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Try reading the submission article ;)

It finishes with:

> Or, if I’m really dreaming, how about 40Gbps for USB 4? Let’s go for broke and make the ultimate cable — give it a built-in power meter while you’re at it.

Links to https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/28/22907150/usb-c-pd-cable-p...

Which, in turn, links to some arbitrary-looking items on Amazon, which I actively distrust for power-delivery products. Hence, asking here to try and find out what brands are actually good so I can go buy them directly. (Likewise, I trust HN commenters more than The Verge anyways, so I figured I'd ask before spending money)

None of them are trustworthy, but so far I've made a habit of buying different brands and they've all worked and worked fine. They're all ruggedly built, all nicely jacketed cables, and all seem to do 5A just fine.

I recently found these too. Very handy! Got some for ~$8 delivered on AliExpress. The ones I got only work with USB-C with PD (won’t fallback to micro usb for example) but I’m in love. It’s so handy to know I’m charging at maximum speed.

Just look up USB-C cables with power meters on Amazon; there are tons of companies that end up rebranding the same product.