LinusTechTips - Why It Took Me 4 Years to Make a USB Cable

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KS-Elektronikdesign@reddit

One handy thing one might need is this handy usb A C adaptor when using and working with different usb cables. It can help out when deciding if a cable is god or bad in power delivery perspective

https://www.crowdsupply.com/ks-elektronikdesign/usbpwrme

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avboden@reddit

Legitimately good for consumers and an interesting video but of course this sub is just gonna blindly hate it like they always do.

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stuff7@reddit

those who downvote didnt even attempt to justify or discuss lol bunch of cowards.

at this point this sub is just full of spiteful people that hate certain brand for some reasons, just look at the threads with intel,amd,nvidia topics for example.

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max1001@reddit

Because they are overpriced cables with no certifications. You can get a Cable Matters 5 ft USB 4.0 v2 with 80 gbps bandwidth for $20 on Amazon.

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Interestingly, the exact cable you linked doesn't appear to be formally certified by the USB-IF, only the 3.9ft version is, but not the 4.9ft one you linked. So can the longer cable still match the standard? Who knows.

While I look forward to seeing independent tests (Though I'm not sure how many reviewers actually have all the equipment required to properly test cables to the full USB spec), LTT's labs have put out an article going over the voltage drops on theirs and a selection of popular cables available on Amazon. None of the tested ones seem to be USB-IF certified so a test including some of those would definitely be appreciated, but overall I think if I was in a situation where I absolutely required a cable that met the USB spec (and realistically the number of people who fall into that category are going to be very small), I would rather trust LTT over some random company on amazon who slapped the USB logo onto their store page.

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Send_heartfelt_PMs@reddit

Interestingly, the exact cable you linked doesn't appear to be formally certified by the USB-IF, only the 3.9ft version is, but not the 4.9ft one you linked. So can the longer cable still match the standard? Who knows.

This is the 4.9ft one mentioned above, possibly wasn't in the USB-IF database when you searched for it?

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

This Cable Matters 1.6ft Thunderbolt 5 cable is the same price as the LTT USB cable and it has 3x the bandwidth and an Intel certification. What’s the sell for the LTT cable?

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IvivAitylin@reddit

Edit: The 3.3ft Amazon Basics 240W 40Gbps USB-IF cert cable is $10. I want to get excited about YouTubers solving market problems, but I don’t understand this one.

Welp, that's pretty telling, and why I would want to see some proper tests carried out vs IF certified cables and not just uncertified.It's only 1m though, while I assume the LTT advantage would be with longer cables where it's harder to hit the spec?

And both cables you posted don't seem to have much in the way of strain relief which might lead to lifespan issues. But again, more reason for someone to do some thorough speed and lifespan testing.

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Ulrik-HD@reddit

There's like 3 comments out of 180 that are negative

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avboden@reddit

The second this was posted it was in negative karma for hours of people blindly downvoting (which was when I commented). Even now it's still 40% downvoted.

There's a large portion of the userbase here that immediately downvotes anything LTT to bury the discussion.

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Creepy_Accountant946@reddit

Linus is not your friend

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

I’m just genuinely not impressed by it. My feelings about LTT aside, it’s not an impressive value. Cable Matters sells an Intel certified Thunderbolt 5 cable (1.6ft, 240W, 120Gbps) for the same price as this 1.6ft 40Gbps cable ($26.99). Maybe I’m missing something?

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nittanyofthings@reddit

The pricing is odd. Every length cable of the same speed is the same price.

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Sayfog@reddit

They've talked about stuff like this before on the WAN show for things like their deskpad. The different sizes are all priced the same as the cost difference to them is miniscule across the sizes and would rather people "buy what they actually need" instead of trying to dollar per length/area the product in the search of maximum value.

Obviously I have no idea if that's what is going on here, but it seems plausible.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Yeah I don't get it either. LTT did no research and failed to beat existing quality cables.

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DependentOnIt@reddit

They are entering an extremely saturated market with a middle of the pack cable. Great job I guess?

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wankthisway@reddit

GamersNexus's drama vid + COVID making this sub blow up + Reddit API changes making moderation worse = this subs quality tanking. The immediate down votes any time they see "brand I don't like" is absurd behavior.

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Forsaken_Arm5698@reddit

The death of deep journalism sites like Anandtech is also a contributing factor.

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anor_wondo@reddit

i dont even know what the drama was. this is just cool. really useful for usecases like vr amd monitor usage

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mostlikelynotarobot@reddit

any indication on how these stack up to high quality cables from Anker, CableMatters, or Apple?

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sittingmongoose@reddit

This all started because those reputable brands were tested by Ltt years ago and they also failed. As did tv manufacturers brands. Which started the conversation of, why, then can we do it.

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fntd@reddit

Do you have a link to that test?

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CocoMilhonez@reddit

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lx1ntNoxE

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sittingmongoose@reddit

That was the one, and then subsequently they talked about it several times over the years on wan show. But it wasn’t like a dedicated section.

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

They don't actual make them themselves they rebrand them, he tells us this at the start of the video. Just like the screwdriver its not really their product.

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TrueTech0@reddit

Finding a supplier =/= just rebranding someone's product.

Also, the screwdriver is a custom job. They did their own molding (although using your logic, since they used a manufacturer, it's just rebranding a mold) and designed a custom ratchet.

There is a massive difference between rebranding a product and licensing a patent

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wankthisway@reddit

That is so stupidly reductive. They worked with a cable supplier to design things up to their standards, and the amount of customization and design that went into their licensed design effectively makes it their own...design.

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sittingmongoose@reddit

It is customized, of course they don’t make them, but you can’t really get the same one from anyone else.

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jedimindtriks@reddit

Apple makes the cheapest shit cables.

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Stingray88@reddit

Apple… cheapest? No.

Shit cables? Sometimes, but not always.

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Yebi@reddit

Pretty sure they meant cheaply made rather than cheap to buy

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

brand new they are fine but they just dont last.

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Stingray88@reddit

I’ve never had an apple cable fail on me. I had one MacBook charger for a decade and still looked fine, no fraying at all. The same cable that everyone online complained about. I was always confused why I was so lucky… then I realized how people wrap and store cables… and it made sense.

I work in video production, I was interested in this career path from a very young age, getting involved in AV and theater starting in middle school. I was taught how to properly wrap cables 25 years ago using the over under method, and I’ve never done it any other way. All my cables last forever, no kinks, no breaks. Everyone else wraps their cables tight around power bricks or something else… that is the quickest way to ensure they fail.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

that is the longest way of saying "you are holding it wrong" i have seen in years.

