StarTech.com 6ft (2m) Active Thunderbolt 4 Cable, 40Gbps, 100W Power Delivery, 4K/8K Video, Intel-Certified Thunderbolt Cable - Compatible w/ USB4/Thunderbolt 4/ USB 3.2/ USB Type-C/DisplayPort/Thunderbolt 3

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For £72.40 ex-VAT, this is one of those “you buy it once, you stop thinking about it” Thunderbolt 4 leads. The big plus is the *active* design plus real Thunderbolt certification, which tends to matter when you’re running KVM/desktop setups over a longer reach (that 2m length is often where cheaper passive cables start to get flaky). If you’ve got a TB4 laptop dock, a workstation, or a KVM that expects proper Thunderbolt handshaking, this is a sensible way to avoid intermittent video/audio dropouts and “it works on my desk” nonsense.

Who should buy: UK B2B teams with stable but demanding AV workflows—design, media, engineering—where you’re pushing 4K/8K monitors through a KVM/dock and want dependable power delivery without fiddling. Who should *not*: if your setup is short-cable and already stable with a decent TB/USB4 lead, paying this premium for a 2m run might not be necessary. Also, if your KVM is actually expecting DisplayPort/USB-C alt-mode rather than Thunderbolt, the pricing won’t buy you anything extra—double-check your KVM’s requirements first.