[RecycledEle]

Anker replaced a tablet computer that a defective USB cable fried.

I now love and trust Anker.

[mrguyorama]

Alternatively that means they sell cheap chinese crap at such a markup that they can easily afford to just replace the ones that break. Basically customer QA

[skelpmargyar]

Just wondering, do you know of a better alternative? I've pretty much only bought Anker recently because they haven't failed me yet. Trying to determine what is quality online now is very difficult.

[Rinzler89]

How did you prove to them their USB cable fried your computer? Did they ask for the devices for investigation?

[RecycledEle]

I recorded a cell phone vide where I used a USB cable tester to show their cable was wired 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5, 5-4, 6-3, 7-2, 8-1 instead of straight-through. I also showed another cable testing correctly.

I showed that when the SmartQ q7 tablet computer was plugged into my PC's USB port using the cable my PC threw a warning about excess power drain, but when another cable was used, it did not throw an error. I proved that by recording a cell phone video.

I might have also used a USB power meter but I do not remember.

Here is more on the ancient tablet: https://www.engadget.com/2009-05-27-smart-q7-reviewed-deemed...

[moneywoes]

Where did you purchase it?

[RecycledEle]

Fry's Electronics (this was long before they shut down)