion. Anker We didn’t test the temperature of each cable’s housing, but we did test the cheapest cable by running it at 5 amps and 20 volts for an hour. The housing heated up by 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and the cable itself became relatively warm (see the thermal image below). Not ideal, but it did this without failure. We subjected other cables to two-hour loads without failure, as well. For charging speeds we recorded the maximum wattage at which the cable could charge an Asus ROG Strix 15 gaming laptop over its USB-C port using USB-Power Delivery with an Aukey 100 watt USB-PD charger as the source while the laptop was under load.USB-PD today is limited to 100 watts (with a 240-watt spec on the way). Any USB-C to USB-C cable should handle 3 ampsat 20 volts, or 60 watts.All of the USB-C to USB-C cables fell into the standard 60-watt or 100-watt camps.USB 2.0/3.0/3.1/3.2/4 Thunderbolt 3/4 — Currently, we have cables that could be compatible with USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and USB 3.1 with the version number defining function and speed. The USB 3.2 and USB 4 standards were also introduced within days of each other. USB 2.0 offers a theoretical transfer speed of up to 480Mbps. USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 ups that to 5Gbps, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 doubles the speed. Finally, Thunderbolt 3 and 4 are the fastest by far, with an impressive theoretical data transfer speed of 40Gbps. However, consider that factors like cable length (shorter the better for faster speeds) also play a role. Enjoy unparalleled compatibility with the charger, designed to seamlessly work with over 1,000 devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops, earbuds, and more.