What makes the USB4 40Gb/s Active Optical Cable different from other Thunderbolt 4 cables is their extended lengths–they’re available in either 3-meter (9.8-feet) or 4.5-meter (14.76-feet) lengths.
The industry is transitioning away from Thunderbolt 3 and embracing Thunderbolt 4. Thunderbolt 5 (on the PC) is here, but not quite ready for prime time. You can call it a laptop dock, a laptop ...
While 100W is fine for a 16-inch MacBook Pro, that model can be charged at up to 140W, although Apple restricts fast-charging for that model to its own $49/£49 USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable ...
An active Thunderbolt 3 cable is the more expensive and fully functional ... The differentiating factor is DisplayPort 1.4, which allows for an 8K 30Hz monitor or compressed 8K 60Hz monitor ...