[dstaley]

I love this idea! I do think the method of picking results needs a bit of tweaking. I tried the most basic case, charging a laptop with a C-to-C cable, and it suggested two Thunderbolt cables and a 5 Gbps cable, all of which are overkill (and less than ideal given their length limitations).

[a2tech]

But isn't that part of why the standard is so terrible? Isn't the only way to get maximum power delivery over a Thunderbolt cable? You can probably charge a laptop over a standard cheap USB-C cable..but you might not depending on how many watts your laptop wants.

[dwaite]

> But isn't that part of why the standard is so terrible? Isn't the only way to get maximum power delivery over a Thunderbolt cable?

No. Cables should be rated by data speed and max charging rate supported. If it is just for charging, it’ll be a “charging” cable with USB 2.0 speed.

If they don’t give you that but put tech garbage like “USB 3.2 gen 1” instead, keep looking.

There are USB cables rated to supply up to 240W, which most thunderbolt cables don’t currently support.