TommyTorty10Jul 16
Vega Rose Dawn Lyra Harmonia
Does anyone know a place in europe where i can buy usb-c cables that support specific features, and are documented to have them (wattage, alt modes, specific speeds, number of pairs)
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Show threadLeemJul 14
@VegaHarmonia I believe I got some from rs-online.com which were described with a reassuring number of pdfs. My memory is that some cables had more PDFs than others. Please excuse my metric!
Show threadTayJul 15
@VegaHarmonia@fedi.rubedo.gay professional electronics stores (e.g. digikey) tend to provide full datasheets.

Alternatively, hardware stores tend to be good at this, but I haven't seen one with all this detail yet. Maybe it can be found on the manufacturers webpage?
Show threadTayJul 15
@VegaHarmonia@fedi.rubedo.gay (although the quality of datasheets varies by manufacturer)
Show threadManawyrm | SarahJul 15

@VegaHarmonia cable matters makes a bunch of good cables with unique product numbers to identify them.
their website gives a bunch of info (like speeds, etc.) and they are available at the usual online retailers (e.g. amazon) in DE.
(they are also just high quality, well made cables)

e.g. https://www.cablematters.com/pc-1760-124-usb-if-certified-80gbps-usb4-cable-supports-up-to-8k120hz-4k480hz-video-240w-charging-80gbps-data-transfer.aspx

Show threadAlice Jul 16
@VegaHarmonia@fedi.rubedo.gay i hate that this is a situation that can even happen

"one cable to rule them all" my ass
Show threadVega Rose Dawn Lyra HarmoniaJul 16
@alice i mean, it can and very much is constantly happening, i have some very modern hardware and telling what cables are actually gonna support its features is a major pain
Show threadAlice Jul 16
@VegaHarmonia@fedi.rubedo.gay oh I know, I'm more venting about usb type c in general
Show threadWilfried KlaebeJul 16

Cables that can do it all would be 3 meter cables doing 80Gbps and 240 Watts, and would be quite expensive. To charge a phone from a powerbank, 100W and USB2 and maybe one meter are enough, and way cheaper.

I do think the supported features should be clearly marked on the cable though.

@alice @VegaHarmonia

Show threadAlice Jul 16
@wonka @VegaHarmonia@fedi.rubedo.gay the unmarked features is my problem here
Show threadVega Rose Dawn Lyra HarmoniaJul 16
@wonka @alice the issue is finding them all ideally in the sapce place to order multiple types, and i do have a usecase for 80gbps cables
Show threadWilfried KlaebeJul 16

@VegaHarmonia I currently only have one device that could even do more than 5Gbps, my notebook. The "server" in the other room only has USB 3.0 and HDDs, no SSDs...

But if I had a use case, I'd want an appropriate cable too.

@alice

Show thread&mut selves QyriadJul 17
@alice @VegaHarmonia you can get usb cable testers, at least
Show threadleo vriska Jul 16
@VegaHarmonia just look for the USB-IF certification marks? cables aren't that complicated
Show threadleo vriska Jul 16
@VegaHarmonia ignoring active (fiber optic/etc) cables, the only C-C cable assemblies allowed by the spec are USB 2.0 only and full-featured. within the latter category they can still differ by rated current and bandwidth, but this is clearly marked on any certified cable
Show threadleo vriska Jul 16
@VegaHarmonia just look for the symbol like this on the cable or packaging, for a passive cable it contains all relevant information
Show threadartemistJul 16
@leo @VegaHarmonia I have very few cables labeled like this, since all the manufacturers are obsessed with their cables looking "clean". I think I even have unlabeled USB 3 100W cables.
Show threadleo vriska Jul 16
@artemist @VegaHarmonia yeah but most competent cables put it on at least one of the cable itself or the packaging