Apologies if the wrong community, if there’s a better suited one, please point me to it!
But, I figure we all buy USB-C cables, and being a progressive group of folks maybe someone has a suggestion so I cause slightly less waste pollution and waste? Here’s hoping!
Edit: Allrighty, apparently I’m just rough on all my usb cables OR you have all teamed up to prank me.
I buy Anker cables and they hold up really well to my kid’s cable abuse. They have a braided sheath around them.
I also love my Anker cables. I have cables from them that are like 10 years old and I would still be using them if they were USBC
I bought my kid the magnetic kind where the but stays in your phone and the cable magnetically connects to it and it also rotates and whatnot. Doesn’t charge fast but it’s hella capable of her shit. Last phone port failed because she ripped the cord out all the time but now the important but just stays in the phone.
Ooooooh, this seems like a game changer. Apparently I am a middle aged child when it comes to cord removal.
If you don’t care about fast charge or data transfer they really are. Here’s a link to the ones I bought
Highly recommend if you wear out cables. I’m guilty as well but I use Android Auto for work everyday so these do me no good but help my daughter immensely.
Pretty sure I’ve got Anker cables from when they were the “no name generic” option.
They’re probably the most recommended brand now for all types of cables and battery banks. It’s kind of crazy
Get in the game with inexpensive options, grow the business and reinvest profits to both expand and increase quality. The exact opposite of what we see with large companies once they hit the top of their respective markets.
Their charging and cable products are awesome and still a decent price. That’s not to say Anker is perfect. They straight up lied about their Eufy security cameras. Sending unencrypted streams back to Eufy despite claims of offline local data storage.
I think I’ll try some of these braided cables with the magnetic bit someone was talking about. Thanks!
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Braided cables… swoon
I think the lesson to be learned from these comments is if all of your cords keep breaking, they probably aren’t the problem.
Ha, yeah I just figured phonea came with a shitty usb does that starts getting trickier to charge over months etc.
Anker! They are super good quality and have a phenomenal warranty/replacement program that’s so easy to deal with
Anker. Still have cables I got in 2018. I’m not rough with my stuff though, so take it as you will.
UGreen cables for charging (switched from Anker after Eufy shit)
CablesMatter for everything else (HDMI, Display port, usb for data, etc).
As with anything, you have to take care of it. Cables are fragile. If you’re wadding them up in a ball, letting the cable bend at the connector funny or ripping the cable out, the cable will break eventually. Braided cables are more resistant to abuse, but not invincible.
I like the silicone ones. They’re soft, super flexible and seem to hold up well.
Interesting, I’ll keep those in mind, thanks!
I got some VOLTME cables and a charging brick on aliexpress about 4 years ago that have been sturdy as a rock. They actually deliver 100W according to my laptop’s charging icon.
They’re braided and basically impossible to twist the wrong way. Here they are on amazon if you don’t want to wait the 20-odd days for shipping from China.
https://www.amazon.com/VOLTME-Premium-Charging-MacBook-More-Blue/dp/B0C14CTC6M
I guess it depends on what you mean by “reasonable”. :)
The last batch of cables I bought were a) braided and b) had right angle connectors.
They’ve lasted long enough that I can’t remember when I bought them.
Ha, totally fair. Right angle connector, never thought about that…
I got that Microsoft Nokia Lumia dock back in the days. It came with 2 thunderbolt 3 USB C to USB C cables. I still use them. They are the best cables I ever owned. I love these cables. They are the best cables in the world. They are so good, they make other cables look like waste products. [Trump mode off] they even are bitter coated.
BUT: I’ve also owned iPhones since the X and the very first cable still looks new despite being the only source of internet my gaming PC has.
JSAUX makes the most durable. I have 3 kids that are hard on them. Nothing else has lasted as long as those.
https://www.cablecreation.com/collections/cable
I’ve had a pair of 6ft braided USB-C to USB-C cables from these guys that have lasted me 5+ years of daily use.
One of the 4 connections has gotten a little loose, but other than that they’ve held up great.
I’ve never had an issue with any usb cables I use inside. I have, however, had many problems with USB cables used in my vehicles. It’s got to be something with the extreme heat in the summer.
IKEA cables. Been using the same one for over a decade.
I have usb c cables in daily rotation for years. Usba for a decade or more, I think they’re structural parts of the house now
