News World's first Thunderbolt 5 cable launched, 120 Gbps and 240W charging for $23 — Cable Matters new cable available now

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Cable Matters unleashes the world's first Thunderbolt 5 cable in 1 ft to 3.3 ft lengths. The new cable supports the new standard's features, including its blisteringly fast 120 Gbps bandwidth boost mode, aimed at high-resolution/high refresh rate displays.

World's first Thunderbolt 5 cable launched, 120 Gbps and 240W charging for $23 — Cable Matters new cable available now : Read more

 

[peachpuff]

3 foot cable... that's definitely long enough from a pc to a monitor.

 

[DS426]

Just ready to see a next-gen HP USB-C Dock (G6?) as the current G5 is starting to feel dated.

 

[thestryker]

Much like DP2.1 cables anything beyond 1m length will need to be active cables and the price will balloon (2m TB4 active cable with 240W charging goes for ~$70). At least in the case of TB5 there should already be an active cable specification so people shouldn't have to wait too long before cables of greater length arrive.

 

[DougMcC]

Good timing, I had just decided over the weekend that I needed to replace some worn cables that were developing trouble connecting reliably. Bought a set of these making for nice future proofing on either transfer speed or wattage needs.

 

[KnightShadey]

$23 for 3ft/1M isn't much of a risk, fine just as standard USB replacement even.

However for anything pricier or if I'm charging something valuable on the end, I'll wait for the inevitable deeper investigation into their insides like those from Lumafield last year;

https://www.lumafield.com/article/u...ad-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics

 

[abufrejoval]

3 foot cable... that's definitely long enough from a pc to a monitor.

Not so worried about the length, because only notebooks have TB or could make do with only 240 Watts anyway.

But can you still bend it?
At least a little?

Reminds me of my shock when I got my OWC TB4 hub delivered and it was such a big heavy package!

The hub was indeed tiny and light even in a full metal chassis.
But the power supply was a huge and heavy brick!

 

[DougMcC]

Not so worried about the length, because only notebooks have TB or could make do with only 240 Watts anyway.

But can you still bend it?
At least a little?

Reminds me of my shock when I got my OWC TB4 hub delivered and it was such a big heavy package!

The hub was indeed tiny and light even in a full metal chassis.
But the power supply was a huge and heavy brick!

Not sure if this meets your need but FWIW: mine arrived packaged coiled into ~4in diameter. So cable matters thinks you can bend it at least a little.

 

[jp7189]

$23 for 3ft/1M isn't much of a risk, fine just as standard USB replacement even.

However for anything pricier or if I'm charging something valuable on the end, I'll wait for the inevitable deeper investigation into their insides like those from Lumafield last year;

https://www.lumafield.com/article/u...ad-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics

That article is pretty cool, and the 3d scans are fun to play with. Thanks for linking it.