I’ve been using magnetic breakaway cables to protect my USB-C ports for years. Now they come with a built-in power meter.
This two-pack of USB-C magnetic breakaway connecters is available on Amazon for $20 with a 30% off coupon.
They can handle 240W of power, up to 40Gbps data throughput, and video up to 8K at 60Hz.
The breakaway connectors can be easy to lose track of.
I’ve been a big fan of USB-C magnetic breakaway connectors for many years now. I first found them after Apple replaced its own MagSafe ports with USB-C on MacBooks, and found them handy to prevent port damage in the event of a cable being yanked. That was several years ago, and I’ve been using them ever since.
The initial ones were rather basic, but since then, these handy little devices have seen various improvements, from different angles to ones that swivel.