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Stingray88@reddit

lol you could look at it that way.

Or you could learn how to not destroy your cables constantly.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

or a company that sells a cable for 180 bucks needs to engineer it to be used and not just sit pretty in the packaging.

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i7-4790Que@reddit

yeah, it's funny listening to drooling logo loyalists incapable of judging their own personal

You can also tell they've done realitvely little repair or building of their own stuff. It's plain as day when something was simply build inadequately and in the case of Apple USB cables known to be problematic it's because they had abysmal strain relief.

Talking up over under on USB cables is absolutely downright hilarious too. My god some people are hopeless lameasses.

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Asleep-Card3861@reddit

Both true and not. Their lightning cables were balls. They had terrible tension relief, it may have been in part an aesthetic decision, regardless they quickly become ewaste and need replacement.

Apple do however also make decent high speed thunderbolt cables, which appear to be durable and also true to spec. So it’s not like they can’t make good cables, I dare say they choose not to, as it doesn’t hurt to have that replacement cable revenue coming in.

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crysisnotaverted@reddit

Apple also makes the longest ThunderBolt4 cable. It's 3 meters long, and if you understand signaling, you know that it must be made from bullshit witchcraft.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Apples marketing does a wonder on folk

https://www.owc.com/blog/the-new-superlong-40gb-s-owc-active-optical-cable-delivers-supreme-flexibility-to-your-workspace?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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crysisnotaverted@reddit

See, if you read the article, you would see that that is an active optical cable that uses fiber optics for data transmission. It came out a year ago.

The Apple 3 meter cable came out 3 years ago before the advent of using fiber for data transmission in thunderbolt cables. The apple cable uses copper. This is why I was impressed by its signaling capabilities over distances and its engineering.

It's still voodoo witchcraft lol, I am not surprised that fiber optics are impervious to RF, crosstalk, and dielectric losses. Doing that on copper is way more impressive.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Which proves my point. Apple no longer makes the longest cables and it's hardly witchcraft, it's technology that everyone has, not just Apple.

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Asleep-Card3861@reddit

Chill fella. There are different tech being used here. One is long copper the other fibre, both are kinda amazing really.

For the copper to push that sort of speed over a 3m length there are some end piece chips along with decent cable shielding, twisting etc. to achieve the speed while minimising interference, loss, resends etc. There was a review with Adam Savage comparing a $13 to apples $130 cable and a fair bit of hyperbole. It still is kinda neat how they harvest power to run an inline error correction chip in the wire without excessive bulk.

As for the Corning fibre cables, they are another sort of magic. Since the standard is still made for copper these cables have inline chips to encode and decode the electric pulses to light and back again. Pretty frigging cool. Can go super long lengths without degradation/slowing of data or repeaters. Since this is basically fibre optic transmission in a cable it’s kinda expensive, but for long runs say over 3m this is the best and probably only option.

Will be interesting if thunderbolt will finally become light based with version 6. Since the beginning and the initial alternate name ‘light peak’ suggests it was always meant to be an optical connection, but they find ways to make copper keep working and copper is still more cost effective.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Should have explained who Apple no longer makes the longest TB cable in your original comment. No idea why you buried the lead

Apple also makes the longest ThunderBolt4 cable. It's 3 meters long, and if you understand signaling, you know that it must be made from bullshit witchcraft.

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RaduTek@reddit

Corning has been making optical Thunderbolt cables since the Thunderbolt 2 days. LTT even showcased them, and Linus had them installed at his house.

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crysisnotaverted@reddit

And they cost more than a top of the line ThunderBolt dock, or even a decent GPU at $379-$600+ per. They were mostly for industry until OWC popularized cheaper optical cables. I count Linus' house as industry, lol.

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danfay222@reddit

Also Apple MagSafe cables. I bought anker cables when I needed more because they were a lot cheaper, but I’ve never had a MagSafe cable fail in any way. They’re power cables only, so a lot simpler, but they are still really good

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Asleep-Card3861@reddit

I have to disagree with you there. I’ve had their mag safe go yellow and fray at the end. Certainly better than their lightning cables. Hasn’t stopped working thankfully, but looks damn crappy. Perhaps their braided ones fair better

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danfay222@reddit

Oh I should be more specific, I forgot there were non braided MagSafe, I’m specifically referring to the braided ones. I’ve been using mine daily for years and it still looks practically brand new

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Portalfan4351@reddit

My braided MagSafe cable is dirty but not frayed in the slightest. I’ve had my M1 Pro MBP since launch day in 2021 and use it near daily so I’d say that’s pretty good longevity

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nachoaverageplayer@reddit

Hard disagree. I’ve gone through 5, yes FIVE, of this magsafe cables. 3 on my personal original M1 Pro MBP since 2021. 2 on my work M2 Max since 2023. They just stop working and start flashing.

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toastmannn@reddit

Absolute dog shit cables, even way back in the iPod era.

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titanking4@reddit

For Apple, saving even just 0.01 on the cost of each cable is MILLIONs of dollars of lost revenue.
There's a good reason they took so long to switch to USB-C, because the lightning cable, connector housing, and socket are marginally cheaper. (Along with lightning certification).

For something that merely needs to deliver the \~30W of an iphone and where aftermarket options are prevalent, no need to build something "exceptional".

Especially as many users are the type to have a cord next to their bed, plug their phone in at night, and don't touch it until the next morning leading to that cable likley lasting years.
And others whom shove their cables into their backpacks, use the device while it's plugged in, and are just more rough whom will see greater wear.

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bhop_monsterjam@reddit

I presume some other tester-youtubers will be making comparison videos in due time. they did for most other ltt products

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Klutzy-Residen@reddit (OP)

They have already sent out the cables to other YouTubers. Not sure if there are any that do proper cable testing?

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hieronymous-cowherd@reddit

I want to see Todd from Project Farm test, because he'll do weird setups that will test their usability in real life endurance, like insertions, coiling, kinking, weight strain and water resistance.

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lordtema@reddit

Given that Project Farm tested the LTT screwdriver, i`d say it`s highly likely that they have been sent one.

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Fluffex@reddit

He also tested the Backpack and just yesterday tested the precision screwdriver

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lordtema@reddit

Must be a new version of the screwdriver because he tested the original one when it came out!

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Fluffex@reddit

No, it's a smaller precision screwdriver for smaller stuff. 2 different products not just versions.

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lordtema@reddit

Ahh. I dont keep up with LTT anymore, ditched them after how the Maddison thingy was handled.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

he buys the products. but with the screwdriver they gave him special access to the store to buy one before release.

