(Upvoted you for making good, smart conversation :))

That cable looks great, and the stylized 60W is really nice. It’s still a stylistic choice that affects the aesthetics of the cable, and wouldn’t fit every design.

I can’t imagine fitting all of that text and still looking attractive:

USB4-G3 TBT4

40Gbps [10-20ns]

20V/5A

Do you mean printed on the outside metal bit of the connector? I can think of a few issues with that, but you’re right, it might be an option.

If you mean and other part of the cable, then it’s still going to ruin the aesthetic.

The potential issues:

• Durability of the printed text
• Legibility
• The process for printing on metal might be expensive? Would have to check. Cables are supposed to be inexpensive to produce.
• Nitpicky but: the text printed on the connector head might still ruin the aesthetics in promotional material.

Because it ruins the beautiful cable design!

Honestly I’m half mocking it but I also think it’s true. I genuinely enjoy having a pretty cable, and having text printed on it like they do on CAT cables would make it uglier. It’s a legitimate reason.

I think marked USB cables should be available, and I’d like to have some marked and some not in my collection. It’s definitely not cool that basically none are marked today.

Edit: genuinely didn’t expect to be downvoted for this. Could anyone explain why the downvote? Do you just not think electronics should be pretty?

Take this with a grain of salt.

I think if your device has the right hardware and the right application with the right low-level access, it can tell you most of these things. But a dedicated tester can tell you more.