CES 2026: OWC Launches 2-Meter Thunderbolt 5 Cable for Macs

[MacRumors]

OWC today announced the launch of a fully certified 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, which OWC says is the longest Thunderbolt 5 cable available for Macs and PCs.

The cable has been certified by Thunderbolt and independent testing labs, and it meets the full Thunderbolt 5 specification. It offers up to 80Gb/s bi-directional data performance, up to 120Gb/s video streaming performance for multiple displays, and 240W power delivery.

The 2-meter cable is priced at $80, and it joins OWC's other Thunderbolt 5 cables in 0.3m, 0.8m, and 1m lengths. It is available from the OWC website.

At CES, OWC is also debuting an 8TB Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD that supports transfer speeds of up to 6000MB/s, and a capacity expansion for the ThunderBlade X12 RAID SSD. It now supports up to 12 16TB SSDs for up to 192TB of storage, double the prior limit.

Article Link: CES 2026: OWC Launches 2-Meter Thunderbolt 5 Cable for Macs

 

[segfaultdotorg]

This isn’t new? I have a 240w charging cable that’s ten feet long, but I’m not sure which version of ThunderButt it supports.

 

[warriors2017]

Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable (100W) $129:

<https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mw5j3am/a/thunderbolt-4-usb‑c-pro-cable-18-m>

 

[Hajj.david]

This isn’t new? I have a 240w charging cable that’s ten feet long, but I’m not sure which version of ThunderButt it supports.

Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable (100W) $129:

<https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mw5j3am/a/thunderbolt-4-usb‑c-pro-cable-18-m>

Literally didn't even read the first sentence of the article...

 

[Madonepro]

It pays to read all of an article/post, as if you had, you'd note that this is a 240W Thunderbolt 5 Cable.

 

[neuropsychguy]

This isn’t new? I have a 240w charging cable that’s ten feet long, but I’m not sure which version of ThunderButt it supports.

There are plenty of cables that will support that charging rate that are not Thunderbolt. They support Power Delivery 3.1 and are likely only capable of USB 2.0 data speeds.

Cables are terribly confusing, especially with USB C connectors on all of them.

 

[NewOldStock]

[Intel Certified] Thunderbolt 5 Cable

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[Intel Certified] 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 Cable with up to 120Gbps Bandwidth Boost and 240W Charging in Black - 1m / 3.3ft​

Product ID: 107062-BLK-1m

Price: $32.99 In stock

 

[Hajj.david]

[Intel Certified] Thunderbolt 5 Cable

The groundbreaking Thunderbolt 5 cable delivers significant improvements in connectivity speed and bandwidth. Do more than ever before with Thunderbolt 5; This Thunderbolt cable offers an unparalleled 80Gbps of bi-directional and 120Gbps unidirectional data transfer for even the most data-heavy...

www.cablematters.com

[Intel Certified] 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 Cable with up to 120Gbps Bandwidth Boost and 240W Charging in Black - 1m / 3.3ft​

Product ID: 107062-BLK-1m

Price: $32.99 In stock

Now we have people who can't/refuse to even read the titles. How is this not a bannable offense?

 

[JPack]

It pays to read all of an article/post, as if you had, you'd note that this is a 240W Thunderbolt 5 Cable.

A lot of laypeople think Thunderbolt = USB-C.

Even if they read it, they never understood it.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Like if somebody really needed 100gb/s

 

[jmonster]

Like if somebody really needed 100gb/s

56kbps is all anyone needs

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Literally didn't even read the first sentence of the article...

This isn't some hard hitting article in The Atlantic, it's a typical puff piece from MacRumours. We don't need to read an article, skimming headlines is more than sufficient.

 

[ThomasJL]

Meanwhile, Tim Cook is too greedy to put Thunderbolt 5 on iPhones and is still using very slow and very outdated USB 3 speeds (equivalent to very slow Thunderbolt 1 speeds ) on the iPhone 17 Pro, and extremely slow and extremely outdated USB 2 on the iPhone 17. See the thread in the link below for a detailed discussion on that topic:

Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.

Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[Killa78]

OWC today announced the launch of a fully certified 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, which OWC says is the longest Thunderbolt 5 cable available for Macs and PCs.

The cable has been certified by Thunderbolt and independent testing labs, and it meets the full Thunderbolt 5 specification. It offers up to 80Gb/s bi-directional data performance, up to 120Gb/s video streaming performance for multiple displays, and 240W power delivery.

The 2-meter cable is priced at $80, and it joins OWC's other Thunderbolt 5 cables in 0.3m, 0.8m, and 1m lengths. It is available from the OWC website.

