Buying an expensive, “fast” USB cable only to find that it chugs along like a steam train when transferring data can be ...

Here's why that's a good thing—even if not every USB-C port is created equal. I’m the deputy managing editor of the hardware team at PCMag.com. Reading this during the day? Then you've caught ...

but rather more of a measurement of what the cable is capable of in the port you put it in. That’s enough, though, to help you glean how your USB cable is likely to perform in other ports of the ...