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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by cyberge99 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:25PM (#33726788)
I just get Thunderbolt 4 cables and I don’t have to worry about it. They’re more expensive, but they always work for everything and they’ll hopefully be around for a while.
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by chrisseaton on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:45PM (#33727306)
Aren’t they like $100 a meter or something? And unreasonably thick and stiff?
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by midoridensha on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @10:57PM (#33727652)
Yes, and yes. This is ridiculously bad advice when you just want a cable to put in your bag to charge your phone with when you're out.
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by ThePowerOfFuet on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:37PM (#33727850)
No.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K

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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by chrisseaton on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:40PM (#33727869)
I don't know if trusting Amazon tech product claims is a great idea...

From a more trusted source it's $129 for 1.8m.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MN713AM/A/thunderbolt-4-p...

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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by likeclockwork on Thursday November 24, 2022 @12:53AM (#33728153)
Fortunately Apple isn't the only company selling these cables.
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by omgwtfbyobbq on Thursday November 24, 2022 @01:33AM (#33728364)
They're $3 plus s&h for .3m on Amazingon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B18CW25H

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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by Am4TIfIsER0ppos on Thursday November 24, 2022 @07:40AM (#33730643)
An active device being sold for 3 dollars? Gotta be one of those amazon fakes.
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by omgwtfbyobbq on Thursday November 24, 2022 @11:55AM (#33733463)
It works fine for me.
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Re:Understanding USB Type C: Cable Types, Pitfalls and More by squaredot on Thursday November 24, 2022 @06:37AM (#33730187)
Sadly this is probably the best strategy. As the Chinese saying goes,

  "He who buys the best cries only once."
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