Trying to find a cheap, decent apple lightning cable

[neilronaldson]

A normal lightning cable from Apple costs approx R300. Some time ago I found a Belkin cable 0.5metre for R136 from Shop and Ship in Rivonia, so i bought 2 - this cable works 100% properly like the apple cable. Now i find out, they dont stock them anymore...which is really a pity.

So i discovered "Amplify" distributors in Linbrow park (SMD Technologies) R50 a cable - they work...but not properly...they take FOREVER to charge any device - clearly the chinese havnt got it right, surely its not good for a device to trickle charge.

So my quest continues - i found this place - http://www.buymobile.co.za/index.php/mobile-cables-and-adaptors/lightning-cable.html - R175 a cable - Apple MFI Licensed. Going to try their cable.

Anybody know where i can buy a cheaper than original price for a cable that actually works?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Buy the Kanex ones from Takealot.

Approved cables that work.

 

[Pearson6]

I bought a cabble for R50 in Plaza JHB and it works tested a few different ones, just pop into your local pakistani cellphone shop.

 

[riscbroker]

I got one of these a couple of weeks ago - works fine, but I don't sync/move a lot of stuff, so maybe you'd be better off with an original or at least an MFI certified job. Charging rate with this cable seems to be the same as with the original cable:

http://www.takealot.com/8-pin-lightning-usb-cable-for-iphone-ipod-ipad-white/PLID40995931

 

[bwana]

I'm just buying these Micro USB to Lightning adapters these days. http://www.myistore.co.za/lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter a little pricy but I've got so many micro USB cables lying around it makes sense.

 

[bigboy529]

+1 for the Kanex from Takealot, I have 2 of them, a 1 meter permanently plugged in my Mac in the study then a 2 meter on the charger next to my bed, both still going strong.
Few months ago I somehow bent the tip of my original Apple one so had to find a replacement, fortunately came across Kanex on Takealot and they looked decent quality, bonus was that I finally also had a excuse to buy a longer cable, those standard Apple ones are stupidly short.

 

[jeremyq]

I recently bought this cable. https://www.takealot.com/lightning-syncwire-charger-cable-for-iphone/PLID42303223.

Not cheap at R299 but a quality product. Its also MFI certified which means its an official apple product so won't mess up your phone.

 

[mickmax]

I've had a couple of the Musica house-brand ones which look pretty decent and have lasted...think they're around R150