octalfudge@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple May Sell Optional iPhone 15 Pro USB-C Thunderbolt Cablewww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
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minus-squarecheery_coffee@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoKind of an awkward length, 0.8m is long enough it needs to be an active cable ($$) but not super long.
minus-squareArtemis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI didn’t know there was a distinction based on length. What is ‘active’?
minus-squarecheery_coffee@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoBasically if a thunderbolt cable is longer than 50cm it needs a booster inside or the signal degrades too much to offer full thunderbolt speeds. Apparently on TB 4 it’s 2m though, which I didn’t know until just now.
Kind of an awkward length, 0.8m is long enough it needs to be an active cable ($$) but not super long.
I didn’t know there was a distinction based on length. What is ‘active’?
Basically if a thunderbolt cable is longer than 50cm it needs a booster inside or the signal degrades too much to offer full thunderbolt speeds.
Apparently on TB 4 it’s 2m though, which I didn’t know until just now.