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View Quote The regular Apple 2 meter braided ones are fine unless you actually need it for connecting thunderbolt devices. |
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I bought a couple from amazon with a braided jacket and a right-angle connector, the right angle connector makes a huge difference.
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Quoted: It's fun watching you close the loop on exactly why Apple has kept lightening connectors for so long, View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Depends on what you're doing with it. just charging? Want something that lasts? Get something that's braided Charging and syncing data? Get a name brand (Anker, Ugreen, Apple, Belkin). Make sure it's both a "charge" and "sync". if charging a laptop or larger tablet.. you want a cable that says "PD" or Power Delivery. It's fun watching you close the loop on exactly why Apple has kept lightening connectors for so long, as someone said above the best way to make sure is to just get a thunderbolt cable but the average person doesn't need thunderbolt for their daily use.. but unfortunately it's the only way to guarantee that the cable will perform no matter the use. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Apple. All things Apple. Apples are gay. Plus the new ones use......... usb c Which is what the OP was asking for. jK.. think he's confusing USB C. With lightning |
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I use a 90 degree adapter that reduces bending of the cable at the connector.
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Quoted: I bought a couple from amazon with a braided jacket and a right-angle connector, the right angle connector makes a huge difference. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GB6GQV1/ View Quote I'll have to try those. I go through a ridiculous number of cables. Probably due to constant travel, in and out of bags all the time. |
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Anker. Carry spares.
Use something non-metalic and clean your charging port once a week. |
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Buy multiple ankers and leave one plugged in everywhere you intend to charge. If you aren't constantly moving a single one around all the time and manhandling it, they should all last a very long time.
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Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. View Quote $29 isn't that expensive. |
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Given the scenario as described, I would wager that the choice of cable isn't really the issue at hand.
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Quoted: Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. $29 isn't that expensive. Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? |
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Quoted: Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. $29 isn't that expensive. Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? Not having bothered to click the link, refactor the math and include the circuitry that you can't see and the QA/QC resulting in certification. |
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Quoted: Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? View Quote |
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Quoted: I get that put a regular USB C connector should never have 'high torque' View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I use a 90 degree adapter that reduces bending of the cable at the connector. For what scenario? I get that put a regular USB C connector should never have 'high torque' Exactly my point |
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Quoted: Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. $29 isn't that expensive. Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? Show me where you can buy a cable that actually meets that spec for less. |
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Quoted: Magnetic connectors so you're not pulling hard on the cable to unplug it View Quote It also means you aren't putting too much force on the socket; if you have a dog with a Tail of Doom, this can really extend the life of your devices by not breaking the only way to charge them. Also, depending on the cable maker, you can find device-side adapters that will allow Mac, USB micro, and USB c to all charge using one cable. That's nice if you have a mix of devices. (I have a work iPhone and the rest of the household uses Android, for instance.) There are a couple of downsides to the mag connectors. There's no standard, and companies come and go, so it's a crapshoot if they'll be around when you need replacements. It basically is a new cable standard so you can easily wind up going all-in ... which means buying enough new cables to replace everything. When (not if) dirt, lint, etc gets into the adapter the cable can "look" good connection wise, but be charging at low speed or not at all. Cleaning them out can be a pain. Do NOT use these if you have a job or hobby that produces fine iron or steel particles, as they will get picked up by the magnetic tips or ports, and can short things out. The contacts will also wear, so eventually they will die too. In the end, I use them and am a big fan. But there are downsides. |