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Hinagea@reddit

He doesn't accept free products

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HughJazkoc@reddit

The man has 'tegrity

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11BlahBlah11@reddit

he also tested the backpack.

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Will_Poke_Brains@reddit

mobilereviewseh is also another good one for these tests.

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FabianN@reddit

The hard part is that the tools to test this stuff are very expensive. We're talking $100k and above.

That's outside the reach of even most product testers on youtube.

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bobbymack93@reddit

There is an LTT Labs article comparing it to other cables. https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/01/30/ltt-truespec-cable-voltage-drop

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phylter99@reddit

While I do trust LTT labs, I don't ever go by a manufacturer's testing to compare their devices/cables/etc. with their competitors. My guess is, nothing outside of them have compared them yet.

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Jofzar_@reddit

Is there even a "trusted" review site for cables? Like seriously, it's not even a "genre" I thought existed.

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Visible_Witness_884@reddit

Quality audiocables are kinda just a hoax.

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Alternative-Farmer98@reddit

You could ask the subreddit for USBC I'm sure they would know. I'm sure something like that exists.

But yes I would not trust a lab from the manufacturer just like I wouldn't trust like a legal audit from a company that hires a lawyer to do an internal investigation of one's own company. With the NFL did that for some of their discipline scandals and they were very spurious.

Honestly even if everyone involved is making a good faith effort to not be biased and to use best practices things subconsciously impact results. Not to mention frankly they've had some accuracy issues in the past as they have admitted.

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9Blu@reddit

It's unfortunately an expensive niche to try to get into. Signaling at modern USB bandwidth requires serious equipment to properly test.

Anytime you see an eye diagram like in this video, it's a safe bet that there is a 5-figure spectrum analyzer producing it.

I'm not sure there is enough interest to justify the investment for most places unless you are also looking to get into manufacturing. I do wish someone would though.

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cookedflora@reddit

Yeah signal analysis is expensive, but realistically inexpensive testers will be fine for testing, unless you’re trying to figure out interference or compatibility with certain, especially older devices.

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9Blu@reddit

inexpensive testers can't tell you if the cables actually meet their full specs though, particularly for the higher bandwidth data specs.

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cookedflora@reddit

True I’m talking pin outs, should made that clear, the spec os what I want

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Blueberryburntpie@reddit

A decade ago, there was a Google engineer who was buying USB 3.0 cables off of Amazon and testing them. Until one of them fried his Chromebook: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/02/google-engineer-finds-usb-type-c-cable-thats-so-bad-it-fried-his-chromebook-pixel/

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Peetz0r@reddit

He is still active on r/UsbCHardware (as a mod even)

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DiHydro@reddit

I wonder if rtings.com would cover them.

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phylter99@reddit

I wonder if Consumer Reports does anything with them. It's not like graphics cards, CPUs, or keyboards where their is a high demand for reviews, so I don't know.

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SmushBoy15@reddit

LTT cherry picks products and are known to drive a certain narrative. It’s not just them all the popular ones do it because truth is boring and doesn’t get views.

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Impossible_Jump_754@reddit

LTT labs is AI generated slop.

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Goose306@reddit

They didn't test CableMatters, who sell full USB-IF certified cables for a decent cost. (Or ANY USB-IF cables, for that matter).

I have been buying them for years now and they are head and shoulders best, no fuss always working cables. I want to see a comparison with those, not other random cables. I know LTT says USB-IF certification is for labels, but it also requires the, ya know, testing to qualify for those labels, and them saying they skimped it for the cost reminds me of the ol' OnePlus saying they skipped IP rating because the cost but they totally did it anyways.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

cablematters are pretty good but they have been caught already selling cables with the usb-if certification when they did not have it.

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kazuviking@reddit

No eye test meaning its operation on trust me bro fumes.

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max1001@reddit

A lab that can even do simple game benchmarks lol.

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FabianN@reddit

Oh okay, I get it. You’re just a troll.

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max1001@reddit

For what? Stating facts?

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LuminanceGayming@reddit

first party data should always be taken with a grain of salt, got an indpeendent source?

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ariolander@reddit

Do you know if any independent sources that test and verify claims on cables? The entire point of them launching their brand is because how poorly cables have been documented and many cables don't advertising do what they say.

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Rayzent@reddit

CableMatters cables do not meet spec. Have tried multiple of their advertised USB4 DP-Alt cables to use with a drawing display. The thousands of positive reviews on Amazon don't mean anything when most are just using it as a charging cable. If the LTT cables are as advertised, they should be much better. Can't say anything about Anker or Apple though.

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jhenryscott@reddit

I am favoring UGreen right now for my main cables. I’ve got 5-6 of them in active daily use in the bedroom and they seem to hold up nicely

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Petting-Kitty-7483@reddit

Should be similar. Ltt has a lot a drama but the guys he hires to make products do legitimately good work. Even if they cost more than equivalent brands. Like anker

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Alternative-Farmer98@reddit

I don't think he has a lot of drama I think he has a lot of controversies I don't think that's the same thing.

I don't think we should dismiss criticism of $100 million company over stuff like warranty and accuracy and relationships with other companies as drama. Even if you think the criticisms are overstated or whatever I still think they're serious issues. A lot of them are consumer right issues or media literacy issues.

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the_dude_that_faps@reddit

I can say with confidence that Anker cables suck, as well as apple's. They just never last. I have no idea about the signal integrity part. But the build quality is abysmal.

No idea about cable matters, though. I would hope LTT's don't suck as much but I have no idea.

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jonydevidson@reddit

The DAC in Apple's USB-C to 3.5mm cable is better than 99% of "professional" audio interfaces' DAC.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-apple-vs-google-usb-c-headphone-adapters.5541/

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the_dude_that_faps@reddit

Sure, but we're not discussing usb-c to 3.5mm are we?

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jonydevidson@reddit

We're discussing Apple cables and this one happens to have measurements, which if you know anything about audio should tell you the amount of work and care that was put into the performance of that cable, and could possibly indicate the level of expertise that Apple brings to the table when it comes to cables, so you can make an educated guess as to "the signal integrity part" of their other cables.

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the_dude_that_faps@reddit

This video is not about usb to audio cables. Mentioning USB to audio cables is tangential because that is not a point of discussion. LTT is not building USB to audio cables.

There are different components involved. Audio quality mostly depends on the DAC, which says nothing about the cables build quality or its ability to conform to usb-c standards or power delivery. Because the cable run length is short, whatever they choose for the analog parts is most likely going to be negligible therefore you're only judging the DAC.

