100% this. It's not apples to apples hereUnfortunately, in that video, they are comparing a cable designed for data to cheap charging cables that are sold as charging cables. It would have been better if they compared the Apple cable to cheap data cables.
It wasn't supposed to be.100% this. It's not apples to apples here
I would disagree with that assessment. At the opening of the video Savage explicitly says they will be showing the difference between "Apple cables and their imitators", not between the different types of cables - although that's exactly what they did.They were deliberately showing the differences between very different cables, between apples and hazelnuts,
I would disagree with that assessment. At the opening of the video Savage explicitly says they will be showing the difference between "Apple cables and their imitators", not between the different types of cables - although that's exactly what they did.
It was an interesting video and interesting technology though.
The $130 cable (like most high quality data cables) can handle 40 Gbps, all the other charging cables they showed would only handle 480 Mbps since they only had the USB 2.0 wires, and not the USB super speed wires added in USB 3.0. So approximately a 100x speed difference.Would have interesting to show some real life differences in data transfer. That $130 cable vs a generic cheap data cable moving the same amount of data, how much faster is one over the other??
I imagine that few full speed USB 4.0 cables will get sold, because not many people need a cable that supports 8K 60fps video. If you do need that speed then the Apple cable isn't too bad value, but for most people it is not necessary now, and likely never will be, since nobody has, or is ever likely to have 8K resolution eyes, it is only needed for video editing.I am wondering the USB 4.0 standard that some are adopting ( motherboards at least ) will they require a similar " smart " plug, those are also supporting 40 Gbps speeds they say.
The expensive USB cables already have chips in the plug for power management and negotiation, not much of a change to add data management, and yes it will be similar because Thunderbolt and USB 4.0 are being merged.well i like a on table NAS that support that speed, and i would like to do USB 4.0 VS say use my motherboards 10 Gbps for slower speeds.
It is one reason i looked at the thunderbolt box, well that + i need a new card reader too and that would be a 2 in 1 win then. https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-22-in-1-dock-with-high-security-ssd-hdd-raid
I imagine that few full speed USB 4.0 cables will get sold, because not many people need a cable that supports 8K 60fps video. If you do need that speed then the Apple cable isn't too bad value, but for most people it is not necessary now, and likely never will be, since nobody has, or is ever likely to have 8K resolution eyes, it is only needed for video editing.
Does nobody ever back up their computers? I regularly back up my computer, and I have at least 3TB of family photos that I back up to external USB hard disks. A full back up takes several hours, even at 5Gbps with USB 3.0. A 8x speed improvement would be welcome.I imagine that few full speed USB 4.0 cables will get sold, because not many people need a cable that supports 8K 60fps video. If you do need that speed then the Apple cable isn't too bad value, but for most people it is not necessary now, and likely never will be, since nobody has, or is ever likely to have 8K resolution eyes, it is only needed for video editing.
The eMark ICs in current USB cables are low power low speed ROMs that tell the connected device the capabilities of the cable. The ICs in active cables are quite a different beast, much higher power, and high speed signaling. I believe, to achieve 40 Gbps data on a 3 meter cable that it must be an active cable. Shorter 1 meter cables can be passive.The expensive USB cables already have chips in the plug for power management and negotiation, not much of a change to add data management, and yes it will be similar because Thunderbolt and USB 4.0 are being merged.
Maybe some people do incremental backups - only copy over the changed/new stuff?Does nobody ever back up their computers? I regularly back up my computer, and I have at least 3TB of family photos that I back up to external USB hard disks. A full back up takes several hours, even at 5Gbps with USB 3.0. A 4x speed improvement would be welcome.