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You've apparently never seen the MRI scans of their cables. They're likely worth every penny Apple charges. They're works of art inside.
MRI????? I don't think so. The T2 of the plastic is too short to get an image and the copper would mess up the gradients.

A CT scan would be another story, the images from a more recent post are a high resolution X-Ray image.
 
Is using Apple's new TB 5 cable to connect my base Mac Mini M4 to my Samsung M7 monitor overkill? Will I see any advantages in terms of video quality?
 
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The M4 Pro version of the Mac mini that Apple introduced today uses the latest Thunderbolt 5 technology with transfer speeds of up to 120Gb/s, which means Apple is selling a new Thunderbolt 5 cable to go along with it.

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Priced at $69, the new 1 meter Thunderbolt 5 Pro Cable supports Thunderbolt 5 data transfers at the maximum speed, but it is also backward compatible with Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, USB 4, and USB 3. The cable has a braided design for durability purposes, and it is black like prior Thunderbolt cables that Apple has offered.

Apple's new Thunderbolt 5 cable supports up to 240W charging, and it offers DisplayPort 2.1 video output. It is designed to connect displays and other devices to the new M4 Mac mini models and the upcoming MacBook Pro models that we expect to see introduced tomorrow.

The M4 Pro Mac mini supports Thunderbolt 5, which means M4 Pro and M4 Max versions of the MacBook Pro will as well, but it is compatible with all of Apple's USB-C devices. The cable is ideal for connecting the Studio Display, Pro Display XDR, Thunderbolt docks, and external drives.

Article Link: Apple Now Selling Thunderbolt 5 Cable for M4 Mac Mini and MacBook Pro
Please tell me they managed to develop the technology to print a neat little “5” on one end of it? That would just be… revolutionary!
 
Is using Apple's new TB 5 cable to connect my base Mac Mini M4 to my Samsung M7 monitor overkill? Will I see any advantages in terms of video quality?
No, not at all. If you want to stick with Apple cables, just buy a 3m TB4 one on Ebay for around the same money! ;-)
 
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