• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      That’s actually a more shitty cable. The USB spec gives a maximum cable length based on when wire length will start to pick up more interference and impact data rates.
      Basically this is a curly cable that can’t be as long as it otherwise would, and if you try it’s going to actively try to pull itself out of the device because it’s a spring.

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        15 hours ago

        I’ve bought some good quality ones of these and because the coil pulls on the connection it often causes a kink failure near the connector.