Now. If you were to tell me that apple's usb-c to usb-c cables were good, I'd have a pile of cables that have broken over the years with a very repeatable pattern that would beg to disagree. but since that's not your claim, and it isn't related the the comment I replied to original, it doesn't matter.

As for the signal integrity part, their dongle has no length of wire where it is transmitting digital audio. The DAC resides on the plug. Signal integrity matters to achieve 10gbps or 20gbps, neither of which matter to this dongle. That run of wire you see is an analog signals that carries analog audio. And because it is short enough, it doesn't really matter. Signal integrity is relevant once the signal you're carrying is going on for a considerable length.

So no. It doesn't matter. It is not related to the discussion at hand.

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-WingsForLife-@reddit

Yeah lol, people have been adding strain relief on apple usb to 3.5mm dongles because they're built like shit.

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toastmannn@reddit

It's a bit "trust me bro" but If you watch the ltt video they tested every cable they could get with their fancy cable tester, and none of them would consistently pass.

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one_more_carling@reddit

It makes you wonder if LTT can do this for that price at those kind of order numbers then why can't the big boys do it. Surely economies of scale should apply.

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Orinslayer@reddit

TLDR: Fraud is too easy, and nobody will notice until it's too late

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

CableMatters does

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ob_knoxious@reddit

Thunderbolt and USB4 are the same spec now. Although I will say in my experience working in IT thunderbolt certification is usually at least worth something.

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KGon32@reddit

This is the 80gbps thunderbolt cable that's higher than LTT's 40gbps cable.

There is USB 80gbps, but LTT doesn't make them

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Goose306@reddit

They do. You can get quality USB-IF certified 240w 40GBPS cables for $15...

https://a.co/d/6OY3SWT

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ob_knoxious@reddit

The issue is that USB certification doesn't seem to be worth anything. You can miss the spec and still get certified as long as you pay the fee.

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fntd@reddit

Judging by the downvotes, people seem to have the opinion that those cables are not good? So it would be great if people could leave context instead of simply downvoting without any additional information.

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IvivAitylin@reddit

Because they don't need to. Nobody tests the cables they buy, nobody will notice if it's only charging at 200W instead of 240W, or if it's only transferring data at 36Gbps instead of 40. Like they said in the video, error correction means that the cables still function normally, just slower than advertised. And people will write off speed drops as Windows taking up bandwidth or whatever.

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Fadexz_@reddit

Except if you try to charge a laptop that accepts near the max then it keeps cutting in and out on a bad cable

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IvivAitylin@reddit

For sure, but how big a market is that? Probably not too different to the market for an LTT cable in all honesty, so pretty niche.

The Labs report they put out only compared voltage drop using a couple of uncertified cables (albeit from big name brands), but I don't know how many review places are out there with the correct equipment to actually test cables, but I'd love to see something like a Project Farm video just testing a hundred different cables to see what hits the spec.

And more than that, I'd like a comparison of the LTT cable vs one that's actually USB-IF certified. I assume they would perform basically the same and then it's just a question of cost.

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Fadexz_@reddit

Mostly while gaming on a laptop, yeah not a lot of people are doing that but good to have a cable that charges properly. In my case it was a 100W cable, a 240W one from a more reliable brand worked better.

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avboden@reddit

and that's exactly why Linus decided to make these himself, because he was sick of that and for commercial purposes a lot of those things DO matter for them

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m0viestar@reddit

Linus makes them himself? Really? He's out in the factory every day ensuring quality?

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Smash_Nerd@reddit

Holy bad faith interpretation batman

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EB01@reddit

It was eluded to in the video for the "a single cable failure than stop production" (or something like that was said) but I think that it is likely in the near future that LMG does a massive spurge of more or less every non LTT USB cable everywhere in their business. And then ban any official company usage of non LTT USB cables anywhere on their premise.

Would not be a small amount but if he trusts his product based on the QC checks, it might be a small price pay to reduce USB cable issues.

Off topic, and it would take trawling NZ be months of WAN shows but he did make a mention that some people that he has talked to in person about his cables were interested in them for non USB reasons. I think it was mention of an amateur radio operator using USB C to C cables (maybe forcRF transmission). Very out of spec for usage but I just wanted to confirm my memory and look up if that is a thing that some people use C to C cables for.

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Klutzy-Residen@reddit (OP)

Replacing all their cables used internally could be done relatively cheaply if they do it as a QC step. Every time they get a new batch of cables grab some for testing and then keep using internally.

They did indeed talk about people using USB C cables for other applications. In the end it's just a cable, what you transfer over it doesn't really matter in most cases.

Link to transcript: https://whenplane.com/history/show/2026/01/02/transcript?find=can%20be%20used%0Afor%20analog%20purposes%20and%20there%20was%0Asomeone%20who%20is%20super%20into%20ham%20radio%20at%0Athat%20event%20that%20we%20were%20at.%20Do%20you%0Aremember%20the%20the%20LAN%20at%20the#match

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Fadexz_@reddit

Except if you try to charge a laptop that accepts near the max then it keeps cutting in and out on a bad cable

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hazmatnz@reddit

LTT isn't paying large electronic stores for shelf space/endcap displays

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max1001@reddit

USB 4.0 cables are wayyy cheaper now than a year ago. Go look up Cable Matter store on Amazon m cheaper than these cables.

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Advanced_Concern7910@reddit

I would assume retail and supply chain.

Companies like Anker, Belkin etc have to add retailer margin to everything, warehousing, inventory it all adds cost.

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2LiveGucciCrew@reddit

Gamers Nexus should do a review. 😂

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Kaladin1173@reddit

It’s about time someone filled this gap in the market. The lack of clear labeling on usb cables was getting to be embarrassing. Good for you LTT!! And thank you for your public service

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

What gap? LTT priced these cables same as Cable Matters but with worse speeds and wattage...

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pligyploganu@reddit

Did you ignore the entire fucking point of the cables? True spec.

Guaranteed cable matters don't actually reach and maintain the spec they advertise.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Cable Matters reach the specs the advertise. Sure many cables don't but specifically LTT avoided testing Cables Matters. Another LTT marketing job got another one here.

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ob_knoxious@reddit

I will vouch that cable matters reaches the spec they advertise. This was a few years ago, but we were doing a deployment of Thunderbolt 4 monitors and basically maxed the spec. Two 4K60 HDR monitors using passthrough, with one monitor acting as a hub providing USB 3.1 (don't remember if it was gen 1 or gen 2) hookups. This was 40 workstations so 80 monitors total. We tried a lot of brands including big ones like Anker and all had issues except cable matters. They met the true spec and did so consistently.

