If you’ve built any kind of serious Mac setup—especially around a Mac Studio or MacBook Pro—you’ve probably hit the same snag: the fastest gear is easy to buy, but it’s not always easy to place.
Your Thunderbolt dock might belong under the desk. Your external SSD might live on a shelf. Your storage stack could be tucked behind a display. And the moment you try to stretch the distance between your Mac and your peripherals, cable choices suddenly get… complicated.
That’s why OWC just announced a fully certified 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) cable—a longer, workstation-friendly cable designed for Mac users who need max speed, display performance, and power delivery without rearranging their entire desk.
Why 2 meters matters
A 2-meter cable gives you enough reach and flexibility to enable just about any workstation or desk setup that you can imagine:
- Put your dock or RAID where it belongs (not where a short cable forces it to go)
- Route cables behind displays or through a sit/stand desk channel
- Keep your MacBook on a stand while your high-speed gear sits off to the side
And we’re not treating 2 meters like a “nice-to-have” length. This cable is engineered specifically for long-run performance, with signal amplification, precision shielding, and end-to-end signal integrity—so you’re not trading flexibility for flaky connections or reduced bandwidth.
Fully certified Thunderbolt 5 performance (not “close enough”)
OWC’s new 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable is certified by Thunderbolt and multiple independent testing labs for full Thunderbolt 5 spec compliance.
Here’s what that means in practical terms:
- Up to 80 Gb/s bi-directional data performance
- Up to 120 Gb/s video stream performance for multi-display, high-bandwidth workflows
- Up to 240W power delivery
- Support for up to three 8K displays
- Compatibility with Thunderbolt 5/4/3, USB4, and USB-C devices
In other words: it’s built to be the cable you can grab without second-guessing.
A great match for the latest Macs (and still backwards compatible)
Thunderbolt 5 is unlocking new capabilities for the latest high-end Macs like M4 Pro and M4 Max Mac mini, Mac Studio, and MacBook Pro models. We designed this cable to deliver full Thunderbolt 5 performance while remaining backwards compatible with existing Thunderbolt and USB-C gear.
This cable delivers full Thunderbolt 5 performance at extended length with no compromises, plus the flexibility to connect devices where you need them while maintaining the reliability Thunderbolt is known for.
Part of OWC’s growing Thunderbolt 5 cable lineup
This 2-meter cable joins OWC’s existing Thunderbolt 5 cable lengths—0.3m, 0.8m, and 1m—so you can cable your whole setup appropriately rather than forcing every connection to be the same length. Check out all our Thunderbolt 5 cable options here.
Price and availability
The OWC 2-meter Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) cable is $79.99, available for pre-order now on OWC.com, with an expected ship date in early January.
And if you’re watching Thunderbolt 5 closely, this cable will be part of the company’s Thunderbolt 5 storage and connectivity solutions shown during CES week at Pepcom’s Digital Experience (January 5) and ShowStoppers @ CES (January 6).
