expiredSkillful_Pickle | Staff posted Mar 12, 2024 04:23 PM
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expiredSkillful_Pickle | Staff posted Mar 12, 2024 04:23 PM
LISEN 6.6' USB-C to USB-C 240W Nylon Braid Type C Charging Cable $4 + Free Shipping w/ Prime or $35+
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The cable could be a good deal. But when a product blatantly misleads that a 60 watt cable would charge far slower than this brand's 240W cable - it simply isn't accurate. Any referenced cable (240w rated/100w rated/60w rated) cable would charge an iPad Pro or iPhone at the same speed, assuming the power supply was capable of delivering at least 40 watts. That makes me doubt the rest of the claims of this product.
Ordered one as I need a longer cable for charging my laptop. Hoping this one supports USB 3 data speeds as well. Edit: looks like it may be USB 2.0
The cable could be a good deal. But when a product blatantly misleads that a 60 watt cable would charge far slower than this brand's 240W cable - it simply isn't accurate. Any referenced cable (240w rated/100w rated/60w rated) cable would charge an iPad Pro or iPhone at the same speed, assuming the power supply was capable of delivering at least 40 watts. That makes me doubt the rest of the claims of this product.
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One good thing about them is that they are very flexible and not thick in a way that makes them hard to fold or bend. Whether that's because they are cheaply made or actually a "feature" of these cables I can't say. I have an Anker USB-C to lightning cable and it's a pain in the butt to fold that cable up and travel with. I even noticed the end tip near the lightning part have the internal wiring bulge because of the rigidity of the cable. Ironically, the thicker, rigid cables tend to fray and break apart more easily from my experience.
Overall, I'll say that I wouldn't trust these to use with something that needs 240W, but they seem adequate for my <100W needs. Someone pointed out that a Jsaux cable was capable of 100W as advertised but they produced a current that was not safe, so while these cheap cables are capable of providing advertised power, they might not be meeting proper requirements in other ways. Hopefully someone with more of an electrical background can comment on that.
People have also complained about these Lisen cables not having some kind of strain relief near where the plastic connector part is. I'll be honest, I've never seen a modern cable without one of those. So far I haven't dealt with any fraying, but I have a feeling that this could be a problem down the road.
This seems like an okay deal. Not too long ago 2 of these were going for $5.99 in grey/black so this doesn't seem like the best price for these cables.
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