[DangitBobby]

Aren't these cables notorious for fraying and breaking?

https://frayedlightningcables.tumblr.com/

Anecdotally, my friends' cables always seem to be frayed. I personally have not owned an apple phone in many years, but I recently bought an apple brand usb-c to 3.5mm adapter at an airport because that's all they had and I forgot mine at home... It stopped working after about a month of very gentle use. It's in perfect physical condition.

The point is, if you have to keep replacing them, it's not a reduction in e-waste and runs counter to the spirit of the ruling.

[tokamak-teapot]

I have about 6 lightning cables and only one has started to lose its rubber sheathing after years of abuse. We all have anecdata.

[djannzjkzxn]

Is this any better than the cables that come with non-Apple devices? I’m skeptical.

[DangitBobby]

I have the dongle that came with my phone, and I ordered a second of the same kind from the website. No issues with either of them. I've personally never broken a charging cable of any sort, except for micro USB where the little prongs stop latching properly. I may just be unusually careful with mine.

[Symbiote]

I check the electronic waste bin in my apartment building every so often, there's often something interesting I can try and fix.

There are always broken Apple charger cables. They don't have a rubber grommit on the end of the cables, so they wear out.

Android or PC laptop cables that are in the bin are usually in working order, with an obsolete device.

[riffraff]

I don't have a clue on how bad apple cables are, but I own a few micro USB cables for phones and Kindles that never frayed, so I don't think so.

The only cable that stopped working was one for a power bank I got as some marketing swag, and that's only because I bent the plug.