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Anker Launches $100 24K Gold-Plated USB-C to Lightning Cable
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People who buy $200 HDMI cables because they guarantee to make the TV picture “sharper” and “more lifelike”.
Is that a problem Anker has? First I’ve heard of this. Anker cables are certified.
I love me some Anker cables, batteries, and AC adapters, but this... this really did not need to exist.
Exactly. It's not like the normal ones just disappeared. And I don't think some can read that it has a lifetime warranty. The one time I ever had a problem with a wall charger, they replaced it with a better model for free. Never had a problem with any of their cables yet. Apple ones with consistently break and fray somewhere eventually. At least the A ones. The C ones seem more solid so far.
This seems extra odd when all indications are that Apple is moving to USB-C or the smart connector going forward. Or extra smart, I guess, when you can sell a USBC<->USBC cable to the same people next year!
There is. This is Anker's attempt to grab some of the trillions of dollars in recent monetary and fiscal stimulus. All of that dough has got to end up in someone's pockets and that someone needs to spend it on something.
The point is that Apple cables fritz after a year so so across a couple of contacts (charging even only my 9.7" original iPad Pro) and need replacing so if the quality standard is set at that will Anker fair any better and/or replace?
Anyone know what the black and gold leather case is in the photos? That is what I wouldn't mind buying.
Lightning is the worse. All of my cables corrode after not much use. Doesn't matter whether its the Apple-branded cables, cheap buys on Amazon or name-brand cables. The connectors always go bad and leave me with a piece of junk. I wish they'd switch to USB-C ffs.
I have so many Anker cables, but I can't figure out exactly why I would need one that cost $100.
Reminds me of the Magnolia sales reps trying to get you to buy to the special gold plated HDMI cable for the best picture and sound quality. Forget the brand name at the moment, but I swear the way they would sell it, ALL of their commission must have come from that ONE cable.
Reminds me of the Magnolia sales reps trying to get you to buy to the special gold plated HDMI cable for the best picture and sound quality. Forget the brand name at the moment, but I swear the way they would sell it, ALL of their commission must have come from that ONE cable.
The contacts of all certified cables are the same. Apple supplies the connector portion, the cable vendor has no choice.
There are three versions though: the original, a high-current USB-C version with silver contacts, and a water-resistant version with the gasket (which I believe is Apple-only).
True! But at least those cable actually have gold-plating on the electrical contacts.
This cable just has gold on the casing! It's purely for looks!?!?!
People get upset about things they can't afford. And people get upset that others have more money than them. There's an extreme lack of comprehension that not everything is for them, there are different markets and products for different people. It's why so many people were angered about the Mac Pro's price while never intending to purchase it. "This thing I never needed is out of my price range, that's outrageous! How dare they!" Pride and ego supersede rationality and logic. I guarantee you there are plenty of people that drop money on these types of products without a single thought of the cost.