I highly suspect LTT is using the same supplier given the video talks about the cables being quite thick and often not perfectly circular. The real appeal I see in this product is CableMatters charges a massive premium for longer cables while LTTs is more modest and they actually had a cheaper 6ft option, at least where I am.

Their labeling is clearer, the connector looks very similar but might be improved, also it's blowtorch proof? They also seem to offer a warranty that meets spec (it was a huge pain trying to return cables that worked but not as advertised and hearing manufacturers repeatedly tell us "just turn of HDR it must be your computer thats messed up not the cable") Is that worth the premium over CableMatters? We shall see.

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pdp10@reddit

LTT: USB cable labels are confusing, and don't meet spec.
Also LTT: Did we mention that our premium USB cables are not USB-IF certified? It's not necessary, guys!

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Blurgas@reddit

Apple doesn't get theirs certified either.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

Which is why Apple has had several cable recalls in the past

https://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/12/macbook-usb-c-cable-replacement-program/

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pligyploganu@reddit

The latest you could find was a 10 year old article. Wow. Point proven.

And do you know what a RECALL is? They replace the product with a working one. Free.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

I'd rather buy a product that doesn't break and fray year one. Poor tension relief all for looks on them cables.

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-protonsandneutrons-@reddit

Needlessly downvoted, but this is a fair point.

USB-IF certification and Thunderbolt certification are not just "a waste of time", but actually weed out a massive set of e-waste cables that are much flakier.

I trust Intel and USB-IF a fair bit more than LTT (or any YouTube influencer).

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shogunreaper@reddit

i would bet money that 99% of people have never and will never care if their usb cable is certified.

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wankthisway@reddit

And I can guarantee you most of people bitching about it here have never ever cared about USB IF certification in their life, until they had a chance to shit on LTT.

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Xc4lib3r@reddit

I mean it’s true. You don’t need first party to certify it’s up to spec if you made it up to spec and reliably tested it up to spec and manufacturing it up to spec. The certificate process is just a waste of time and money if you do the rest correctly and tested it yourself correctly. You know that yellow “Hi-res audio” sticker that got slapped into every expensive audio gear? Technically that thing is useless because almost anything is certified to be Hires audio, since it only measures if that transducer combo can drive from 20hz to 20khz, which is literally almost any common speakers and headphones. Which is why a lot of audiophile headphones, especially chifi made audiophile grade headphones that’s still good without the need of that sticker at all.

Same stuff with cars. Instead of buying a turbocharged version of the cars, many enthusiasts bought the N/A version and tune it themselves, it can either be cheaper or with better performance. While it’s technically not even up to manufacturers specs, they’re still guaranteed it will be reliable and have similar performance because of their experience with tuning.

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Gippy_@reddit

My current HDMI 2.1 cable to my TV isn't certified because it's 25ft. Does 4K120 10-bit perfectly. My previous 15ft cable that was "certified" couldn't. So certification means nothing to me.

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zerinho6@reddit

What Linus actually said: the USB-IF spec/logos is confusing and why we wanted to make our own label and spec instead. Instead of taking longer to produce and potentially increase the price we'll label it ourselves.

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Silver-Leadership-90@reddit

Where is the contradiction here?

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bhop_monsterjam@reddit

price wasnt as insane as I was expecting tbh

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Jack-of-the-Shadows@reddit

Acutally using micro-coax instead of twisted pair for the data lines is quite cool. Like, twisted pair is astonishingly good for how ghetto as a principle it is for shielding, but coax is just better.

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Thotaz@reddit

The big problem is distribution. AFAIK the shipping prices from their store to anywhere outside of NA are ridiculous.

Personally I also have no real interest in good USB cables because I don't really do a whole lot with my USB cables. I would be far more interested in display cables that work because those are the ones I actually have trouble with. I've bought so many HDMI 2.1 cables that are supposed to be good, but I still get random drop outs on most of them.

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HarithBK@reddit

Yep I had to get a "handmade" cable to get one that properly works for the 3 meter distance that the HDMI 2.1spec says it should be able to do.

The cable is really thick since they just went nuts and shielded everything and similar to LTT cable the outside is silicone so it can still flex.

It might have cost me 80 bucks but they were very honest about the "features" and what it would do.

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Thradya@reddit

Up to 2m cheap crap works fine. 3m+ just buy fibre, prices dropped a ton. Went through 10 cables or so, running 4k 144hz 10bit.

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Asleep-Card3861@reddit

I mean usb cables can now be used as display cables, depends on the ports of your equipment. Not common (or seen at all?) on TVs, but any half decent spec monitors with have USB as a display connection.

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Successful-Royal-424@reddit

i use a usb c cable for my 4k 240hz monitor

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mxforest@reddit

Which GPU do you use that has port with display out? Or are you using motherboard's port?

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Successful-Royal-424@reddit

laptop usb 4 port with 40gbps and displayport built in

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Thotaz@reddit

Perhaps, but how many GPUs have a USB output? If I'm using a desktop PC or a gaming console then I'm probably not going to use an adapter just so I can use these cables.

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

People plug laptops into monitors all of the time, USB C display and power is great one cable solution.

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Thotaz@reddit

I'm not denying that USB cables can be used for displays, I'm just saying that it's not useful for me and other people who game on desktop PCs and consoles. Honestly this comment chain has been weird to me because I clearly started off saying "Personally..." to make it clear that it's just my opinion. It feels like you guys are trying to argue that my opinion is somehow wrong.

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Asleep-Card3861@reddit

That is a good point. It could use a port on the motherboard? Can’t say I’ve tried it and probably wouldn’t bother.

I’ve been using laptops lately and the one cable solution is great.

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jones_supa@reddit

I have explored that possibility, and unfortunately there does not seem to be any PC motherboards that support video on USB-C. There are some mini-PCs that do have the support, but even they are quite rare. So it is mostly a laptop thing.

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mxforest@reddit

Exactly! If i remember correctly Nvidia used to have a type c port but that could not be used for Display out. Although it is surprising it hasn't become a widespread offering despite type c being 10+ yrs old now.

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PaulTheMerc@reddit

I checked the pricing and it was 44$ Cad for a 1 foot cable shipped to Ontario, and 117$ for 3x 1 foot cable. Which to me feels like a lot.

I guess if the cables are tested to be very durable it may be worth it. I just want a cable my family can't manage to destroy/have it stop working from daily use on the go.

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braveLittleFappster@reddit

I'm pretty sure that is planned next. If these sell well I would fully expect HDMI and display port. The only real issue though is the latest specs really require shorter cables. So anything 6 ft or longer will likely need to be optical, and that's a whole other can of worms.

