If you want this cable to charge your laptop, it should support the wattage your monitor delivers over this connection. This is normally about 60 to 65W. USB power delivery has added 28V, 36V and 48V to support up to 240W of power for laptops, monitors, hard disks and other peripherals. USB-C is being positioned as the solution for mobile. [58] GND A device with a Type-C connector does not necessarily implement any USB transfer protocol, USB Power Delivery, or any of the Alternate Modes: the Type-C connector is common to several technologies while mandating only a few of them. [6] USB-C devices may optionally provide or consume bus power currents of 1.5A and 3.0A (at 5V) in addition to baseline bus power provision; power sources can either advertise increased USB current through the configuration channel or implement the full USB Power Delivery specification using both the BMC-coded configuration line and the legacy BFSK-coded V BUS line. [6] [11] On the other hand, you might want a cable that DOES support charging in addition to video. Some support 3A/60W, others support up to the maximum spec. of 100W.

USB-C Ethernet Alternate Mode". ieee. 2015-03-26. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03 . Retrieved 2015-11-06. This mirroring of test signals will only provide 7 test signals for debug usage instead of 14, but with the benefit of minimizing extra parts count for orientation detection. If you have a laptop - your monitor may, or may not, offer charging over this port....meaning the USB-C connection can actually power/charge the machine it is connected to.a b "USB Power Delivery" (PDF). usb.org. USB-IF. 2016-10-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-16 . Retrieved 2018-01-03. Opam, Kwame (2015-11-05). "A Google Engineer is Testing USB Type-C Cables So You Don't Have To". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24 . Retrieved 2017-10-23. READ NEXT: What’s the difference between WQHD, QHD, 2K, 4K and UHD? DisplayPort: 4K at 144Hz with audio and video capabilities

Thunderbolt 3 is twice as fast and uses reversible USB-C". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03 . Retrieved 2015-06-02. Phone connections are mostly about charging as data connections are pretty rare, but you can connect things like USB-C drives or even a keyboard to Android devices using the connector. Transition existing products from USB 2.0 OTG to USB Type-C" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-24 . Retrieved 2017-10-23.MHL Alt Mode: Optimizing Consumer Video Transmission" (PDF). usb.org. MHL, LLC. 2015-11-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-14. MHL – Expand Your World". MHLTech.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02 . Retrieved 2015-06-18.

USB-C audio: Everything you need to know". Android Central. 2018-05-02. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24 . Retrieved 2019-02-24. In the end though, it’s what’s inside a cable that matters the most and the Apple USB-C cable has top-notch wiring materials that can deliver the most power to your laptop, phone, or tablet. Want to charge your laptop at 100 watts all day? That shouldn’t be a problem for the Apple USB-C Charge Cable. Obviously, as a charge cable it’s terrible for data transfer and can’t drive Thunderbolt devices nor your monitor, but as a charging cable it’s excellent. Both USB-C to DisplayPort and USB-C to HDMI cables are, in 2020, readily available from Officeworks, JB-HiFi, most computer stores etc. All should in theory work ok for up to 4k/60hz. VESA Releases Updated DisplayPort Alt Mode Spec to Bring DisplayPort 2.0 Performance to USB4 and New USB Type-C Devices". VESA - Interface Standards for The Display Industry. 2020-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23 . Retrieved 2020-10-01.USB Type-C Cable and Connector: Language Usage Guidelines from USB-IF" (PDF). Usb.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-05 . Retrieved 2018-12-15. Under most circumstances, you can get away with using whichever cable you have lying around – and whatever works – but if you have more specific needs, such as carrying audio, displaying a higher resolution or outputting a higher refresh rate for gaming, you’ll need to be more discerning with your choice of cable. Active cables and adapters contain powered electronics to allow for longer cables or to perform protocol conversion. The adapters for video Alternate Modes may allow conversion from native video stream to other video interface standards (e.g., DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA or DVI).