Apple are charging £129 / £159 for a TB4 cable

[Stu999]

Offered without further comment:

Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Pro Cable (1.8m)

Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable provides superfast data transfer, charging and connection to your compatible Mac. The braided design avoids tangles. Buy now.

www.apple.com

 

[Reuben klang]

Featuring a black braided design though!



Anker one for £35!

 

[Stu999]

Featuring a black braided design though!



Anker one for £35!

The braiding has to be worth £100 at least

 

[HACO]

They're active cables, the 1.8m one doesn't make much sense but the 3m one is the only 3m Thunderbolt 4 cable out there.

 

[Baldbloke]

Speechless.

Once I've caught my breath I'm going to buy one to use now and one to keep as a spare. If they increase the price in future, this is one mug who beat them to the punch. Sorted

 

[chaparral]

Offered without further comment:

Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Pro Cable (1.8m)

Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable provides superfast data transfer, charging and connection to your compatible Mac. The braided design avoids tangles. Buy now.

www.apple.com

How many of them did you buy ?


I bought one of these quest cables a while ago

Meta Link Virtual Reality Headset Cable for Quest 2 and Quest – 5 m (16 ft) – PC VR (301-00311-01)

Order Meta Link Virtual Reality Headset Cable for Quest 2 and Quest – 5 m (16 ft) – PC VR (301-00311-01) now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[rare]

The profit margin will be insane. Probably got a cost price of a fiver.

 

[LiE]

If you go over 1m you need an active cable to get the full spec, the Anker is a passive cable under 1m hence the price. You can get good branded active cables over 1m for about £50. Apple is overpriced but then all their accessories are.

Eg

Cable Matters [Intel Certified] 40Gbps Active Thunderbolt 4 Cable 2 m with 100W Charging and 8K Video - Fully Compatible with USB C/USB-C, USB 4 / USB4, and Thunderbolt 3 https://amzn.eu/d/cjkBB9r

 

[tom_e]

Nothing will ever beat their set of Mac tower wheels for £600ish

 

[chaparral]

Nothing will ever beat their set of Mac tower wheels for £600ish

Pro Stand

Every aspect of Pro Stand was designed with pros in mind. Height, tilt, rotation — it’s completely adjustable, allowing your Pro Display XDR to fit seamlessly into any work environment.

www.apple.com

 

[tom_e]

Pro Stand

Every aspect of Pro Stand was designed with pros in mind. Height, tilt, rotation — it’s completely adjustable, allowing your Pro Display XDR to fit seamlessly into any work environment.

www.apple.com

I stand corrected! Jesus

 

[Feek]

Offered without further comment:

Anker one for £35!

The Anker cable is less than 1m. The Apple one is 1.8m. When it comes to TB4, they're expensive cables.

And it's widely accepted as being a decent value cable.

Teardown of the cable here which really makes it more clear - It's six minutes but well worth a watch. I remember looking at this when these cables were first introduced, it's quite incredible what goes into them.

The profit margin will be insane. Probably got a cost price of a fiver.

See that second video I've linked.

It can handle 250W in both directions!

 

[rare]

The Anker cable is less than 1m. The Apple one is 1.8m. When it comes to TB4, they're expensive cables.

And it's widely accepted as being a decent value cable.


Teardown of the cable here which really makes it more clear - It's six minutes but well worth a watch. I remember looking at this when these cables were first introduced, it's quite incredible what goes into them.



See that second video I've linked.

It can handle 250W in both directions!

Alright you’ve convinced me, £10

 

[Feek]

Alright you’ve convinced me, £10

Remember, it's not just any cable, it's an M&S Apple cable.

 

[CuriousTomCat]

I don't understand why the cable is so expensive. I always thought Apple were a budget brand?