10 m USB C cable -active optical cable - 2 lane supports DP 1.4 (16.2 gbps) and USB 2.0 (480 mbps) - 4 lane supports DP 2.1 (40 gbps) and USB 3.2 (10 gbps) - supports pd 60w charging current - reinforced by kevlar - USB C 3.2 (m) to USB C 3.2 (m) - outer diameter 6.5 mm - 22+30 awg - black

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At £232.88 ex-VAT for a 10m USB‑C active optical cable, this is very much a “buy it because you need it” item, not a general office upgrade. The big advantage of active optical is reach without the usual signal drop‑off you’d get from copper once you start running long distances for USB video/host-style connections. If you’ve got a specific job—like a long-distance docking/monitor run where a cheaper copper cable just won’t behave reliably—then this could save you hours of troubleshooting and avoid buying multiple “maybe it’ll work” alternatives.

That said, for most workplaces it’s hard to justify. If your use case is just charge-and-sync or short-ish desktop peripherals, you’ll get far better value with normal cables. Even for AV, whether it’s worth it depends on the exact devices/ports in your chain—DP/USB switching compatibility can be quirky, and optical cables are still more “niche” than copper. I’d recommend this to IT teams doing repeat deployments of a known working setup (VDI, long monitor links, dedicated AV/docking routes) where you can validate compatibility once and then standardise. If you’re buying for ad hoc users or mixed hardware, I’d rather you test with a lower-cost option first or budget for validation time—because at this price, guessing is expensive.