• 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

          To me it is, could just be the guy who wrote it really likes Apple though. Who actually thought the 3 dollar cables were the same as the 140 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 know a shocking number of people who think they’re just as good, and they can’t be convinced otherwise!

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              1 year ago

              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

      Yeah but honestly, it’s only the very worst cable that the Apple one truly looks good in comparison to. For the other ones, it’s better, yeah. Sure. 5-10 bucks better. Not 110+ better.

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      1 year ago

      Anecdotally, I personally love Anker stuff and exclusively buy cables and chargers from them.

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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

      Kind of curious about the Cablematters TB4 cable also as it seems to be of comparable quality to the Apple cable.