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Most cables available in Oz are manufactured in China / Taiwan
The best of the Chinese / Taiwanese rubbish are Startech cables
I’ve tried just about everything ( including Lindy cables including chrome series ) and kept coming back to Startech
The Startech USB3 cables are mega expensive but bloody work and last. I’ve had my Startech 5m USB3 Active cables now for 4 years at 2 different sites and I reckon they will last for years to come. Startech give a 2 year warranty and supply cable performance sheets for review on request
I use a local Startech distributor in Sydney called Mwave
I look at it this way, I spent $180 on one Startech 5m USB3 cable which I reckon will last for 10 years ( that’s $18 a year )
I stuffed around with cheaper USB cables ( including USB2 ) from various suppliers ( spent around $200 in less than 12 months and still had drop outs etc.. threw the lot in the bin, as soon as you bend these cheaper cable near the connector beyond say 75 degrees curvature a few times these cheaper cables just bloody fail )
Poor materials , design and QC ( built for a cost but not built to perform well and last )
My 2 cents …..
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