2-Pack 6.6' Acer 240W USB-C to USB-C Nylon Braided Charging Cable

Raccoonish

Apr 11, 2025 7:39 PM

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I feel like this is a really good price for 240W rated brand name cables. Will try on my new MBPM4

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double_denial

Apr 11, 2025 7:56 PM

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Acer is a well known Taiwanese brand. These cables look like a good deal compared to many other no name Chinese brands.

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a_land

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Prob counterfeit

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Prob counterfeit

Possible but doubtful...these are power only cables as the data transfer is usb 2.0 speeds so probably old inventory as the new cables do video and fast data in addition to high power transfer.

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Raccoonish

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I think you're confusing Acer for Anker.

I'm familiar with Acer. They probably don't manufacture these themselves, but Acer is a reputable company and they stand behind their products.

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Quote from double_denial

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Acer is a well known Taiwanese brand. These cables look like a good deal compared to many other no name Chinese brands.

Well said and true.

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These cable are really thick. Probably not the best to use for travel.

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These cable are really thick. Probably not the best to use for travel.

You may be right. But the longer a cable is and the more wattage it supports, the thicker it has to be. That's just physics. Also, braided cables will almost always be thicker.
The question is what devices are you planning to charge with the cable? If it is just phones, then a 240w cable is overkill. Most modern phones that support fast charging will be fine with a 100w cable. So are laptops actually. The USB-C standard supports up to 100w charging, so a laptop that supports more than 100w charging is likely to use some proprietary charging protocol and will require a proprietary charger and a cable anyways.
With all that being said, 240w cables have very limited use these days. There are simply very few devices that can take advantage of the 240w charging. So if cable thickness is a concern, but you still want to use fast charging, I'd go with a 100w cable instead. I personally use this Anker cable and love it. It is not cheap, but is relatively thin, flexible and very high quality https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093GGNRZM

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armedmetallica

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For those who are downvoting me that's cool.

I never heard of them and on top of it Fake spot still rewarded them a C so buy all you want 👍

Acer computers? They even sell them at Costco, bruh. Been around in America since the 90s.

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dhruva

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Never heard ever that Acer makes USB C cables. Might as well print SONY or LG on those cables🙄

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Quote from double_denial

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You may be right. But the longer a cable is and the more wattage it supports, the thicker it has to be. That's just physics. Also, braided cables will almost always be thicker. The question is what devices are you planning to charge with the cable? If it is just phones, then a 240w cable is overkill. Most modern phones that support fast charging will be fine with a 100w cable. So are laptops actually. The USB-C standard supports up to 100w charging, so a laptop that supports more than 100w charging is likely to use some proprietary charging protocol and will require a proprietary charger and a cable anyways.With all that being said, 240w cables have very limited use these days. There are simply very few devices that can take advantage of the 240w charging. So if cable thickness is a concern, but you still want to use fast charging, I'd go with a 100w cable instead. I personally use this Anker cable and love it. It is not cheap, but is relatively thin, flexible and very high quality https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093GGNRZM

The usb standard does support 240w as of ~2021 when pd 3.1 came out

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double_denial

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Quote from extraj

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The usb standard does support 240w as of ~2021 when pd 3.1 came out

I stand corrected. Thanks for letting me know!

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Wand

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I think you're confusing Acer for Anker.

Anker is just as generic as any other Chinese brand except that they spend a shit ton of money on marketing. I would put more trust in Acer any day over Anker.

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2-Pack 6.6' Acer 240W USB-C to USB-C Nylon Braided Charging Cable

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