Woot! has
1m Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable (Bulk Packaging, various quantity) on sale from $21.99 - $5 with coupon code
APPLEFIVE at checkout =
from $16.99.
Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must log in with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
- Note: According to Woot, these products are brand new and arrive to Woot directly from Apple, but will arrive in a polybag or plain brown box.
Available options (After Coupon):
- 2 Chargers $16.99
- 3 Chargers $24.99
Thanks to Community Member
pennysave for sharing this deal.
About this product:- Durable, woven cable with fast-charging capabilities for select Apple Watch models. Simply hold the connector near the back of the watch, where magnets cause it to snap into place automatically.
- Supports fast charging on Apple Watch Series 7 and later and Apple Watch Ultra models. Supports regular charge times on all other models.
- Compatible with all Apple Watch
- USB-C Cable Length: 1m or 3.2 feet
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ā¢Is there a future settlement brewing?
Per Woot...
"Hey, you there! These items ship in bulk packaging. The product is brand new and is sourced directly from Apple, but will arrive in a polybag or plain brown box. Why, you ask? Because these are excess units from the final production run and Apple decided to liquidate them instead of packaging them for Retail sale."
They have been branding "charger for Apple Watch made by a third party" as "Apple Watch Charger" repeatedly. They cannot be trusted.
OWC products have been solid & reliable for many, many years so these should work perfectly without any sort of compatibility issues, albeit at ~2.5 watts (which only matters for series 7 and newer). I'm annoyed that it isn't exactly what I expected to purchase as I explicitly wanted the 2nd gen 4 watt version, but at least it isn't one of the random knockoff charges that only do ~0.5-1 watt, if they work at all. I'm also annoyed that the product pictures were a bit misleading as they appear to show the 2nd gen that has a silver frame around the charger while the 1st gen (and these from OWC) are all white.
Edit: Reduced charge rate only affects series 7 and newer. Email sent to customer service outlining the misleading and incorrect product description.
Edit-2: OWC list all of their Apple watch charge cables as magnetic fast charge cables but offers them as "white-banded puck" (aka 1st gen) or "metal-banded puck" (aka 2nd gen), implying the only difference is the style/color of the puck. So Woot's description is matching OWC's description, although what I received was the "white-banded puck" version while at least a couple of the Woot pictures implied it was the "metal-banded puck" version.
Plugging it in and looking at the cable info in System Information shows information identical to a stock Apple cable (aside from the serial number). The net result is that yes, these are effectively true Apple cables that were being sold through OWC and and are now being cleared out via Woot and can be used without worrying about any sort of compatibility problems that knockoff cables have. Just be aware that what is most likely being sold is the 1st gen "white-banded puck" version which means all watches will charge at the same rate. It's the 2nd gen "metal-banded puck" version that improved the charger so that series 7 and newer can charge faster. And no, the cables are not woven.
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Note that this is neither "fast charging" nor woven. While it was new and high quality, this is not what was described or what I wanted to fast charge a Series 8. Requested a refund via email.
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OWC products have been solid & reliable for many, many years so these should work perfectly without any sort of compatibility issues, albeit at ~2.5 watts (which only matters for series 7 and newer). I'm annoyed that it isn't exactly what I expected to purchase as I explicitly wanted the 2nd gen 4 watt version, but at least it isn't one of the random knockoff charges that only do ~0.5-1 watt, if they work at all. I'm also annoyed that the product pictures were a bit misleading as they appear to show the 2nd gen that has a silver frame around the charger while the 1st gen (and these from OWC) are all white.
Edit: Reduced charge rate only affects series 7 and newer. Email sent to customer service outlining the misleading and incorrect product description.
Edit-2: OWC list all of their Apple watch charge cables as magnetic fast charge cables but offers them as "white-banded puck" (aka 1st gen) or "metal-banded puck" (aka 2nd gen), implying the only difference is the style/color of the puck. So Woot's description is matching OWC's description, although what I received was the "white-banded puck" version while at least a couple of the Woot pictures implied it was the "metal-banded puck" version.
Plugging it in and looking at the cable info in System Information shows information identical to a stock Apple cable (aside from the serial number). The net result is that yes, these are effectively true Apple cables that were being sold through OWC and and are now being cleared out via Woot and can be used without worrying about any sort of compatibility problems that knockoff cables have. Just be aware that what is most likely being sold is the 1st gen "white-banded puck" version which means all watches will charge at the same rate. It's the 2nd gen "metal-banded puck" version that improved the charger so that series 7 and newer can charge faster. And no, the cables are not woven.
Woot sent a full refund
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