<ul><li>USB-C cables can be used for a variety of high-speed electronic communications.</li><li>USB-C to USB-C cables have five conductors and can handle a maximum of 60W.</li><li>USB-C to USB-C cables that claim less than 60W are probably lying.</li><li>USB-C cables contain an extra wire compared to previous USB standards.</li><li>USB-C cables can handle a fair bit more power than previous USB standards.</li><li>Rotating USB-C cables is not easy and may not work with all types of signals.</li><li>Only one USB2 pair is actually connected at the USB-C cable end.</li><li>Using two USB2-grade 2:1 muxes can get two extra differential signals out of a fully-compliant USB socket.</li><li>USB-C cables are not standards-compliant if used for arbitrary voltages over 25V.</li><li>USB-C cables contain IC's in each plug - emarker chips and signal re-drivers, that need to be powered correctly.</li></ul>

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