The Capsule Plus provides high-speed USB charging for laptops and other devices; making it ideal for office and homeworking. There is a Type A and Type C twin USB port to ensure a variety of devices can be connected. There is a similar question ( Is it possible to connect two PCs via USB C?) but the answers there are a bit speculative. This is an example:

The main difference between versions is the shape, as the rounding has been altered due to the increase of the number of pins; allowing a faster data transfer. You’d think you could tell whether a cable is USB-C 2.0 cable by looking at the wires in the connector but that’s not the case. Some cables use connectors with pins that aren’t hooked up to anything.

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If you are interested in charging USB devices in your business, shop the entire workstation power range at CMD here. What are the different types of USB cables? Both USB-A and USB-B have micro versions. Micro USB is a very common USB connector you will find in many smartphones these days. However, with the advent of USB Type C, Micro USBs are slowly getting phased out in newer models of high-end smartphones. But Micro USB is still widely used in budget smartphones and other electronic devices worldwide. Lightning Cable USB-B port isn’t as wide as a USB A port, and it also has a tiny rectangular hole in the middle. It is usually not used on modern computers. But it is commonly found on printers, routers, and scanners. USB-C It is possible to transfer data by USB A-to-A, C-to-A, or C-to-C, using the USB 3.x protocol. The process is a pain in the ass and only documented for use by kernel and driver developers, not even the typical software developer is expected to have to do this. If the USB-C ports in question support Thunderbolt then that's a different question, connecting computers by Thunderbolt will create an Ethernet-like network connection which makes the process trivial for all but the newbiest of newbs. With these cables, the type is whichever end of the cable isn’t the standard USB Type-A connector. So, for example, a cable with both a USB Type-A and a Type-C connector is a USB Type-C cable.

If the cable has a Type-A connector at one end (as in the above image), that will usually be the first type. The second will be the shape of connector that will plug into your device.The USB-C, USB-B, and USB-A differences are most obvious in their physical form, but the distinctions run much deeper. USB-C is a more versatile and powerful standard and is set to be the main connector for years to come. However, the range of USB connectors leads to possible confusion. Except for data transmission, USB’s charging capability mean that it can also be used solely for charging. USB-C port has a flatter and smaller male port. The hole in the middle of the port where the small connector pins will fit into is a small and flat oval hole. It is the new standard for replacing USB-A and USB-B, and it is designed better for thinner devices, like MacBook, iMac, and mobile phones. USB Mini

Use USB-C/USB-C cable. But it also requires for at least one port to be DRD (Dual-role-Data) port. It is part of the USB-C standard already, so basically, it depends on the actual, physical build of the port(s) you have in your laptop(s). Had one of your computers be a Mac of newer design, answer would be yes, as Apple makes all it's USB-C ports as DRD for a few years now. In practical terms I'd plug both computers together with Gbit Ethernet and transfer data between them using the existing networking software. The minimum hardware requirement (for those living on a desert island), is one cross-over Ethernet cable. If you have a computer with no wired Ethernet port, get a USB3 (or USB2) Ethernet "dongle", or use wireless through your router. Wireless is pretty fast these days if you put the wireless computer close to a sufficiently capable router.

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So, it is possible to connect two computers by USB for file transfer but so far this is left in the realm of low level programmers. There's work arounds for us mere mortals but none are exactly pretty, or fast. They are not difficult, just not ideal as they involve extra hardware and slow down the connection with this same hardware that would not have to be there if someone wrote software to make this easier.