Lightning Cables, Micro-USB, Wall Chargers, Aux. Cords - Who Makes The Good Ones

[AmuseMe]

I'm getting tired of all my cheap off brand cables flaking out on me. Wondering who everyone goes to for quality cables. I had Anker before and lost the cable but was quite happy with it. Just wondering what other recommendations the community has.

 

[sswilson]

Heh.... legit question, and one that I hope you'll get valid answers to from long term members, but OTOH you just set up every possible keyword for the army of overseas spammers who're right now zeroing in on HWC with "suggestions" on where you might get some of these things really cheaply....

 

[Lpfan4ever]

My AmazonBasics cables have done me well. I also have a few Anker Micro USB to USB C adapters that have held up well. Typically I stick to Amazon and their Prime offerings and don't have any issues.

 

[lowfat]

Wall chargers I generally buy Aukey, which I am pretty sure has the same OEM as Anker. They fake their ETL certifications though.

For cables I buy these. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Coo...lgo_pvid=a5cc95d6-971a-441c-b90e-7731dd8562a5

Yes they will break so I buy a bunch extra.

 

[AmuseMe]

Is there a general rule about wire awg vs length? Or is there no apparent loss for these kind of cables. I'm talking 10-12ft

 

[zoob]

AmazonBasics for iPhone cables (occasionally there are 20% promos for AmazonBasics items)
Aukey for their wall chargers, even if they have fake cert logos on them.

Order everything off Amazon.ca

For really long cables I use Monoprice but they will cost more due to cross border shipping/taxes.

 

[Inik]

If you ever need USB-C stuff, a google engineer is doing reviews. https://plus.google.com/collection/s0Inv

 

[dustin1706]

Bought a bunch of 6' braided Anker micro-usb and lightning cables from Amazon maybe 2 years ago. I will absolutely never go back to the cheapies. Usually run $11 a piece. I like their 12w dual port charger too.

I did drop my note II plugged in and it landed with the phone vertical, connector down. Bent the micro-usb connector a bit, but still good. More than can be said for the factory cable.