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0 pointsguidedlight2y ago0 comments

Exactly, one Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable can drive 2x 4K monitors in a daisy chain configuration.

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Years ago I was driving 2 4k monitors using a TB3 cable that cost maybe $20-$30, so this one kinda seems like overkill. Granted, those monitors were plugged into a TB dock separately instead of daisy-chained, but there was only one cable between my laptop and the dock so it seems like the bandwidth was already adequate?

elliottkember2y ago

How much did your TB dock cost?

Rebelgecko2y ago

It's been a while so I don't remember exactly, but I'd guess in the $150-$250 range. Before the inevitable comparison to the $130 cable I should point out that the dock was for more than just connecting to displays (IIRC SD card reader, audio, and a shitload of USB-A and a handful of -C ports. And presumably the cable that came with the dock would work directly with daisychainable 4k monitors... Although the display stuff was confusing. At the time it was a pain in the ass to find a dock that explicitly saod it could drive multiple 4k monitors without having to fall back to 30hz

shiroiuma2y ago

I might be wrong, but I thought Thunderbolt 3|4 cables are not the same as USB cables at all, and the terms can't be used interchangeably. TB3/4 use the USB-C connector, but that's it.

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Rebelgecko2y ago

elliottkember2y ago

How much did your TB dock cost?

Rebelgecko2y ago

shiroiuma2y ago

I might be wrong, but I thought Thunderbolt 3|4 cables are not the same as USB cables at all, and the terms can't be used interchangeably. TB3/4 use the USB-C connector, but that's it.

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