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Thunderbolt Cable for Video/Data

Skippman

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I need to find a Thunderbolt cable that can transmit 4K @ about 2M. I've been looking at a lot of the active ones but boy are they expensive. Does it matter if I don't need charging capabilities as I'm going to be using this through a laptop dock?
 
they are all expensive...the Apple tax is strong for this one.

that said, is this for a Mac or for an Intel PC and what is the monitor?

I'm not sure what prices you saw...but StarTech has some options.
I can do $50.00 for their TBLT3MM2M, which uses the USB C connectors:
 
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This is for a HP laptop that will be connected through their Thunderbolt docking station. I'm running that out to a Gigabyte M34WQ which has a built in KVM. The DisplayPort and USB A will be going to my gaming machine.
 
This is for a HP laptop that will be connected through their Thunderbolt docking station. I'm running that out to a Gigabyte M34WQ which has a built in KVM. The DisplayPort and USB A will be going to my gaming machine.
gotcha...so the cable I showed is what you need to get. that is an expensive cable, but it's not as bad as they can be...some of them are like $120USD or more!!! :eek:
 
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gotcha...so the cable I showed is what you need to get. that is an expensive cable, but it's not as bad as they can be...some of them are like $120USD or more!!! :eek:
Yeah, I just want one long enough to put my laptop somewhere other than my desk. I guess $55USD for a 6ft cable isn't much in the grand scheme of things.
 

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