Satechi Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable 3.3 foot/1 meter ZDNET's key takeaways Satechi's fully certified Thunderbolt 5 cable is available now for $40.
It can handle 240W of power, 8K/60fps video, and 120Gb/s unidirectional bandwidth.
This level of performance could be overkill for some. View now at Amazon
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The other day I needed a Thunderbolt 5 cable. I fired up Amazon and, wow, there are a lot to choose from. And prices vary a lot, from "too good to be true" to "you gotta be kidding me." Apple's 3-meter Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable is an eye-watering $159, which makes the smaller Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable seem cheap at just $69.
But that's still a lot of money for a cable.
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You can do better. Satetchi's Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable is the perfect combination of quality, performance, durability, and price -- just $40.
Thunderbolt 5 cables are expected to do a lot. They need to be able to handle 240W (48V at 5A) of power (the maximum supported by the USB Power Delivery 3.1 EPR standard), 8K video transmission at 60Hz, or three displays running 4K at 144Hz (macOS is limited to 6K).
Additionally, they need to be able to handle 120Gb/s of data bandwidth unidirectional and 80Gb/s bi-directional.
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