usb-c cables

I have searched and can't find a definitive answer to this (maybe there isn't one?). I have a 2020 MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt 3 ports. I bought an external monitor that has both HDMI and USB-C ports. If I use HDMI (with a USB-C to HDMI dongle and regular USB-C cable) it works fine, so the...

I have been using my 13" Macbook Pro Touch Bar 2017 for over half a year now without any problems. I have an Apple digital A/V dongle (the one with usb-c, hdmi and usb-a connections) which works as intended ever since I got the Macbook. In February I got a USB-C to DisplayPort cable by...

Got my new MBP 15" and love it. Its easily the best computer I've ever owned (and thats saying something coming from a 2012 MBP retina which was no slouch). I'm a video editor and deal with moving large amounts of data every day. Today I benchmarked my external Lacie SSD (also from 2012) and It...

Hey everyone, The Verge posted an article about how not all USB-C cables are meeting the USB standards, and how Benson Leung a Google engineer has been testing various cables available on Amazon. I thought that this would be a useful resource for all of us here as we prepare to receive out new...