A Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable
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Adam Savage and engineer Zach Radding examine Lumafield CT scans of Apple's $130 Thunderbolt 4 cable alongside cheaper USB-C cables. They explain the internal components that distinguish Thunderbolt from ordinary USB-C.
Why HN recommends it: Linked whenever people ask why a Thunderbolt cable costs so much; the CT scans show the construction difference clearly.
“if you're interested in why the Thunderbolt cable costs more than charging cables, some folks put one through a CT scanner recently” Read on HN ↗