It’s time to upgrade your USB-C cables! Ditch your old ones—especially if you got them over five years ago and they came bundled with a device—and start using these 100W cables by Anker. Amazon currently has them on sale for $9.99 in a 2-pack, which amounts to just $5 a piece. That’s a great price for one of the best value cables on the market.
These are 6-foot cables and they deliver up to 100W of charging, which means they work with older, weaker chargers just as well as newer GaN chargers up to 100W. That’s fast enough to fast-charge a phone to 100% in about half an hour, and it’s fast enough to use with most non-gaming laptops. It’s an ideal pairing for power banks, too.
At this length, you can plug your phone or laptop into a power outlet and keep using it without feeling tethered to the wall. They’re covered in braided nylon, which is rated for up to 5,000 bends. Both convenient and durable, these cables will last you for years.
The only real caveat is that they aren’t the best for fast data transfers. They support up to 60 MB/s, so you can use them in a pinch, but don’t rely on them for large files like 4K videos. If ultra-fast data transfers are top priority, get this Anker USB4 cable instead. It tops out at 5,000 MB/s, and it can still be used to charge at up to 240W.
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