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Quoted: Show me where you can buy a cable that actually meets that spec for less. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. $29 isn't that expensive. Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? Show me where you can buy a cable that actually meets that spec for less. 240 Watt USB-C cable, $6 https://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un9.html?subj=coupon-un&_bg_fs=1&_p_jump_id=895&_x_vst_scene=adg&goods_id=601099573478516&sku_id=17592440900547&adg_ctx=a-d0647bf6~j-67ac949a~f-46891f97&_x_ads_sub_channel=shopping&_p_rfs=1&_x_ns_prz_type=-1&_x_gmc_catalog=1251695&_x_ns_sku_id=17592440900547&mrk_rec=1&_x_ns_catalog_id=1251695&_x_ads_channel=bing&_x_gmc_account=3544491&_x_ads_creative_id=82944784570519&_x_ns_device=c&_x_ads_account=176148943&_x_ns_match_type=e&_x_ns_msclkid=02a4661a1add156b9974005f9b3a1776&_x_ads_set=520686244&_x_ns_source=s&_x_ads_id=1327112906380941 As to death in house fires - man I tell you, all I do is go from funeral to funeral of all the millions of people dying in related house fires. It's just a constant non-stop, and part of the reason the USA is doing illegal immigration to replace all the dead people from cheap cable fatalities. |
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Quoted: Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? View Quote I'll do you one better. we regularly have 7-10 laptops on the bench at the same time using usb-c power and data cables. we got tired of trying to keep track of which Apple cable was properly rated for 87w, or 96w power adapters (until a year or so ago, they actually had DIFFERENT cables rated for each wattage) so fuck that shit. bought a pile of 18" OWC 100w rated, Thunderbolt 4 rated, cables from macsales.com and have not looked back. no issues. I think we hit 8 in use at one time today. you get what you pay for. you want to charge a phone from a 10w power adapter? hell, a couple trash bag wire ties will probably work. want to do data transfer at tb4 speeds from one Mac to another? you're going to need a better cable. 40gbps. yes, we see those speeds. current Apple USB-C/MagSafe cables are expensive but rated for full power - 140W. we have to have those on hand because we have to test the 16" laptops with full power 140W adapters and cables. there is no way in hell we are going to use a third party cable for high power charging. we have actually seen a laptop destroyed by a third party charger and cable. I personally keep at least 2 nib Apple usb-c to lightning cables at home as well as usb-c charge cables. She Who Is All is hard on equipment. the power adapters seem to be surviving, but the cables are consumables. |
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View Quote I was just at the Navy Exchange {Apple prices aren’t lowered for .mil} and I thought it was like $17.50 but I’ll look again tomorrow when I go to the commissary |
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Quoted: 240 Watt USB-C cable, $6 https://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un9.html?subj=coupon-un&_bg_fs=1&_p_jump_id=895&_x_vst_scene=adg&goods_id=601099573478516&sku_id=17592440900547&adg_ctx=a-d0647bf6~j-67ac949a~f-46891f97&_x_ads_sub_channel=shopping&_p_rfs=1&_x_ns_prz_type=-1&_x_gmc_catalog=1251695&_x_ns_sku_id=17592440900547&mrk_rec=1&_x_ns_catalog_id=1251695&_x_ads_channel=bing&_x_gmc_account=3544491&_x_ads_creative_id=82944784570519&_x_ns_device=c&_x_ads_account=176148943&_x_ns_match_type=e&_x_ns_msclkid=02a4661a1add156b9974005f9b3a1776&_x_ads_set=520686244&_x_ns_source=s&_x_ads_id=1327112906380941 As to death in house fires - man I tell you, all I do is go from funeral to funeral of all the millions of people dying in related house fires. It's just a constant non-stop, and part of the reason the USA is doing illegal immigration to replace all the dead people from cheap cable fatalities. View Quote You know the difference between nominal spec and minimum spec. |
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Apple factory cords seem to last the longest. Wife and kids can kill a lightning cord in days.
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Quoted: I was just at the Navy Exchange {Apple prices aren't lowered for .mil} and I thought it was like $17.50 but I'll look again tomorrow when I go to the commissary View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: I was just at the Navy Exchange {Apple prices aren't lowered for .mil} and I thought it was like $17.50 but I'll look again tomorrow when I go to the commissary don't be fooled by both having the USB C connector.. You want the 240 watt Power Delivery 2M USB C It's possible they might have it at that price, but make sure it's like for like. |
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Quoted: Show me where you can buy a cable that actually meets that spec for less. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Apple makes the most basass USB-C cable available right now. It is not cheap tho. $29 isn't that expensive. Um.. yes. yes it is. It's completely F'ing ridiculous. Let's ponder - what Margin is on that? What is the COGS, behind that cable? What particular raw materials from rare asteroids orbiting Venus, were utilized in this manufacturing process, for this 11-wire data cable? What exotic intelligent microbots were used to gold-weld the palladium platinum gold ingot mass level wire connections used, for this data cable? Show me where you can buy a cable that actually meets that spec for less. Sure Apple makes their product in China and charges a premium to carry the Apple name, but at least you are getting true specs and QC. |
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I only buy Syncwire. An old cellphone of mine (micro usb) would not charge with any other cable. I was ready to take it apart and try to replace the port but tried Syncwire because of the reviews. Got another year out of that phone and it still would charge when I dumped it. First thing I did after getting this phone (USB-C) was to buy a few of their cables. One in each vehicle, home, work, etc.
