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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a recommendation on a high quality 2 or 3 meter USB-C /Thunderbolt cable used for data transfer and charging.

After yet another replacement Anker cable usb-c cable I’d really like to get cables that can last a few hundred cycles and I need a recommendation.

Are there any companies that make higher durability cables?

--Edit-- So far recommendations I have gotten are

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Depends on your use case, the USB-C spec is .... very large, and ever changing.

If you just need Power cables, that makes it easier

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

This. And if you need a full-spec cable, you're going to have to sift through tons of charging cables.

Allowing non-full spec cables was a mistake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

useful looking data. Thanks.