Not long ago, Apple launched a new external monitor Studio Display at the spring conference, and it also came with a 1-meter-long Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable. However, the price caused everyone's dissatisfaction, because a 1.8-meter-long Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable was sold for 949 yuan, and the current 3-meter version of the Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable has also been sold, and the price on apple (Chinese mainland) official website is 1169 yuan. Is this price the consumer himself "big wronged" or forced to pay the "IQ tax"?
It is understood that this Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable is a new generation of universal cable connection solution launched by Intel, in addition to a lightning symbol on each end of the interface, the appearance looks like a USB Type-C cable. However, the Thunderbolt interface is compatible with most of the protocols used on almost all computers, and multiple functions such as file transfer, data transmission, video transmission, audio transmission, and charging can be realized through one interface.
But even so, some professionals said that in fact, this line will not reach this price, the reason why it is so expensive is because it is an Apple product, Apple products have its brand premium part, which more or less have irrational pricing factors. The Apple line is actually no essential difference from the Thunderbolt 4 connection line that can be bought on the market. At the same time, the premise for the Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable to play its greatest role is to have the appropriate peripheral products, such as Mac Studio, Macbook, etc. If it is only connected to the mobile phone or even a USB 2.0 specification Type-C interface, then this cable is useless here.
But in the end, the Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable data transfer rate up to 40Gb/s, USB 3.1 second generation data transfer rate up to 10Gb/s, and it supports DisplayPort video output, can be connected to support Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 or USB-C and USB devices and displays, power supply power up to 100 watts, which is incomparable with the general cable on the market. However, for ordinary users like us, there is no need to buy this line, and consumers who buy this line are more inclined to build more interconnected and have higher requirements for platform speed.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that if you really want to buy this thread, you should still buy it from a formal channel to avoid being deceived.