ETA: currently unavailable. Guessing it's the same as or equivalent to Anker. Attached File |
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Quoted: I only buy Syncwire. An old cellphone of mine (micro usb) would not charge with any other cable. I was ready to take it apart and try to replace the port but tried Syncwire because of the reviews. Got another year out of that phone and it still would charge when I dumped it. First thing I did after getting this phone (USB-C) was to buy a few of their cables. One in each vehicle, home, work, etc. ETA: currently unavailable. Guessing it's the same as or equivalent to Anker. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/182397/1000023259_jpg-3215581.JPG View Quote Buy direct? https://www.syncwire.com/search?q=usb+cable |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I only buy Syncwire. An old cellphone of mine (micro usb) would not charge with any other cable. I was ready to take it apart and try to replace the port but tried Syncwire because of the reviews. Got another year out of that phone and it still would charge when I dumped it. First thing I did after getting this phone (USB-C) was to buy a few of their cables. One in each vehicle, home, work, etc. ETA: currently unavailable. Guessing it's the same as or equivalent to Anker. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/182397/1000023259_jpg-3215581.JPG Buy direct? https://www.syncwire.com/search?q=usb+cable Good to know. Thanks. Just got done writing a post about how good they are and went to post a link only to fail. Glad they're still making them. |
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Quoted: Make sure you're looking at the correct cable. don't be fooled by both having the USB C connector.. You want the 240 watt Power Delivery 2M USB C It's possible they might have it at that price, but make sure it's like for like. View Quote @right_rudder So I didn’t have time before to look at what I bought but i checked today and it’s not the 240. I’ll check 240 pricing at NEX next time out of curiosity to see the difference and I realized the $17.50 is for a Apple lightening cable not C to C Attached File |
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I've found a lot depends on cleaning the lint out of the socket.
Kharn |
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Quoted: 240 Watt USB-C cable, $6 https://www.temu.com/ul/kuiper/un9.html?subj=coupon-un&_bg_fs=1&_p_jump_id=895&_x_vst_scene=adg&goods_id=601099573478516&sku_id=17592440900547&adg_ctx=a-d0647bf6~j-67ac949a~f-46891f97&_x_ads_sub_channel=shopping&_p_rfs=1&_x_ns_prz_type=-1&_x_gmc_catalog=1251695&_x_ns_sku_id=17592440900547&mrk_rec=1&_x_ns_catalog_id=1251695&_x_ads_channel=bing&_x_gmc_account=3544491&_x_ads_creative_id=82944784570519&_x_ns_device=c&_x_ads_account=176148943&_x_ns_match_type=e&_x_ns_msclkid=02a4661a1add156b9974005f9b3a1776&_x_ads_set=520686244&_x_ns_source=s&_x_ads_id=1327112906380941 As to death in house fires - man I tell you, all I do is go from funeral to funeral of all the millions of people dying in related house fires. It's just a constant non-stop, and part of the reason the USA is doing illegal immigration to replace all the dead people from cheap cable fatalities. View Quote It's worth consideration even if it's not common. More importantly, like I said, you buy that cheap ching ching chong bullshit, and it breaks quickly. It's worth it to pay more up front for something that'll last. Given that you consider Temu to be a viable shopping option to begin with though, we're probably going to fundamentally disagree on this. |
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Quoted: @right_rudder So I didn't have time before to look at what I bought but i checked today and it's not the 240. I'll check 240 pricing at NEX next time out of curiosity to see the difference and I realized the $17.50 is for a Apple lightening cable not C to C https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/IMG_4266_jpeg-3215752.JPG View Quote This will work just fine for everything up to the MacBook Air. Honestly, Apple doesn't make a product that uses 240w PD. For anything you're likely to use it for right now this is fine. It may even be OK for the lower end 14" MBP |
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Quoted: The dollar tree cables work great until they don't Order off ebay. View Quote Last USB-C cables I bought from this seller. About $3/each. They're better quality than the Dollar Store brands. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203870438011 USB cables are a commodity in the Lurch household. When the kids destroy one, I pull a new one out of the drawer, and we're ready to go. |
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