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ithinkitslupis@reddit

Unless someone goes through the hassle of testing and finding the manufacturer that was apparently already making great cables and releases that info, yeah it seems fair. It's like $20 USD for anyone too lazy to look it up.

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Advanced_Concern7910@reddit

As someone who just mainly wants good quality, long phone cables so you can do things like use the phone in bed plugged in, I think the 3 meter cable at 25 CAD is super reasonable if its durable and high quality.

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jonydevidson@reddit

Are you doing high speed, time critical data transfer with your phone in bed?

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exomachina@reddit

Working in IT, I realized how many people just want 1 cable they can take with them everywhere they use their phone. They don't think about use cases, they just associate a cable with their phone. "this is my phone cable" and it's like a yearly purchase for them, they just want the best available to satisfy all use cases instead of having multiple charging cables in the various locations they would be throughout the day.

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HandshakeOfCO@reddit

Giggity

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smarlitos_@reddit

you need a cable protector from Aliexpress. And a cable from Aliexpress while you’re at it. It’s all dirt cheap on Aliexpress. My cables haven’t gone bad yet thanks to the cable protectors that protect the cable where they usually break

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plexisaurus@reddit

$10 amazon basics 10 foot 100watt usb 2.0 braided cable going on 5 years now. what else do you need?

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

Its likely the manufacturer themselves will "leak" the information.

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TatyGGTV@reddit

from watching the video, it seems the manufacturer was producing cables that had good signal integrity, but almost everything else is new..?

this isn't just that they've slapped their branding on an Aliexpress cable, they've created an entirely new cable - just using an existing manufacturer.

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c0rruptioN@reddit

Yes, it sounds like they found a company that makes cables to their spec.

This isn’t all that uncommon. The LTT screwdriver is based on Megapros ratcheting screwdriver and I think it’s manufactured by them as well.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

they use their design/patent, they are not made by them.

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JapariParkRanger@reddit

Plastics are made locally in Canada. Rachet is customized, the design licensed from megapro. They had at least one manufacturer for the metals ghost them during development.

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ithinkitslupis@reddit

If you've worked with manufacturers before, it is very unlikely that anything functionally important is new to this brand. They were hitting spec on their normal offerings for a reason. LTT likely just picked minor things out of a catalog of their offerings that are already used in other cords they already make outside of maybe custom moulding for the housing and strain relief and the branding.

Still finding cheaper durable and trustable brands is a hassle, and if you're already in the market for reliability from an easier to find brand the price seems fine.

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MonkAndCanatella@reddit

Yeah I agree with you. Probably the main thing they offer is that there's a really clear and obvious speed and power label on each cable

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ariolander@reddit

A clear speed and power label that will actually do what it says. I have some Amazon generic cables that claim to be spec, have it on the connector, but fail to work with my Portable Monitor / Drawing Tablet.

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Goose306@reddit

The new USB-IF certified cables have basically the same spec ratings on them. They have a little logo and the PD and/or speed rating. It was kinda funny that Linus called USB-IF out on that when they recently (like in the last year) fixed that up, at least for the logos on the connectors themselves.

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ariolander@reddit

If only IF Cerification was reliable. Remember to get IF Certified you only need to provide 2 golden samples, have the pass cert, and the cables you actually sell are never tested again.

I have an Amazon Basics cable that claims USB-IF Cert, Thunderbolt 4/3 Compatible that absolutely does not work as a single-cable display and power for my Wacom tablet. It's absolutely the most sensitive device I had to buy multiple "IF Certified" cables to find one that worked (Anker 1m).

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Clown_corder@reddit

Yes but the key thing they bring is the ability to drive consumers that are willing to pay for the features they picked out.

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

Seems on par with offerings from CableMatters and Anker.

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The-Choo-Choo-Shoe@reddit

Cable is one of the highest margin items a store sells so they probably still make a big profit on each cable, they didn't bother certifying them either which saves more money.

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

If these really are top tier cables then the prices are fine.

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Kaladin1173@reddit

Don’t say that, they’ll just mark it up more!

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Stingray88@reddit

Yeah the way he warned about it on the WAN show I was expecting it to be absurd. They seem like normal prices for something you’d like get great use out of.

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Wompie@reddit

Stop buying products from influencers

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pligyploganu@reddit

Spoken like someone who hasn't used any of their products. They make some of the best damn products.

Hell, iFixit publically shit on Linus because they were scared his screwdriver and precision set would be better than theirs. And it is.

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Wompie@reddit

You like their screwdriver which was outsourced an a name stuck on it for branding. Great.

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Interesting_Price410@reddit

Just objectively wrong

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Alternative-Farmer98@reddit

I would have some reservations about post-purchase support. Among other things.

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Interesting_Price410@reddit

Why?

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Drokethedonnokkoi@reddit

$40 with shipping to Canada, no thank youuuu

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Gippy_@reddit

Infinite Cables provides free ground shipping in Canada over $50. LTT doesn't? And LTT is a larger company than Infinite Cables? What a joke.

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shogunreaper@reddit

i mean they don't do world wild shipping, i'm pretty sure ltt subsidizes shipping by spreading the load around a bit.

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wickedplayer494@reddit

Better hope that LTX gets revived for in-person LTTStore. But even then, you'd probably get charged in USD just to get past the door even if it's in Vancouver.

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pqratusa@reddit

And how many years did it take before it dawned on the engineers that inserting the USB cable both ways might be nicer?

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azenpunk@reddit

The dick and ball humor was jarring and felt forced in the otherwise very wholesome infomercial style of the rest of the video. Also putting a commercial inside an infomercial is some kind of special

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Bhume@reddit

I don't think a day goes by where Linus doesn't make a dick and ball joke.

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3VRMS@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1qsfm74/mom_its_just_pc_building_tutorials/

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Stingray88@reddit

You wouldn’t like LTT videos much if you take issue with either of those points lol. Very on brand for them.

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Mountain-Vehicle-164@reddit

Yes it’s very on brand to sexually harass your employees and viewers and create a hostile environment. Good job Linus

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SimonGruber46@reddit

Does anyone know if these cables carry Displayport Alt mode signal?

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3VRMS@reddit

Here's the official response from LTT staff:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1qrcmeg/comment/o2pewq9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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frenris@reddit

All usb 3.1+ usb cables should support dp alt mode.

Dp alt mode is however often not supported on given hosts or devices, even when they use thunderbolt/usb-c connectors and cables. Sometimes monitors and hosts use dp tunneling instead.

Dp tunneling does require usb4 or thunderbolt cables as well as usb4 or thunderbolt support unlike dp alt mode.

