I recently purchased a MagSafe 3 cable from OWC that was listed as "Apple Genuine" and was the full Apple retail price.
When I received it, I immediately noticed it was not the same as the others that I have. It is significantly lighter and the USB plug looks to be cheaper plastic. There are no markings on the cable at all, specifically on the USB-C end where markings are typically found on the Apple woven cables. The woven part is also different than my known-genuine cable. The USB-C plug is also a different size. It was sent in a generic bag that is reminiscent of the cheapy cables I have seen from eBay or Amazon that do not claim to be genuine.
I reached out to OWC and they claim that it is genuine. They can provide no proof and say they do not need to.
Apart from OWC knowingly selling a counterfeit item, I see only 2 choices:
1. Somewhere upstream is selling them what they (OWC) believe to be genuine, but are not
2. Apple is actually selling cheapier versions of their cables (I find this exceedingly difficult to believe)
OWC claims to order these in bulk from Apple without any packaging, which I find a bit hard to believe. They also claimed the difference is because Apple uses "multiple warehouses." I assume they meant multiple suppliers. Even so, I have never seen something like that from Apple. Only an updated design that differs starting at a particular time. All of the MagSafe 3 cables I have access to, be they 3 years old, 3 months old, or brand new, all appear to be identical. The one from OWC is the odd one.
Does anyone have any experience with the OWC MagSafe 3 cables, or any other information that could be helpful?
Thanks!
When I received it, I immediately noticed it was not the same as the others that I have. It is significantly lighter and the USB plug looks to be cheaper plastic. There are no markings on the cable at all, specifically on the USB-C end where markings are typically found on the Apple woven cables. The woven part is also different than my known-genuine cable. The USB-C plug is also a different size. It was sent in a generic bag that is reminiscent of the cheapy cables I have seen from eBay or Amazon that do not claim to be genuine.
I reached out to OWC and they claim that it is genuine. They can provide no proof and say they do not need to.
Apart from OWC knowingly selling a counterfeit item, I see only 2 choices:
1. Somewhere upstream is selling them what they (OWC) believe to be genuine, but are not
2. Apple is actually selling cheapier versions of their cables (I find this exceedingly difficult to believe)
OWC claims to order these in bulk from Apple without any packaging, which I find a bit hard to believe. They also claimed the difference is because Apple uses "multiple warehouses." I assume they meant multiple suppliers. Even so, I have never seen something like that from Apple. Only an updated design that differs starting at a particular time. All of the MagSafe 3 cables I have access to, be they 3 years old, 3 months old, or brand new, all appear to be identical. The one from OWC is the odd one.
Does anyone have any experience with the OWC MagSafe 3 cables, or any other information that could be helpful?
Thanks!