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    • JaredBusch
      JaredBusch last edited by

      http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498820,00.asp

      This is why I never buy knock off lightning chargers for my iOS devices.

      It is something new to the basic USB world.

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      • A
        Alex Sage last edited by Alex Sage

        I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

        http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

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        • NattNatt
          NattNatt @Alex Sage last edited by

          @anonymous said:

          I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

          http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

          As long as they're certified they should be fine from what I understand...

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          • Dashrender
            Dashrender last edited by

            The question is - does Amazon verify that it's really a certified part?

            You can say your certified all day long on ebay, they don't care, and you could end up burned..

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            • JaredBusch
              JaredBusch @NattNatt last edited by

              @NattNatt said:

              @anonymous said:

              I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

              http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

              As long as they're certified they should be fine from what I understand...

              Just because a company pays for certification does not mean they have quality equipment.

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              • NattNatt
                NattNatt @JaredBusch last edited by

                @JaredBusch said:

                @NattNatt said:

                @anonymous said:

                I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

                http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

                As long as they're certified they should be fine from what I understand...

                Just because a company pays for certification does not mean they have quality equipment.

                but surely if it was sub-par they'd refuse to certify it?

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @NattNatt last edited by

                  @NattNatt said:

                  @JaredBusch said:

                  @NattNatt said:

                  @anonymous said:

                  I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

                  http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

                  As long as they're certified they should be fine from what I understand...

                  Just because a company pays for certification does not mean they have quality equipment.

                  but surely if it was sub-par they'd refuse to certify it?

                  Certification happens long before mass production.

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                  • NattNatt
                    NattNatt @JaredBusch last edited by

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    @NattNatt said:

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    @NattNatt said:

                    @anonymous said:

                    I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

                    http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

                    As long as they're certified they should be fine from what I understand...

                    Just because a company pays for certification does not mean they have quality equipment.

                    but surely if it was sub-par they'd refuse to certify it?

                    Certification happens long before mass production.

                    ah thats shit...didn't realise that!

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                    • lhatsynot
                      lhatsynot last edited by

                      Not a perfect fit but close enough...

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @NattNatt last edited by

                        @NattNatt said:

                        ah thats shit...didn't realise that!

                        Pretty much has to be that way. No reasonable way to have a company monitoring the quality of cables for every cable maker. Would cost a fortune.

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                        • IRJ
                          IRJ @Alex Sage last edited by IRJ

                          @anonymous said:

                          I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

                          http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

                          Anker makes great products. Their batteries and cables are better than Samsung OEM batteries and cables IMO. I am sure their Apple stuff is quality, too.

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                          • IRJ
                            IRJ last edited by

                            I use Anker batteries for my GoPro cameras as well. They are better than OEM and last longer.

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                            • JaredBusch
                              JaredBusch @IRJ last edited by

                              @IRJ said:

                              @anonymous said:

                              I buy Apple MFi Certified third party cables, anything wrong with them?

                              http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Anker-Premium-Lightning-Connector/dp/B00QGH9S0O/

                              Anker makes great products. Their batteries and cables are better than Samsung OEM batteries and cables IMO. I am sure their Apple stuff is quality, too.

                              Exactly. You also are not buying them for $5 at the gas station.

                              This is the point of the thread and my point about USB-C. As a port type that does way more then USB has done in the past it is comparable to what apple did with lightning.

                              The was not for some stupid comparison of iOS compatible products.

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                              • A
                                Alex Sage last edited by

                                So it's a bad idea to buy 1000 lighting cables for 1 cent on eBay?

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                                • lhatsynot
                                  lhatsynot @Alex Sage last edited by

                                  @anonymous said:

                                  So it's a bad idea to buy 1000 lighting cables for 1 cent on eBay?

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                                  • MattSpeller
                                    MattSpeller last edited by

                                    If you ever need high quality cables that just work right every time:

                                    http://www.bluejeanscable.co.uk/ (american .com site seems to be down, IDK why)

                                    If you need bulk or cheap cable that usually works alright:

                                    http://www.linhawstore.com/

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