Why I’m picking up these bargain-priced $7 240W USB-C cables during Cyber Monday

Stock up on cables with this Cyber Monday deal on Cable Matters 2-pack of its 6-foot Extreme Flexible 240W USB-C cable in white for only $7 at Amazon. One thing you can never have too many of are quality USB-C cables. 

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When I say quality USB-C cables, I don’t just mean the garden-variety USB-C cables that come with even the cheapest peripheral you may buy. I’m talking about the cables that are designed and certified to handle the higher power needs of charging USB-C gaming laptops, for example. Such cables are more specialized and less likely to be available at the corner drugstore’s tech aisle. 

And that’s why this deal is such a game changer and one that I’ve already jumped on. Similar cables can cost more than twice this price. At this price, you can snag more than one package so you can keep an extra cable stashed in your laptop case, carry-on suitcase, at the office. This way, you’ll never be caught flat-footed without the right charging cable to power your laptop.

This USB-C to USB-C cable can connect your laptop to any USB-C power source, but you’ll need a USB-C power source like a power bank or dock that can handle 240W to get the maximum power benefit for your laptop (like an Apple MacBook, Microsoft Surface, or various models from Dell and Lenovo) or other higher-power device (like a Nintendo Switch or a drone). Even so, these cables work just fine for charging fast-charging lower-wattage devices like phones and tablets. That’s the beauty of USB-C’s one port to rule them all.

I love how these cables are clearly marked as 240W on the cable jacket itself. This imprint provides clarity, and it means I wont’ confuse this specialty cable with a less capable alternative lying around (because who doesn’t have random USB-C cables everywhere?).

As the name implies, this cable has a flexible design that Cable Matters says has a 15,000+ bend lifetime. If you do have a problem down the road, buy with confidence since Massachusetts-based Cable Matters provides a lifetime warranty on this cable. 

The Extreme Flexible 240W USB-C high-speed charging cable works with Thunderbolt 5/4/3, USB4, and USB-C ports. It also supports USB PD 3.1 Extended Power Range (EPR) with power delivery at 28V/140W, 36V/180W, and 48V/240W. 

This cable excels at fast-charging, but its data transfers speed is stuck at 480Mbps. If you want a cable capable of high-speed data transfers, look at this Cable Matters USB-IF-certified 20Gbps USB-C cable on sale for $14 (a 20% savings) or this Intel-certified Thunderbolt 4 100W 40Gbps USB-C cable on sale for $48 (also a 20% savings).

Anyone who has a laptop that charges via USB-C should snag this $7 deal on the Cable Matters 2-pack Extreme Flexible 240W USB-C Charging cable while it lasts during Amazon’s Cyber Monday sales.