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19 Jun, 2025







£18.46 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £15.40 ex-VAT, this StarTech USB‑C cable is the sort of “boring but reliable” buy you chuck into a spares shelf and forget about. The key selling point in real life is the combination of a decent length (3m) and being built for charging at up to 240W class power—plus it’s USB‑IF certified, which matters when you’re buying for multiple users and don’t want random compatibility weirdness across laptops/chargers. If your team regularly charges at a desk but doesn’t have a socket perfectly aligned, the extra reach is genuinely useful in offices and meeting rooms.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re trying to use it as a “universal everything” cable for high-throughput data—this is first and foremost a charging cord, and the USB 2.0 angle is about data, not speed. Also, if you only need a short 0.5–1m cable for dock/desk setups, you’ll get better value with cheaper short lengths. But for anyone managing fleets of USB‑C chargers, needing a rugged long cable that’s less likely to fail than the ultra-cheap ones, it’s a sensible procurement choice.

STARTECH
StarTech.com - USB cable - USB-C (M) to USB-C (M) - USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 / Thunderbolt 4 / DisplayPort 1.4 - 2 m - 4K120Hz support, rugged, extended power range (EPR), Power Delivery 3.1 support, flexible - black

STARTECH
StarTech.com Dell EMC SFP-10G-ER Compatible SFP+ Module, 10GBASE-ER, 10GbE Single Mode (SMF) Fiber SMF Optic Transceiver, 10GE Gigabit Ethernet SFP+, LC Connector, 40km, 1550nm, DDM, SFP+ - Lifetime Warranty (SFP10GEREMST) - SFP+ transceiver module (equivalent to: Dell EMC SFP-10G-ER) - 10GbE - 10GBase-ER - LC single-mode - up to 40 km - 1550 nm

STARTECH
StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter with 3 Port Hub - White - USB 3 Ethernet Adapter - USB Charging Hub (ST3300U3S) - Hub - 3 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 + 1 x 10/100/1000 - desktop

STARTECH
StarTech.com Cisco QSFP-H40G-ACU5M Compatible 5m 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ Direct Attach Cable Twinax, 40GbE QSFP+ Copper DAC 40 Gbps Low Power Active Transceiver Module DAC Firepower ASR1000 - Lifetime Warranty (QSFPH40GACU5) - 40GBase direct attach cable - QSFP+ latched to QSFP+ latched - 5 m - twinaxial - SFF-8436 - active - black