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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.