Part of the struggle of getting “usb” monitors and hosts to work together, is often it is confusing whether the hosts, devices and cables support dp alt mode, dp tunneling, or display link (a third way to drive monitors over usb). If all don’t support the same “type” protocol, your display will not work.

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Sensitive_One_425@reddit

Yes they do

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frenris@reddit

There are multiple ways to drive monitors over a cable connected to usb connectors, and display port is one of these ways.

That may have been Display port tunneling rather than alt mode.

With display port alt mode, you replace the “logic layer” signaling in the cable with display port signaling. This requires the support of both the host and device, but doesn’t require a usb4 or thunderbolt cable - they should work, but usb 3.1 cables should be sufficient. The key is that the cable implements the usb-pd spec for usb c connectors.

With Thunderbolt or usb4 it is also possible to drive a monitor with display port tunneling, where the signaling in the cable is usb4 or Thunderbolt, but that logical protocol is used to carry display port (possibly striped with other packet types!) over the cable.

If it was a 6k monitor I’d expect it may have been display tunneling - this is also what enables features like usb mice and keyboards plugged into a monitor.

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max1001@reddit

Just look for Cable Matters USB 4.0 cables. You get more options and they are guaranteed to work.

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tecedu@reddit

LTT- dear god please fix your shipping or start selling on amazon or something. The cables are priced competitively, if people could buy it without paying an arm and leg for shipping then that would be great

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Gippy_@reddit

The funny part is that they would probably get more profit if they increased the price of everything in their store by $5-$10 but added "free" shipping.

The negative psychology of visible added fees over a single base price has been well-documented.

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forreddituse2@reddit

Hope he can fabric HDMI 2.1 fiber cable (15m+) at a reasonable price. The certified ones are usually sold at $100+. (e.g. phoossno's cable)

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pligyploganu@reddit

Don't you have to pay the HDMI committee or whatever a fee for each cable? I don't see them doing that. Linus has made it clear that he doesn't like HDMI, and that TV manufacturers are the only ones keeping it alive. Display port is where it's at.

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forreddituse2@reddit

Not only TV, projectors too, and Linus seems like a projector guy (he has a Epson LS12000).

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iDontSeedMyTorrents@reddit

The cost has always been negligible enough that I just buy certified Thunderbolt cables from reputable brands for any high performance cable needs.

What I really wish I could find are simple C-to-C 5Gbps cables with the bare minimum of power delivery. That's plenty fast for >95% of my needs. But more importantly to me, those cables can actually be thin and super flexible. Instead, I'm having to choose between utterly ancient USB 2 crap or cables thicker than my puny wrists.

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jenny_905@reddit

The cost has always been negligible enough that I just buy certified Thunderbolt cables from reputable brands for any high performance cable needs.

This does work but the cost... I was surprised at how expensive a certified Thunderbolt 4 2M cable was. It's somewhat understandable given the active circuitry though, I just wouldn't say it's negligible.

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-protonsandneutrons-@reddit

They probably mean "negligible" as any 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 accessory will cost significantly more than a 2M Thunderbolt 4 cable.

$40 for a 2M Thunderbolt 4 cable, Intel certified

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HavocInferno@reddit

Which raises the question, are those reputable brand TB cables to spec?

Because I've run into the same issue back when I needed a TB3 cable for a laptop dock, and I needed to go through several, from name brands, until I found one that reliably works with multiple laptops.

Their effort here highlights that there's very little proper cable testing out there.

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-protonsandneutrons-@reddit

Because I've run into the same issue back when I needed a TB3 cable for a laptop dock, and I needed to go through several, from name brands, until I found one that reliably works with multiple laptops.

Details would be enlightening here. Which cable brands? How many were Intel certified? Which laptops?

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

My CableMatters TB5 cable hasn’t skipped a beat. My duty cycle on the Kensington AD2010T4 includes 90W charging, 2k120 + 1200p60, gig Ethernet, and a M.2 over USB-C.

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jenny_905@reddit

are those reputable brand TB cables to spec?

All I can really report is that Cable Matters Thunderbolt cable appears to be, you can use Cuda-Z to measure bandwidth between laptop and eGPU, everything seems as it should.

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iDontSeedMyTorrents@reddit

Very true, I do that under the assumption that Intel's certification is stricter than the USB-IF but I don't have any hard evidence of that.

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ConsistencyWelder@reddit

The video illustrates why I stopped watching LTT. It's now almost completely selfserving. Almost all their videos are now sponsored or somehow promote their own products and services. Can't say when I last remember feeling entertained or informed by their videos.

But I'm sure the cables are fine, or if they're not...that he will fix it. He does have integrity.

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pligyploganu@reddit

So you stopped watching videos because they have to have 30 second sponsored segments to pay their employees?

They make a ton of fun videos. Sucks you're too uptight about a 30 second sponsor segment to have fun.

And these promotional videos are only released when they announce something big. I think the last one was a few years ago when they announced their screwdriver. Literally all of their other product launches are silent with a small 5 seconds or less mention in a video.

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ConsistencyWelder@reddit

So you stopped watching videos because they have to have 30 second sponsored segments to pay their employees?

Did you miss the part where I said I never feel entertained or informed by their videos any more? I thought it was quite prominent.

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Lemon_1165@reddit

Why should anyone buy cables from Linus?

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zerinho6@reddit

? Watch the video? It literally goes like this:

"Ever wanted this?" -> "Here's our product and why we did it" -> "Here's why it took so long" -> "Here's an explanation about certification"

It doesn't matter who the cable is from, it matters if it works and is true to the spec.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

It feels like you didnt watch the video. LTT Cables are same price as Cable Matters but 40 gbps vs 120

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Starbuckz42@reddit

Because pretty much ALL their physical products are really well made.

Also, watch the damn video.

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FrostyMaterial4135@reddit

But its same price as Cabble matters but 40 vs 120 gbps... did you not watch the video?

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max1001@reddit

What's the point of these if they are more expensive than Cable Matters?

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FabianN@reddit

The problem: the certification does not guarantee that the listed performance will be the real world performance, and most cables don’t meet the listed performance.

These will for sure.

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max1001@reddit

Because Linus said so? Like he's going to personally test each one of them. Stop sucking on his dick bro.

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wankthisway@reddit

You have a serious fucking problem dude. You are in here spamming this crap on nearly half of the comments. You truly lack the ability to think critically because the information you're so desperately refusing to see is LITERALLY IN THE VIDEO.

My God. The cable you link literally says "up to..." for one. That could mean anything.

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max1001@reddit

Up to because USB cables are backwards compatible you dumb fuck.

