High Quality Chargers and Cables

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Is there such a thing. Mine generally don't last more than a few months. Particularly the cables. Is there any brand out there that does offer superior chargers and/or cables?

[scubascuba3]

U Green are good, see Lazada, take your pick

[phetphet]

The braided cables usually last longer than the plain ones.

[mogandave]

I like the ugreen products. 

 

The the original Apple cables and chargers are great, but pricy.

[Peabody]

I just had a UGreen block bought on Laz fail after 3 months

 

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8 minutes ago, Peabody said:

I just had a UGreen block bought on Laz fail after 3 months

 

I think 3 months would still be an improvement.

[mogandave]

I have some ugreen stuff that has lasted years. 

 

I have also had a couple fail relatively quick, but tough to beat for the money.

[impulse]

I've been having good luck with HOCO brand products recently (Post-Covid).  That may be dumb luck and I may have just jinxed it.  I've been buying their earbuds, chargers, power banks and USB cables and have been very satisfied.  So far.

 

A few years back, I was wandering around some back alleys in Bangkok and stumbled across a group in a doorway with a crate full of bulk USB cables and a big pile of the small boxes they come in.  The small packaging had all kinds of different well known brands and logos.  The workers were taking the same USB cables and packaging them into whatever boxes they had orders for.  So I'm afraid there's some luck of the draw in there.  At least there was a few years back.  I can't imagine it's magically different today.

 

I suspect HOCO has been working out okay because nobody's bothering to pirate them, yet.  But that's a guess.  They advertise being out of Hong Kong, but who really knows?  Fingers crossed, they've been good for me. 

 

On a related topic, I recommend buying a couple of USB cable testers to see if your cables are charging at full amperage and your chargers are putting out the right voltage.  I identified quite a few component problems with them.  I like the Uni-T brand, but there are many others, some dirt cheap.

 

I can't seem to post a clickable link but you can search Lazada for UNI-T UT658A or something similar.  Get the USB cable testers, not the network cable testers that come up when searching for USB Cable Testers on Lazada.  I'd buy 2 so you can always test them against each other to see if they're still working right.

 

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Thanks for the advice so far.

[scubascuba3]

My U Greens have lasted years so far, not expensive so not a big risk, better than Baseus

[KhunLA]

Talking charging cables for phones / USB plugs ?  Then I use the magnetic cables for phone.   Couple of pluses to them ...

... no actually plugging 'in & out' so no wear & tear on either end

... don't need to actually look & plug in, while driving, just get close, and it will conx, and a very quick glance ensures good conx, if sound doesn't verify it already

 

Mine have lasted years.  Even my non-magnetic cables are years old.  Geez, what y'all buying or spending that they crap out so early.  Not sure I've even bought cables, with exception of the magnetic ones.

 

Just used what comes with the product.