Comment by joshstrange
2 years ago
Maybe I'm just stupid but I want one of these that just prints out (or lights up next to text) something like:
5w
10w
15w
20w
...
and
480mbps
5gbps
10gbps
20gbps
40gbps
and maybe
USB2
USB3.0
USB3.1
USB3.2 gen 1
USB3.2 gen 2
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 4
Or something like that. At least once I month I go searching for USB cable testers for this exact purpose and within 10min my eyes are crossed and I just close all the tabs giving up.
I think I recall the designer of the tester I got was unable to reliably ascertain the different types of cable, so pin testing was the next best thing. I agree, it would be great to have a smarter cable tester.