At CES, OWC is also debuting an 8TB Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD that supports transfer speeds of up to 6000MB/s, and a capacity expansion for the ThunderBlade X12 RAID SSD. It now supports up to 12 16TB SSDs for up to 192TB of storage, double the prior limit.

Article Link: CES 2026: OWC Launches 2-Meter Thunderbolt 5 Cable for Macs

I'm not sure why anyone needs a 2 metre thunderbolt cable. Anyone want to jump in?

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Meanwhile, Tim Cook is too greedy to put Thunderbolt 5 on iPhones and is still using very slow and very outdated USB 3 speeds (equivalent to very slow Thunderbolt 1 speeds ) on the iPhone 17 Pro, and extremely slow and extremely outdated USB 2 on the iPhone 17. See the thread in the link below for a detailed discussion on that topic:

Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.

Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...

forums.macrumors.com

They should have continued to develop the Lightning connector! SAD!

 

[Hajj.david]

This isn't some hard hitting article in The Atlantic, it's a typical puff piece from MacRumours. We don't need to read an article, skimming headlines is more than sufficient.

Your post strongly proves otherwise.

Meanwhile, Tim Cook is too greedy to put Thunderbolt 5 on iPhones and is still using very slow and very outdated USB 3 speeds (equivalent to very slow Thunderbolt 1 speeds ) on the iPhone 17 Pro, and extremely slow and extremely outdated USB 2 on the iPhone 17. See the thread in the link below for a detailed discussion on that topic:

Will iPhone 14 be USB 2.0? Probably, since Cook is mediocre.

Apple computers have had USB 3.0 since mid-2012. That is 10 years ago. Despite that, Tim Cook, being the mediocre beancounter MBA suit that he is, has still not done anything to upgrade the connectivity on the latest iPhones. The latest iPhones use the same USB 2.0 connectivity that shipped with...

forums.macrumors.com

I dont think there is a single phone on the market that supports Thunderbolt anything. Samsungs other flagships supports also USB 3 speeds. Thunderbolt requires extra power hungry components. Including PCI-E lanes, a processor with a thunderbolt chip etc.

I'm not sure why anyone needs a 2 metre thunderbolt cable. Anyone want to jump in?

Very helpful if you have servers in a rack. For extra security most of our servers arent even connected to the network, we internally connect using thunderbolt. In our case thunderbolt 4 is more than enough since we arent transferring a ton of data. But my buddy who is a film editor/ creator and also uses servers in a rack would love this.

 

[dredlew]

I'm not sure why anyone needs a 2 metre thunderbolt cable. Anyone want to jump in?

- To position your device further away, on the other side of desk
- Maybe your device has an annoying fan noise, and you want to put it into a desk drawer to minimize the noise
- Maybe you have a standup desk, but want the device sitting on the desk drawer. That way you can move the desk up and down while the device remains static.
- etc.

 

[P-DogNC]

This isn’t new? I have a 240w charging cable that’s ten feet long, but I’m not sure which version of ThunderButt it supports.

Oh, for crying out loud! Just read the freaking title of the article!

 

[dredlew]

At CES, OWC is also debuting an 8TB Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD that supports transfer speeds of up to 6000MB/s, and a capacity expansion for the ThunderBlade X12 RAID SSD. It now supports up to 12 16TB SSDs for up to 192TB of storage, double the prior limit.

About those 16TB SSDs… who sells those and at what cost? Not that they would be particularly affordable during the current memory crisis, but so far, I haven’t seen any of the well known manufacturers offer the 16TB blades.

Even OWC doesn’t have them (yet). The 192TB version will only be available mid 2026. I hope the blades will become available separately, without the enclosure.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Oh, for crying out loud! Just read the freaking article title!

What's a "title?"

 

[SFjohn]

What's a "title?"

CES 2026: OWC Launches 2-Meter Thunderbolt 5 Cable for Macs​

 

[Capeto]

Hi everyone, I will not bother reading the article. Instead, I will simply state confusion as to why this product exists when my iPhone came with a 3-feet USB-C cable with USB 2 speeds.

 

[Hank001]

This isn’t new? I have a 240w charging cable that’s ten feet long, but I’m not sure which version of ThunderButt it supports.

If you don't know the TB version number, why post info that no one can compare?

 

[svish]

Good to see a longer cable. Price seems to be ok. Might consider buying it sometime in the future.

 

[lilkwarrior]

There are plenty of cables that will support that charging rate that are not Thunderbolt. They support Power Delivery 3.1 and are likely only capable of USB 2.0 data speeds.

Cables are terribly confusing, especially with USB C connectors on all of them.

Not if you use Thunderbolt 5 vs. USB-IF USB 3/4 cables by design