M1 Included USB C Charge Cable transfer data?
can USB C Charge Cable included with M1 MacBook Air also,transfer data?
If yes, at what speeds &/or protocols? T3? T4? USB4? USB 3.2. 3.1, &/or 2.0?
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can USB C Charge Cable included with M1 MacBook Air also,transfer data?
If yes, at what speeds &/or protocols? T3? T4? USB4? USB 3.2. 3.1, &/or 2.0?
SonofWayne wrote:
So we can be confident it does transfer data and probably not at TB3 or 4, yet I still want to know at what speed it will transfer data. If it's 10gbs, that would be plenty for me and I would have no need to purchase another cable when I buy my M1 MacBook Air.
The Thunderbolt USB-C Cables will have a lightning bolt on the connector to indicate a Thunderbolt cable. If the Apple USB-C cable has no lightning bolt on the connector it means it is an Apple charging cable with data transfer speeds of only USB2 AFAIK. USB2 has a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 35MB/s. I've never personally tested the Apple USB-C charging cables. Testing an Apple charging cable with an external SSD drive will easily show whether the cable is capable of anything beyond USB2 speeds since even a SATA based SSD is capable of about 500MB/s over a USB3 connection.
Thank you, Duane. That's partially helpful.
However, I know Apple's webpage for the USB-C Charge Cable (2 m) vaguely states:
“This 2-meter charge cable — with USB-C connectors on both ends — is ideal for charging, syncing, and transferring data between USB-C devices. . . .” and makes no mention of transfer speeds or protocols. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MLL82AM/A/usb-c-charge-cable-2-m
So we can be confident it does transfer data and probably not at TB3 or 4, yet I still want to know at what speed it will transfer data. If it's 10gbs, that would be plenty for me and I would have no need to purchase another cable when I buy my M1 MacBook Air.
P. Phillips, Thank you. I read that before posing the question. Tech Specs state:
“In the Box
Specs make no mention of whether or not the cable can transfer data.
Apple's webpage for the USB-C Charge Cable (2 m) vaguely states:
“This 2-meter charge cable — with USB-C connectors on both ends — is ideal for charging, syncing, and transferring data between USB-C devices. . . .”
and makes no mention of transfer speeds or protocols.
I'm looking for a clear answer such that I know whether I will need to purchase another cable capable of transferring data with no less than USB 3.2 (formerly USB 3.1 gen2) 10gbs speeds.
These cables are the jack of all trades:
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-thunderbolt-4-cables
from the specs:
Data Rate
The cable included with the M1 MacBook Air does not have the Thunderbolt log and doesn't support TB4 or TB3. So I'm pretty sure that it is for charging only.
Thank you, HWTec, That's precisely what I needed to know.
Oh, yes!
Even so, when I purchase an M1 MacBook Air, I want to accurately know what the native cables in the box can & cannot do
I LOVE OWC and read about those cables. I spent a couple of years repairing and upgrading macs 2014-2016 and used many OWC parts.
The USB-C charging cable included with Apple laptops is only a USB2 cable. I don't recall where I saw that information, but it was information I got directly from Apple.
Perhaps Thunderbolt 3 Cable would be Best Bet
M1 Included USB C Charge Cable transfer data?