# USB Cable Checker 2 by BitTradeOne Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/usb-cable-tester/ 11 people recommended USB Cable Checker 2 by BitTradeOne in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People use it to audit and sort USB cables, since labels and compatibility are unreliable, and say it does the job simply. Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Audits and sorts your cables (3 comments in the sample): "awesome utility . I purchased a $50 usb cable inspector on Ali express because usb-c compatibility is atrocious." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978458)) "Its well worth the hype, I used it to audit all my cables" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563114)) "frankly I couldn’t sort my cables without it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561327)) - Simple, does the job (3 comments in the sample): "Brilliant little device. I will be picking one up ASAP!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563011)) "This is the one I use and I quite like it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49162004)) "this model seems to do the trick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561846)) ## What people recommend instead - [Treedix USB-C cable tester](https://hackerapproved.com/p/treedix-usb-c-cable-tester/): 14 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize ## 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, "USB Cable Checker 2 by BitTradeOne", https://hackerapproved.com/p/usb-cable-tester/ (11 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.