MJEMS USB C Multi Fast Charging Cable PD 60W Nylon Braided Cord 4-in-1 3A USB/C to Type C/Phone Fast Sync Charger Adapter Compatible with Laptop/Tablet/Phone (6.6FT)

I travel a lot and "having everything USB C" didn't help.

I had:

- a USB C cord that only supports power but up to 100W

- a USB C cord that supports power up to 60W and data at USB2 speeds. But didn't work with my USB C powered portable display. Because it didn't support video.

- a USB C cord that only supported power up to 60W and data and video.

I'm usually traveling with:

- My MacBook Pro 16 inch (USB C)

- Mouse/Keyboard (lightning)

- iPad Air 3rd Gen (lightning)

- iPhone 12 (lightning)

- AirPods Pro (lightning)

- Beats Flex (they hang around my neck and I don't have to worry about them falling out on the plane if I dose off) USB C

- a four in one wireless charger that I sit by my bed at the hotel. (USB C).

- a Anker battery pack (USB-C)

- portable monitor (USB C)

- Watch - weird Apple proprietary wireless charging.

But now I only travel with these cords for most of my devices:

Female USB A/USB C on one end and USB C/lightning on the other end. They support data up to 480Mbps and power up to 60W. They are $13.00. They are cheap and not too thick.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092ZT8CJ9

But for a truly "universal cable", I have three of these:

- Female USB A/USB C on one end

- lightning, USB C, and Micro USB on the other end

- 10GBps data transfer

- supports video over USB C

- Supports charging up to 100W.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093YVRHMB

They are like $35 and are much thicker and a little unwieldy and I don't need them just for charging anything but my computer and connecting my secondary display.

BTW, this is my portable USB Monitor

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095GG31KX/

I can't use my iPad as a second monitor using the native ability in MacOs because of corporate software. I found out later that I could use Duet.

A $14 cable that has USB A and USB C on one end and USB C and lightning on the other. It does data at USB-A speeds and power up to 60W

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZT8CJ9?

Unfortunately, because of the shit show of the USB C “standard”, it’s far from universal. It doesn’t do video over USB C for my portable USB C monitor, doesn’t do 10Gbps data nor does it do 100W charging for my MacBook Pro 16.

For that you need this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093YVRHMB

I did

- USB A/USB C on one end

- Micro USB, Lightning, and USB C on the other end

- 10Gbps data

- 100W power

- supports video over USB-C (4K 60Hz)

https://a.co/d/1q5DhV5

A cheaper not as universal alternative. But good enough to charge everything but my 16 inch MacBook Pro

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZT8CJ9

Well, the free market has decided. People who want USB C and that’s their priority can buy an Android phone.

The free market also came up with these.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZT8CJ9?

They are in my go bag.

Why is this even an argument? Lightning is not something obscure. You can go on Amazon now and find hundreds of cables that are not “MFI certified”. You can’t believe all of these Chinese cables are bothering with certification.

I have a few of these:

https://a.co/d/4tSBBdi

And these

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZT8CJ9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_shar...

Not a certification anywhere.

I’ve replaced all of my regular Lightning cables with these

None of my Lightning cables are “Apple certified”. They all transfer data find.

These are my “universal charging cables”

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092ZT8CJ9

- USB A/USB C on one end

- USB C/Lightning on the other

They transfer data at USB 2 speeds

But my truly universal cables are these

https://a.co/d/4NVYrmN

- USB A/USB C on one end

- lightning/USB C/MicroUSB on the other end

- 10 Gbps data

- 100W charging

- video over USB C for my portable display that gets power and video over 1 cable

These are thicker and less convenient than the first ones.