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ViPeR9503@reddit

My cable matters cable broke within a few months, 2 of them. Had really bad experience with cable matters, at least they were cheap i guess.

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Blurgas@reddit

The cable they linked literally has "Supports up to" in the title
For all anyone knows you can't hit those specs outside of a lab.

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FUPA_MASTER_@reddit

More competition = more better

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max1001@reddit

For a USB cable? Like we don't have a gazillion brand already. These are all made with the same IC chips as anyone else. LTT

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FUPA_MASTER_@reddit

Like we don't have a gazillion brand already

That's missing the point. The gazillion brands that exist already are not capable of delivering cables capable of what they advertise. It's kinda the entire reason Linus wanted to make his own cables in the first place.

If you had cared enough to watch the video before making this comment, you'd know that

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max1001@reddit

That's just bullshit. USB 4.0 requires IC and specific specs. You can't make up shit and expect it to work. I have cheap no name brand and Cable Matter USB 4.0 cables. They all work. If it didn't, I would just return it on Amazon.

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soggybiscuit93@reddit

Thr gazillion brands is the problem. Id much prefer it if there were fewer brands that were all reputable instead

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BigPhilip@reddit

Consoom famous yootoob

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AoiShimaShima@reddit

bro its just a usb cable FOH

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blackbalt89@reddit

They should send a set to those guys that did the CT scanning of the battery cells for Adam Savages YouTube.

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Klutzy-Residen@reddit (OP)

They have the same Lumafield CT scanner. There is a scan shown on this blog post where you can see the connector and cable.

https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/01/30/ltt-truespec-cable-voltage-drop

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Plank_With_A_Nail_In@reddit

Now they need to make their own USB hub that doesn't lie about what standards it supports during handshakes.

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wuttang13@reddit

I just buy a bunch of cables from Ali express, and just replace en if one starts failing

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Olibiro@reddit

The landfill doesn't fill itself!

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mrheosuper@reddit

20Gbps is kind of...weird. Most of my stuff is either in 10Gbps range(external SSD box) or 40Gbps(thunderbolt ssd and docking station). 20Gbps is overkill for basic stuff, but underspec for thunderbolt stuff.

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Kyrond@reddit

That's simply the fastest USB 3.2 speed. I'm surprised the longer cables are not 10Gbps or at least 5Gbps, they drop straight to USB 2.

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teppicymon@reddit

The QR code you linked was really difficult to scan - hint: add some padding around it - it's called the "quiet zone" and helps a lot with dense barcodes

https://www.lttstore.com/collections/ltt-truespec-cables - for those who couldn't scan it

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El_C0rtez@reddit

I use ugreen cables and they have been worked perfectly. Not only are they cheaper than anker but much better quality IMHO. And they sell all kinds of cables so whatever type you might need theye probably got it.

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DreSmart@reddit

title fixed: "It took me 4 Years to find a chinese maker for a decent USB Cable"

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Not-the-best-name@reddit

I am disappointed that they didn't just make one top spec power + data delivery cable and sold that as your one cable to rule them all for life. Probably would have to be USB C connectors both sides.

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Icynrvna@reddit

Better to buy Chinese branded products rather than support this.

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specfreq@reddit

I'm not a LTT fan either, but I call balls and strikes. This seems like a high quality product at a fair price.

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Gippy_@reddit

My gold standard has been the Anker silicone cables. Won't ever go back to braided USB-C cables because the silicone flexibility is so good. But they max out at 480mbps 6ft.

The 20gbps 6.6ft LTT silicone cable seems like actual unicorn that I'd like to try, but too bad they're all sold out now.

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jigsaw1024@reddit

sounds like they planned ahead and may have more stock in March

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Bhume@reddit

They should be back in stock relatively soon.

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SpaceCowboy2575@reddit

I can't believe I watched the whole video.

I think I'm going to order one from them.

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-WallyWest-@reddit

Is this DP compatible? Equivalent to a USB 4?

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MonkAndCanatella@reddit

They would have mentioned it on the big reveal.

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Brave-Arachnid-3501@reddit

they mentioned on the wan show which is live now that it can display and i think even works (though isnt verififed) for thunderbolt 4

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danfay222@reddit

Honestly prices on these look really good, pretty on par with similar high end cable manufacturers.

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oneoffhebest@reddit

Stuff like this is great! I had a hell of a time trying to find a good cable to ensure I could use my PC for all hdmi 2.1 features. Some were close, but dreaded hiccups in quality or flicker would present themselves. Lucked out on a 12ft cable by kontrolfreak from Amazon and it’s been amazing since. Really goes to show just what they are striving to improve.

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Bozhark@reddit

HDMI 2.1 via USB-C?

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Tommyjones91@reddit

Hey u/MasterHWilson I applaud you for posting a comment to stay on topic instead of just deleting the post. You sir are a good mod.

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stipo42@reddit

At least the price of these cables isn't too crazy. I could see picking some up in very specific scenarios where I need to make sure I'm getting proper spec.

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smile_e_face@reddit

Yeah, after recently throwing away something like 2/3 of my USB cables (A, B, C, micro, mini, that weird Seagate one) because their actual performance was nowhere near their supposed specs, I can definitely see the value in a cable that actually does what it says on the box.

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Saint_The_Stig@reddit

I just got a stream deck which came with labeled cables for the speed and wattage on the plugs. It's such a nice feature that should be on all C cables.

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wickedplayer494@reddit

Great! If LMG's gonna expand into the cable business and take on the StarTechs and Monoprices of the world, perhaps a killer product would be reviving the SuzyQable to debug Chromebooks.

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MasterHWilson@reddit

On-topic discussion please. This is not the right subreddit to discuss creator drama.

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binarypie@reddit

I wonder who the ODM is so we can avoid supporting this dumpster fire of a company.

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Califorskin@reddit

Why is this a dumpster fire of a company?

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BurntWhiteRice@reddit

Linus is buying multiple homes and a private jet but not taking care of his employees:

https://sigmastory.in/former-linus-tech-tips-writer-jake-tams-explains-why-he-quit-his-dream-job/

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Klutzy-Snow8016@reddit

I'm not defending Linus, and I'm not attacking Jake, but this is pretty lame. It's a company. The employee wanted more money, the boss was like "nah, I'm good", and the employee left to start his own comany. What exactly is wrong here?

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ivandagiant@reddit

Idk why people crucify Linus for every little mistake he does, it’s unrealistic imo

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sjustinas@reddit

Who tf is "Jake Tams", I thought it was Jake Tivy?

Might as well link the original video instead of a low-effort piece of blogspam summarizing it.

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