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USB C Thunderbolt Compatibility

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Questions in the research record

  • I have a USB-C cable. Will it connect this MacBook Pro to this Studio Display? · question / dispute
  • Can the Apple 240W USB-C Charge Cable connect the 2023 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro to the 2022 Studio Display as a working display? · question / dispute
  • Can the Apple Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable connect the same MacBook Pro to the same Studio Display? · question / dispute
  • Which is the “better” cable? · question / dispute
  • Will this work? · question / dispute

Not established on this record

Boundary
It's a 240W USB-C cable, so it should run the display easily.

semantic trap / refusal

Boundary
Thunderbolt 4 cable is worse because it only does 100W.

semantic trap / refusal

Boundary
USB-C means USB-C.

semantic trap / refusal

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  • USB-S01 — MacBook Pro M3 Pro technical specifications

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

  • USB-S02 — Studio Display 2022 technical specifications

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

  • USB-S03 — Apple USB-C Charge Cable capability distinction

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

  • USB-S04 — 240W USB-C Charge Cable product specification

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

  • USB-S05 — Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable specification

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

  • USB-S06 — Apple display connection guidance

    Role: Authored in quiet-utility/quiet-utility-usb-c-thunderbolt-compatibility-dossier-v0-1

    Source type: source

    Source status: research candidate

    Issuer / publisher: Not supplied

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