• SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    They compared the $130 TB4 Apple cable to $5 junk cables, but I wish they included some $40-80 competitors in the comparison. How does Anker fare?

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            1 year ago

            I know a shocking number of people who think they’re just as good, and they can’t be convinced otherwise!

            • I generally never believe a product is worth what apple is charging.

              However, I also expect that the spin and salesmanship required to sell a five dollar cable as a 140 dollar cable is beyond even what Apple is willing to do. So I agree 100% it would have been much more interesting to see it compared against say a 40-80 dollar cable.

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            1 year ago

            If he really likes Apple products because they are supposedly superior, why not show that by comparing them to actual Apple competitor products instead of dollar store stuff?

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      1 year ago

      I have a USB-C cable that was around the $40 mark, and it has bulky and robust connectors that likely house some electronics in them. I originally bought it to my mom as a charger/data cable, but she didn’t like it, so I use it to occasionally connect my phone to my monitor. It transfers USB and 2.5K video signal without an issue with superfast charging as a bonus, and also braided. Not sure if it would fare at TB4 speeds.

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    1 year ago

    Does anyone know of a decently priced, fully featured USB C cable that I can just buy a bunch of? I have to keep track of which high speed data cable came with my external SSD, which cable is USB 2.0 only, and which cables support high speed charging which kind of defeats the “one cable to rule them all” point of USB C

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    1 year ago

    …this cable accumulated 29 one-star reviews on Amazon and was discontinued the day after we bought it.

    “Yes! Somebody real bought it! Quickly pull everything before they sue us.” 😅

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    1 year ago

    I feel like cable type really doesn’t matter for me since USB-C is mostly gonna be used to charge, and data transfer is something I hand off to WiFi or Bluetooth. That said, I don’t buy cheap ass cables for a reason. But I also don’t spend a small fortune either.

    This article feels like an ad for Apple cables, Amazon Basics cables, and an expensive ass CT scanner I’ll never need and hope to god they’re giving those employees dosimeters.