Buying USB cables

[lupi]

After some help from the four legging kind, I'm short of charging cables and looking for recommendations for more usb-micro cables. The samsung ones are the best I've come across as far as fit with a variety of devices. Anker/aukey have been too loose. I'd just buy more samsung ones but I don't see how you can wade through all the fake crap posted. Help?

 

[sdifox]

I like the sabrent ones I got off amazon when they were on sale. I liked the monoprice lower gauge ones I bought before as well.

 

[MrSquished]

I prefer the braided USB-C and MicroUSB cables - and I find the Inateck brand on Amazon to be top notch. I have quick charge 3.0 wall warts in every room at home and the Inateck cables do the job admirably, plus in the car as well.

 

[Oyeve]

They all suck IMO. I have gone through at least 50 different brands. Micro USB was the worst connector ever. Thank goodness all my devices are USB C now. The best Micro USB cable I have still is the one that came with my MS Xbox Elite controller.

 

[WelshBloke]

I'm using Amazon basics for standard ones, the only time I buy anything else is if I want any right angled ones for any reason (I should post my awesome magnetic, wireless charging car mount at some point)

 

[lupi]

I'm using Amazon basics for standard ones, the only time I buy anything else is if I want any right angled ones for any reason (I should post my awesome magnetic, wireless charging car mount at some point)

Saw a lot of bad reviews about the basic ones coming apart and didn't particularly care for the usb hub I bought from them either.

 

[WelshBloke]

Saw a lot of bad reviews about the basic ones coming apart and didn't particularly care for the usb hub I bought from them either.

Mine have been absolutely fine, been using a variety of lengths of them for years.

Then again I don't normally have a lot of problems with USB cables, I always wonder what people must be doing to them to break them.

 

[Oyeve]

Mine have been absolutely fine, been using a variety of lengths of them for years.

Then again I don't normally have a lot of problems with USB cables, I always wonder what people must be doing to them to break them.

At work my office chair usually rolls over them. At home I have at any given time, 10 devices charging. Lot of plugging and unplugging. Micro USB cables are crap, regardless of brand and such. USB C has been great so far. Have yet to bust one of those. I also go through a few iDevice cables as well.