StarTech.com 50cm (1.6ft) USB4 Cable, 80Gbps, USB-IF Certified USB-C Cable, 240W PD, 8K 120Hz/4K 240Hz DP2.1 DP80, TPE Jacket, Thunderbolt 4 Compatible - White USB-C Cord

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For £19.39 ex-VAT, this is a pretty decent “office-proof” USB‑C/USB4 cable—especially if you want something you can trust on the back of desks without babying it. StarTech tends to be good on consistency, and the certification story matters in a world where generic USB‑C leads can be a gamble. The 50cm length is ideal for docking setups where your monitor/dock sits close to the laptop dock port, or for server/AV gear in tight racks where cable slack is a pain. In day-to-day terms: if you’re moving data reliably and charging over USB‑PD, this will usually just work, and the higher-end video/dock compatibility is there for when you need it.

I’d steer you away if you’re buying purely for “cheap cable performance” across lots of desks—because at this price, you’re paying for the reassurance more than the raw capability. Also, if your use case is older laptops/ports that don’t really take advantage of USB4/DP2.x style features, you won’t get any real benefit from the headline bandwidth/refresh claims; a simpler certified USB‑C/PD cable would do the job. But if you’re a reseller or IT team equipping users with modern docks, needing reliable charging + video handshakes, and you don’t want to troubleshoot weird intermittent connections, this is the sort of cable I’d happily stock and recommend.