Our favorite Apple-beating USB-C cables are now longer and faster
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In summary:
- Macworld is introducing Beats’ new 3 meter USB-C cables supporting 240W charging, making them ideal for MacBook Pro users.
- Priced at $29.99, these cables offer better value than Apple alternatives while offering twice the length of previous versions.
- Available in four distinct colors, including Bolt Black and Surge Stone, they represent a superior option to Apple’s standard white cables.
Last year we said we’d moved from Apple’s boring white charging cables to a different brand that was more reliable, longer lasting, and available in a wider range of colors for the same price.
That brand was Apple’s Beats, and almost a year to the day after Macworld’s cable conversion, the company is offering a new set of colorful cables that are even longer and now designed to charge devices at speeds up to 240W.
The reinforced, tangle-free Beats USB-C to USB-C woven cable is now available in a new length of 3 meters (10 feet), double the previous 1.5 m (5 feet).
Apple’s 60W cable comes in a length of just 1 meter and its 240W cable in just 2 meters (6.6 feet).
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The new 10-foot Beats cable comes in the same four Beats colors: Bolt Black, Surge Stone, Nitro Navy, and Rapid Red, compared to Apple’s trademark white.
You can order this new 10ft, 240W Beats cable now from apple.com for $29.99 / £29.99.
The 1.5m version is still available for $19/£19 in black, red and stone, and is also available in a black twin pack for $34.99. It remains at a maximum speed of 60W.
Beats continues to sell an 8-inch (20 cm) 60W USB-C cable in black only, for users who want to reduce cable clutter during their charging or syncing scenario. Indeed, Beats sells 1.5m and 20cm cables not only for USB-C to USB-C but also USB-C to Lightning (for owners of iPhones older than the 15 and various other older Apple devices such as AirPods, wireless keyboards and mice and more) as well as USB-A to USB-C.
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60W is suitable for iPhones, iPads and MacBooks such as the Neo and Air. MacBook Pro owners would be better off buying cables capable of charging at speeds of 100W or more, like this Beats 240W model.
Read more reviews of the best USB-C and Thunderbolt cables as well as the best Lightning cables available today.
