Apple Thunderbolt 5 Pro - Thunderbolt cable - USB-C (M) to USB-C (M) - USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 / Thunderbolt 4 / Thunderbolt 5 / DisplayPort 2.1 - 1 m - passive, Daisy chain support - black

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For £58.79 ex-VAT for a 1m passive Thunderbolt 5 cable, this is the sort of “it just works” buy you make when you can’t be bothered troubleshooting signal issues—and when you’re already in Apple/Thunderbolt territory. If you’ve got a Thunderbolt dock, high-end monitors, or a Mac that you actually rely on every day, the value is mostly in reliability and compatibility rather than any performance leap. It’s also a decent choice if you want tidy desk management (short run, no extra adapters, stable link).

That said, I wouldn’t buy it purely because it’s “Thunderbolt 5.” In real setups, most businesses are bottlenecked by the dock/device and the workload, not the last meter of cable—so if you don’t specifically need the newest Thunderbolt generation behaviour or higher-end video paths, you’ll usually get 90% of the benefit cheaper. Also, daisy-chaining over a short passive cable is only useful if your specific chain supports it; otherwise you’re paying for a feature you might never use. If budget matters, trial this with one desk/workstation first; if you just want guaranteed smooth operation for key users, then yes, it’s a sensible spend.