The check there is "does this A-to-C cable say it's A-to-C, or say it's a 3 amp source". If you use it with an incorrectly designed charger, the charger could get damaged. "Killer" is not really fair, because the only "fry your laptop" situation was an instance of a wiring mistake that could happen on any kind of cable.
cesarb is right, you can represent it as max protocol and max current, and type-A cables have approximately the same setup.
not a property of the cable
> Alt-modes: HDMI, DP, TB3
not a property of the cable
> Chipset features
not a property of the cable
> They're active devices
Only long-length thunderbolt cables are active.
> Benson Leung's spreadsheet of killer cables
The check there is "does this A-to-C cable say it's A-to-C, or say it's a 3 amp source". If you use it with an incorrectly designed charger, the charger could get damaged. "Killer" is not really fair, because the only "fry your laptop" situation was an instance of a wiring mistake that could happen on any kind of cable.
cesarb is right, you can represent it as max protocol and max current, and type-A cables have approximately the same setup.