# Apple USB-C cable

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-usb-c-cable/

5 people recommended Apple USB-C cable in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them”.

**Verdict:** Recommended for clean signal and charging power, with one critic disliking the 3ft length.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Clean signal for software defined radio (3 comments in the sample): "the original Apple Type C cable is GREAT. I use it for software defined radio stuff" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983771)) "it is well worth the money of you are into software defined radio" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913209)) "the cleanest signal came from an original Apple Type C cable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983748))
- Tested to high speed and power ratings (2 comments in the sample): "The most straightforward solution is to buy the highest speed/power rated cables from Apple/Anker" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47996845)) "knowing they tested them on a 6 figure testing rig" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49205198))
- Reliable charging for everyday use (2 comments in the sample): "they do charge my most energy hungry devices and everything else" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49205638)) "it’s been pretty good so far" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208706))

## What people recommend instead

- [CableMatters Thunderbolt 5 cable](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-thunderbolt-5-cable/): 10 recommend, 4 mixed, 2 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.apple.com/us/search/60W-USB-C-Charge-Cable-1%C2%A0m?rdt=redirectionFromProductPage&tab=accessories)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Apple USB-C cable", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-usb-c-cable/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.