Apple USB-C Cable investigation

[BoringBrit]

I came across this article which dives into research undertaken by Lumafield on the differences between the $129 Apple USB-C cable and the cheapest cables available on the market.

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Apple’s new iPhone 15 marks a disruptive departure from previous models. The 11-year reign of the Lightning cable is over, and the USB-C era has begun — leaving us wondering what sets one charger apart from another. 

Does Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 cable really warrant its $129 price tag? Or does a $5 cable get the job done just as well? We’ve used our Neptune industrial X-ray CT scanner to uncover the hidden engineering differences between them.

 It is worth aread.

https://www.lumafield.com/article/usb-c-cable-charger-head-to-head-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/x-rays-usb-c-cables/

Edited October 31, 2023 by BoringBrit

[mgj]

Adam Savage's Tested did a video on this

He has one of the Lumafield team members on talking about it.  It is very interesting.

[saintlouisbagels]

6 hours ago, BoringBrit said:

I came across this article which dives into research undertaken by Lumafield on the differences between the $129 Apple USB-C cable and the cheapest cables available on the market.

 It is worth aread.

https://www.lumafield.com/article/usb-c-cable-charger-head-to-head-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/x-rays-usb-c-cables/

You're quite late to the party.