There are some bits of technology we obsess over — processors, screens, storage and graphics cards — while others are expected to simply get on with the job.
Cables definitely fall into the second category. Until, of course, you discover the cable you grabbed cannot deliver the charging speed, display bandwidth or data throughput your hardware is capable of.
Lee has been taking a look at a Silkland Thunderbolt 5 cable, built for the latest generation of high-bandwidth USB-C connectivity.
Thunderbolt 5 significantly raises what can travel through a single cable, opening the door to faster storage, high-resolution displays, docking stations and serious power delivery without needing a collection of different connections hanging off your laptop or desktop.
And that makes the cable itself rather more important than its simple appearance might suggest.
In the video below, Lee takes a closer look at the Silkland Thunderbolt 5 cable, what it promises and where a cable like this fits as more Thunderbolt 5 hardware starts appearing.
You can get your own here from Silkland.
DRN would like to thank Silkland for providing the review unit.
