![]() ![]() 1 best-selling USB-C cable on Amazon and that’s probably for good reason. If the Apple brand makes you feel more comfortable, read on.Īt the time of our review, the Anker New Nylon 2-pack was the No. The TLDR is if you would have bought an Apple cable but you’re balking at $29 for the equivalent - pick up the Belkin BoostCharge instead. Sure, the Belkin is $20 and perhaps not the best value, but for someone looking for the warm embrace of a big brand to make them feel better, we think the BoostCharge cable is a good pick. This should make the pricier fast data and video cable last far longer. We actually recommend that most people buy a basic charging cable for the daily abuse of plugging and unplugging devices, and, if necessary, reserving a shorter and higher-capability cable strictly for transferring chores. That’s fine though, because most people are simply charging a laptop, tablet, or phone, and don’t need all of those features nor the bulk (data cables tend to be much thicker due to the extra wiring). The BoostCharge is basically a plain-Jane charging cable supporting 480MBps transfer rates (vs. The biggest bummer is the lack of wiring to support video output or actual high-speed data transfers. With 240-watt charge rates, that last feature is particularly important as the BoostCharge can detect if it’s overheating and signal the devices to pause until it has cooled down enough. The BoostCharge also features dual eMarker chips, which support over-temperature protection. The BoostCharge gives us more confidence than Apple with its pleasant braiding, beefy overmolding and Belkin’s boast that the cable has been tested to more than 30,000 bends. It’s the outside of Apple cables that has a reputation for falling apart and fraying. That’s a good thing because Apple’s cables are actually internally constructed quite well in our experience. Internally, the cable is just about on par with the Apple cable for cable resistance. The good news is the Belkin BoostCharge 240-watt charging cable is a worthy alternative to Apple’s offering. What happened to Apple’s 100-watt charging cable? In keeping with updated USB power delivery specs, which moves the bar from 100 watts to 240 watts for faster charge rates, Apple dumped the 100-watt 6.6-foot cable for a new 240-watt cable and *cough* increased the price from $19.99 to $29.99. This 6.6-foot, or 2-meter, cable supports the highest USB-Power Delivery charge rate, comes from a recognized big-brand, and is the same price as Apple’s 100-watt cable that used to sell for $19.99 all day. Ever since Apple stopped selling our top big-brand cable for charging, we’ve been looking for a suitable replacement and we may have finally found it with Belkin’s BoostCharge 240-watt charging cable. ![]()
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