Pretty good article... and 6+ years after it was published, it's still accurate and informative. Thanks for sharing.Here is a very interest article about Steven Yang and Anker.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/...y-charger-amazon-empire-steven-yang-interview
Honestly given what you are looking for there is no better USB-C cable than the Anker Flow Silicone. For a flexible braided cable the Anker Powerline+ III cable is the very best. I have examples of both cables within arms reach of where I am typing this and I can attest to their quality. Of the two the Anker Flow Silicone is my favorite. If you need a Thunderbolt 4 cable the Anker Thunderbolt 4 cable at $35.99 each is a quality alternative to the expensive Apple TB4 cable, again I have examples of both. the $129 Dollar Apple TB4 cable is not any better than the Anker, both are Intel certified cables.New Mac owner asking for advice:
Can you recommend a USB-C cable (model or brand) which is soft, flexible, braided, feels and looks like quality and capable of at least 10 Gbps? Any new alternatives to the well known Anker brand?
I just dug up one of those from a drawer I was cleaning out. I almost decided to keep it as a souvenir. Almost.Apple has come along way from 2nd crappiest connector in human history. Only the 1946 RCA connector worse.
Thanks, looking at www.anker.com and using their filtered search (USB-C to USB-C), I come up with 7 cables and only one of them meets the criteria for 10 Gbps data transfer speed or faster.Honestly given what you are looking for there is no better USB-C cable than the Anker Flow Silicone. For a flexible braided cable the Anker Powerline+ III cable is the very best.
I get your point. Most of what I use these USB-C cables is for charging. The lightning connection on my iPhone tops at 480mbps. I do have a external SSD connected via Thunderbolt 4 and it registers as being an internal drive on my Mac Studio. One other cable brand that I was just clued into is Cable Matters I have a TB4 cable from them. They have a USB-IF certified USB-C cables that does 10gbps. Looking at the spec's they look like a TB4 lite. Presently I don't have anything that would make use of such a cable, on the USB side. At $12.99, with a 38% discount for a 1 meter cable I think I am going to order a couple for the cable stash. The reviews are very good the comments are of a very heavy duty cable of very high quality.Thanks, looking at www.anker.com and using their filtered search (USB-C to USB-C), I come up with 7 cables and only one of them meets the criteria for 10 Gbps data transfer speed or faster.
The Flow Silicone you mention sure looks nice, but it's most likely 480 Mbps only.
It seems to me that Anker USB-C cables are mostly about charging.
Anker 515 USB-C to USB-C Cable (USB4) - 40 Gbps, sold out
New Nylon USB-C to USB-C 100W Cable (10 ft) - 480 Mbps
Anker 765 USB-C to USB-C Cable (240W Nylon) - 480 Mbps
Anker 543 USB-C to USB-C Cable (6ft) - 480 Mbps, sold out
Anker 543 USB-C to USB-C Cable (Bio-Braided) - 480 Mbps, sold out
Anker 543 USB-C to USB-C Cable (Bio-Based) - 480 Mbps, sold out
Anker 643 USB-C to USB-C Cable (Flow, Silicone) - 480 Mbps (most likely) sold out
In reference to my above post, how is this MUCH cheaper alternative if I just want to add some USB-A ports?How is the CalDigit Element Hub? I just need a dock/hub with extra USB ports.
By the way, does the power supply for the Element Hub support universal voltage? Can I buy one from the US (110-120V) and use it where I am (220-230V)?
Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 | Element Hub | CalDigit – CalDigit
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Absolutely, I'll bet you are talking About the Seagate One Touch. I have a 14TB version of it plugged into the Mac Studio right now the One touch has its own PS. But It will work just fine in an external dock. You will not lose your media files at any rate with a bad USB-C connection. But I would suggest getting a TB4 hub like the OWC 11-Port Thunderbolt Dock. These TB4 dock have both Thunderbolt and 40GB USB-C ports that are perfectly back compatible, all have at least 90 watts, usually 100 watts of power available at the ports. A powered dock removes the load from unpowered SSD's from the Mac Mini internal power supply. When you finally move to TB4 external SSD's plugged into the mac, or into a TB4 dock the Mac computer will see it as an internal drive.Folks - would you trust a USB-C dock to connect an external 18TB SATA HDD into (all my media files are on it). Or would it be far better to directly connect it to a MAC mini? Thanks
You bet, I have 3 Anker powered USB hubs, including this one. Go to Amazon and look in the Anker store in the Hubs, and Docks section there are numerous choices. Anker is my go to choice for this sort of thing. I got the OWC because it is setup for TB3&4, 40gb USB, USB-C, USB-A, and Ethernet.Wow that's a lot of capacity. Is there any other dock you'd recommend for just 2 USB-C & 2 USB-A ports? I'm actually using a Seagate 18TB Hard Drive Exos X18 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" which has its own power
Just bought a Satechi USB-C Slim MultiPort with Ethernet dock. Best Buy didn't have much in stock and nothing Anker; they were nearly totally cleaned out of SSDs, only one left at a very high price. I wanted something with a longer cable to keep everything well behind the laptop. Also bought my second Samsung T7 external SSD, which I'm very pleased with. First one is for work use and has MediCat rescue disk and many Windows installers; this second one is for Time Machine use.I am not surprised years ago I had considerable trouble with Belkin USB hubs. Go to Anker they make the very best. My oldest Anker Powered USB hub was purchased in 2015. It is used with my Raspberry Pi. My oldest Anker powered hub in continuous use is the Anker AH241 13 port powered hub purchased on December 2018, This hub is no longer available. Another single port hub for a Anker Magnetic charger purchased in January 2019. plus 6 Nano chargers, 4 Power Core/Power Bank batteries and bunches of cables. I have never had a Anker USB hub, or any of the USB chargers or batteries fail. The cables go to rough treatment need replacement but the Anker Lightning, Thunderbolt, or USB last longer than any others. What I am saying is get yourself a Anker hub and you will be very happy. A suggestion for your power situation. Get an UPS with a line conditioner. A line conditioner protects equipment from power surges, helps to correct voltage and waveform distortions, and removes external electrical noise (i.e. frequency and electromagnetic interference) caused by devices such as radios and motors.