Ipad charging/data cable- are any of them ok??

123auldgit

29-12-2015

Hi all, need a new cable for the daughter's ipad 4, as her last one has lasted about three months, but doing a bit of research indicates that:

Genuine Apple are rubbish (£15!). Only 1 star awarded by over 500 buyers on the Apple site!
All cables on ebay/Amazon (£1.50 upwards) are counterfeit and last about a week if you're lucky.

Has anyone managed to source a decent cable recently? I really don't know where to look now.

Any advice greatly appreciated. Cheers AG

Stig

29-12-2015

Genuine Apple ones aren't rubbish. I've never had one fail for me.

However, if you daughter isn't going to treat them carefully, you might as well buy a few £1 ones from the pound shops and throw them away when they fail.

123auldgit

29-12-2015

Originally Posted by Stig;8*****84:
“Genuine Apple ones aren't rubbish. I've never had one fail for me.

However, if you daughter isn't going to treat them carefully, you might as well buy a few £1 ones from the pound shops and throw them away when they fail.”

Sounds as if you've been lucky judging by the comments on Apple site- but thanks for the info- sounds a bit more encouraging. Cheers.

welwynrose

29-12-2015

I've never had a problem with Apple ones but I have forked out for a heavy duty one from here

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/s...one/x/957476#/

They're very good

123auldgit

29-12-2015

Originally Posted by welwynrose:
“I've never had a problem with Apple ones but I have forked out for a heavy duty one from here

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/s...one/x/957476#/

They're very good”

Thanks for the info. I'll have a good look at those. Cheers. AG

alan1302

29-12-2015

Originally Posted by 123auldgit:
“Sounds as if you've been lucky judging by the comments on Apple site- but thanks for the info- sounds a bit more encouraging. Cheers.”

I've never had a problem with one and neither has my wife either and that's over years of use.

Although to be honest I don't think I have ever had a USB cable fail on me and I have had USb cables pretty much since USB came out!

victorslot

30-12-2015

The reason for the one star review on the Apple site is due to the cost not the quality. I have Apple ones that have been around for years without any problems but the cheap ones from the likes of Amazon et al are rubbish and don't last. You get what you pay for.

123auldgit

30-12-2015

Well it looks as if Apple are getting a big thumbs-up on here at least. Maybe worth a try. I'll let you know how we get on..... Cheers. AG

b.lever

30-12-2015

Originally Posted by victorslot:
“The reason for the one star review on the Apple site is due to the cost not the quality. I have Apple ones that have been around for years without any problems but the cheap ones from the likes of Amazon et al are rubbish and don't last. You get what you pay for.”

Try Amazon basics they are very good quality

123auldgit

30-12-2015

Originally Posted by b.lever:
“Try Amazon basics they are very good quality”

Yes I saw them on Amazon. Thanks for the advice. Cheers AG

Mark Smith

01-01-2016

My sister bought two from Poundland, in different packaging. One failed after a week, the other is still going strong months later.

123auldgit

02-01-2016

Well I decided to find the cheapest genuine part, and came up with Replacebase.co.uk. Looks like a genuine operation, based in UK, and so I've bought a new cable at £8.43.

We'll see how it performs.................

Thanks for all the comments and advice- Cheers! AG