Apple 60W USB-C Woven Charge Cable (1 m): No E-Marker, By Design

Apple's 1 m 60W woven USB-C cable has no e-marker chip, so every charger treats it as a 3A cable. That's correct for a 60W cable, and it's why it caps a bigger adapter at 60W.

Power 60W

Apple 60W USB-C Woven Charge Cable, white, laid out on a desk, with grey marks worn into the woven sleeve.

This is Apple’s 1 meter 60W USB-C Woven Charge Cable. It has no e-marker chip, so there’s nothing for a Mac to read. That’s not a flaw. It’s what a 60W cable is supposed to be.

The specs

BrandApple
Power60W - 3A
E-markerNone
Length1 m

USB Connection Information read the cable as: No e-marker read, 3 A.

Why there’s no chip

A USB-C cable only needs an e-marker when it’s rated for high speed or high power. A cable with no chip is allowed to carry 3 amps, which at 20 volts is 60 watts. This cable is rated for exactly 60W, so it has nothing to declare beyond the default. Every charger reads the missing chip the same way: 3 amps, no more. Background in the e-marker guide .

That also means it has no identity to report. Where an e-marked cable names a vendor (Apple, Anker, or sometimes a stranger), this one shows up with no name at all.

Where 60W becomes a ceiling

On a phone or a small adapter, you’ll never notice. On a bigger adapter, the 3 amp default decides the result.

We tested it: an Apple 96W adapter on this cable negotiated 60 W (20 V at 3 A), on the same Mac and port where a 5A cable negotiated 94 W. The adapter wasn’t at fault. It was obeying the cable. See 100W vs 240W cables .

“No e-marker read”

The app says “no e-marker read” rather than “no e-marker” on purpose. A Mac only asks a cable to identify itself when a device is attached through it, so on some charge-only links even an e-marked cable stays silent. For this cable the answer is simple: Apple rates it for 60W, and a 60W cable has no chip to read.

Living with it

The white woven sleeve shows its age. Ours has picked up grey marks along its length, as the photo shows. It doesn’t change anything electrical, but if looks matter, a darker cable hides use better.

Buying one

The Apple 60W USB-C Woven Charge Cable (1 m) is a good cable for phones, iPads and adapters up to 60W. For a laptop adapter above 60W, use a 5A cable such as the Apple 240W USB-C Woven Charge Cable (2 m) .

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