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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
These are the cables I use. I've had them about 4 months and have had no issues with them. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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I like Anker braided as well but I have also had really good luck with the Amazon basics | |||
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Paracable - been using them for years and never had an issue, and I'm tough on these. https://paracable.com/ | |||
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| Life's too short to live by the rules |
We use the Anker ones for our iPads in the ambulance and they seem to be holding up well. I even ordered one for personal use and it's holding up well. I like it so far. You could also look at Monoprice (www.monoprice.com). I've had good luck with their cables and chargers. | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
I buy Anker cords. I only went for one of the expensive, braided-jacket ones once, for in my truck, because... well, because  So far neither my wife nor I have had a single charging cord, USB or Lightning, go bad. (KOW) "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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My cat chews mine. He prefers thicker white cables. | |||
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I run trains! |
I know I'm only a sample of one, but since switching to iPhone in 2010 I can't think of a single cable that has ever broken or stopped working in our house. Guess we're just not as hard on them. Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. Complacency sucks… | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time  |
An easy way to help avoid this is to wrap the spring from a click pen around both ends. Some springs fit very snugly and might require looking for a larger spring. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
I'll have to remember this. Great tip. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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I've got a couple Native Union cords that are a good few years old and still work great. They're pricey but they seem to hold up well. | |||
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| It was not evil that made me dangerous. It was love. |
Here’s another vote for Anker. I use their car chargers as well. Got the five port charger for family trips. For God and Country, Shannon | |||
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I used a long Anker braided cord. Over time the end cracked I imagine because of the weight of the cord. Anker has a great warrant. They replaced it. I used the reciept from Amazon, a picture of the cracked end and a picture of the serial number tag attached to the cord. They replaced it with no questions. | |||
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Thought I read that Apple reformulated the plastic to be more eco-friendly. | |||
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I’ve got a braided BYZ cable that works great and seems very well constructed. SJS | |||
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| Good enough is neither good, nor enough |
Anker Braided. There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. | |||
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| That rug really tied the room together.  |
Amazon basics has been a good cord. Ive tried several Ankers and they crap out at the same failure rate or quicker than OEM apple cords in my experience. The Amazon basics cords seem to last about twice as long. ______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow | |||
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Resurrecting this cause relevant: $8 Aker Cord. https://kinjadeals.theinventor...hare&ks=nativestream Train how you intend to Fight Remember - Training is not sparring. Sparring is not fighting. Fighting is not combat. | |||
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Anker cables are marginally better than others. I have about 15 dead Anker cables in a box. They feel nice and heavy duty with the braid and thicker jacket but that is not where they fail. Same thing with Amazon basics cables. Now, I just wait for a deal to pop up on Amazon and I buy 3 cables for $11. | |||
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Too clever by half |
I ordered a pair of heavy duty rubber/vinyl jacketed Ankers, and one failed within a week. I had an identical warranty process and replacement experience, and both have been working perfectly since. So, if they replace them if they fail, why pay 3 times the cost for the braided cords? "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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| Ice age heat wave, cant complain.  |
I've had good luck with Apple cords and Belkins. The off brand cords died significantly sooner but were 1/3 the price. NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. | |||
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