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Review on πŸ”Œ 6 Feet Cable Matters USB C to RJ45 Console Cable for Windows and MacBook Pro – Compatible Cisco Console Cable, Rollover Cable with FTDI by Drew Springer

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Will NOT work on the new Macbook Pro

One of the worst installation instructions (for Mac) I can come up with and after following the instructions closely it doesn't work! Cable Matters is a good company. But the FDTI chipset is, in my opinion, a colossal POS of the first order, and that is what this cable is based on. I spent about four hours trying to do this and it just didn't work. Then I took my old Cisco cable and USB to serial cable, launched Iterm2, added the USB Type A to Type C adapter, followed some basic instructions and boom, it works. So it CAN be done because I did it! But not with an FTDI chip and instructions, that's for sure, not on my MacBook Pro. Junk (largely due to the FTDI chip and drivers)

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  • Cables and Connections
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  • Faulty