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Decent cheap(er) USB leads?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1470554" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>I've gone through probably 30 or more of those cables in the last 6 years. imho, Apple cables are not worth their price as they don't last any longer than anyone else's cables.</p><p></p><p>What I have found for longest lasting and best chance of success with brand new cables - look at the ratings.</p><p></p><p>Pretty much all the cheapest cables are going to have 1:1 ratios of 5 star to 1 star ratings - like the ones in your link - don't buy those - they are junk.</p><p></p><p>Look for the little more expensive, but still cheap - perhaps <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HPT7I0/" target="_blank">these</a> - with a minimum 4:1 ratio. </p><p></p><p>But, <strong>look at the ratings</strong>. Just because they are more expensive, doesn't mean they'll be any better.</p><p></p><p>In my experience, 1/3 to 1/2 of the $1 cables here in the U.S. don't work from day 1 or fail almost immediately afterward. You'll be purchasing new cables 2-3 times a year even if you buy them 2 at a time. Follow the ratings numbers and you should find that reduced to once every year or two.</p><p></p><p>And don't buy 1 cable at a time. Get em 2 at a time minimum and order more when you open your last one. I order em 3-4 at a time, although I have 6 locations where I charge and keep a minimum of 1 spare at work and at home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1470554, member: 24160"] I've gone through probably 30 or more of those cables in the last 6 years. imho, Apple cables are not worth their price as they don't last any longer than anyone else's cables. What I have found for longest lasting and best chance of success with brand new cables - look at the ratings. Pretty much all the cheapest cables are going to have 1:1 ratios of 5 star to 1 star ratings - like the ones in your link - don't buy those - they are junk. Look for the little more expensive, but still cheap - perhaps [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HPT7I0/"]these[/URL] - with a minimum 4:1 ratio. But, [B]look at the ratings[/B]. Just because they are more expensive, doesn't mean they'll be any better. In my experience, 1/3 to 1/2 of the $1 cables here in the U.S. don't work from day 1 or fail almost immediately afterward. You'll be purchasing new cables 2-3 times a year even if you buy them 2 at a time. Follow the ratings numbers and you should find that reduced to once every year or two. And don't buy 1 cable at a time. Get em 2 at a time minimum and order more when you open your last one. I order em 3-4 at a time, although I have 6 locations where I charge and keep a minimum of 1 spare at work and at home. [/QUOTE]
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