question about cables

[mrgreeneyes]

hello,

i have a few question regarding usb cables for external hard drives.

i bought a Sandisk SSD drive and it came with a USB A to USB C cable.
my macbook air only has USB C ports, without using a hub or adapter, could i just swap out the cable for a USB c to USB c?

and the same question is for my other external drives, that are Micro usb b to USB A
can i. swap from for micro usb b to usb c?

thanks,

 

[Basic75]

Yes.

 

[misterlwc]

Yes absolutely, if your SSD has a USB-C Port you can just use a USB-C to USB-C cable to connect to your MacBook, even an Apple USB-C charge cable should work. The cable you use may affect the transfer speed of your data, depending on SSD operating speeds. Yeah you can use a Micro USB-B to USB-C cable as well.

 

[dwig]

Yes, but...

... You need to make sure that the USB-C<>USB-C cable supports USB3 data speeds, preferably USB3.2gen2 speeds (10Gbps). Many cables are optimized for charging and only support USB2 speeds.

Also, the USB-microB can be either the USB2 version or the USB3 version (wider). The USB2 cable will fit a USB3 device but will only perform at the slower USB2 speeds. The USB3 version will not fit a USB2 device. Most recent storage devices that use USB-microB connects use the USB3 version.

Either way, a proper cable is a better option than adding an adapter to the existing cables, fewer connections to fail.

 

[Fishrrman]

Pay attention to dwig's reply above.

You need a "high-speed, charging" USBc-to-USBc cable to be sure you get the full speeds between the Mac and the SSD.

Get one that's about 3' long. Not "too short"...