A USB 3.1 cable with USB-C is never a Thunderbolt 3 cable. Also, not every USB-C cable — be it Thunderbolt 3 or USB 3.1 Type-C — is capable of 100W allowed in the specification.

Hall Technologies has officially launched the Discovery 3 Series. This new USB 3.2 extension system that delivers high-speed data transfer, multi-format connectivity, and integrated power solutions.

CableCreation 16ft USB 3.0 active extender – $16 [Amazon] At $34 and 26 feet, this combo is $46 cheaper than the official Oculus Link cable and 10 feet longer.

Orange is USB 2.0, blue is USB 3 20 Gbps (Gen 1), green is USB3 40 Gbps (Gen 2), yellow is Thunderbolt. I particularly like how, with this scheme, the Thunderbolt 5A-capable cables look like bees.

If it’s a more-expensive active Thunderbolt 3 cable, which allows for 40 Gbps of throughput among Thunderbolt 3 devices up to about six feet, it also can’t handle more than USB 2.0 rates.

Anker’s PowerLine II USB-C to USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 Cable couldn’t match our pick in pricing, and the Amazon Basics USB-C to USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 Fast Charging Cable was overly stiff and offered only 60 ...

Cable Matters Active USB-C Cable for Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset - 5 Meters / 16.4 Feet Cable Matters Active USB-C cable is compatible with the Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headset's Oculus Link ...

USB Type-C was an alternative option to USB Type-A for USB 3.1 and USB 3.0, but wasn't really used until the next generation. Announced in 2017, the introduction of USB 3.2 kept support for ...

The USB4 architecture and prior generations of USB, like USB 3.2 and 2.0, refer to the cable bus supporting data exchange between a host computer or device and peripherals, as the USB-IF puts it ...

Almost all computers that charge via USB-C have a maximum charge speed of 60 watts, but a handful can charge even faster with more power—most notably, the MacBook Air (2022 or later) reaches its ...

USB 3.0 is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for computer connectivity. Among other improvements, USB 3.0 adds a new transfer mode called “SuperSpeed” (SS), capable of ...