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AmazonBasics USB Cable - 2.0 A Male to Micro B - 6 Feet (1.8 Meters)

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  • Ideal for charging Android phones and tablets or connecting PC peripherals such as hard drives, printers, and more
  • USB 2.0 Cable - A Male to Micro B; Supports 480-Mbps transmission speed
  • Gold-plated connectors resist corrosion for signal purity
  • Compact Lightning Connector head works with nearly all cases
  • Cable length: 6 feet (1.8 meters); Backed by a 1-year limited warranty

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Product Dimensions 72 x 0.2 x 0.5 inches
Item Weight 2.2 ounces
Shipping Weight 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN B003ES5ZSW
Item model number B003ES5ZSW
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3.9 out of 5 stars 3,394 customer reviews

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Date first available at Amazon.com September 9, 2010

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We purchased several of these cables for charging devices. All had the same issue: spring-loaded latches on the B end (where your cell phone plugs into) get stuck down or are otherwise non-functional, which lead to a loose connection.
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I needed a new USB cable after my cat decided to chew on my old one. I have had good luck with other Amazon cables in the past and they are moderately cheaper than the ones I can find in the stores around where I live. The cable is working perfectly fine. I haven't used it to transfer data, so I can't speak to that aspect of it.

The reason I've given it 4 stars is because the plastic around the ends is larger than other USB cables I've had. Luckily I can still change my phone with the case on, but if the hole in the case was any smaller, the plastic would keep the cable from plugging in all the way with the case on. I've uploaded a picture comparing the Amazon cable to an old cable I have to show how big the difference is.

Edit: Apparently Amazon has decided to do away with customer uploaded images. I am going to try and find a workaround and will post the comparison image once I do.
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It's not a heavy-duty "monster" brand style cable, but this USB micro cable works just as well. I found it interesting that Amazon actually has their own "branded" cable, but really who cares what label is on your cable as long as it works? You seriously cannot go wrong for the price of this. it seems well-made, not as flimsy as some cables I've gotten that degrade around the ends after use. The connections seem strong and durable. Overall I would have to say it works and it's inexpensive, I'll be buying more of these at this price.

oh, one more thing. Be sure you understand the difference between "micro" and "mini" USB. a lot of cameras and portable hard drives use the MiniUSB, not the micro. so be sure you are getting the correct cable for your needs. And in case you're wondering, this MicroUSB works great with the Motorola Droid phone!
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i bought this about 4 months ago, and it just recently stopped working. no obvious reason why it stopped working, it just one day stopped working.
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A cable is a cable is a cable, right?

That's what I thought until I purchased a few of these cables to charge my Droid X. They worked fine for a few months, but then all of a sudden my phone would only charge with these cables if the body of the cable was angled a certain way. I thought the micro-USB port on my phone was going bad, but every non-Amazon micro-USB cable I tried charged my phone regardless of the position of the cable, so the cable was obviously the problem.

I finally got frustrated enough with these that I purchased the Mediabridge - USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro-B Cable - (6 Feet) a few days ago and so far it has worked like a charm. It's cheaper than this Amazon cable and as of the writing of this review has had nothing but positive reviews. I'd recommend going with the Mediabridge cable and staying away from this Amazon cable.
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I use this for my kindle fire hd (first gen). It charges slowly even with the Amazon accelerated charger, but it does the job. I find that these are very fragile. I can honestly say I have purchased 5 or 6 so far, and am on here right now about to order another because the micro B is very bendable. I do not like the money I have dished out on these and I think they're poor quality. However, free fast shipping keeps me coming back. I wish there was a better way. I added a picture of what has happened to every one of these cords.
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I bought this 6 foot cable specifically to power my Revision B Raspberry Pi, along with an "Amazon Basics Wall Charger with USB Outlet (2.1 Amp Output)" supply. But the voltage measured on the GertBoard extension board I have (same as the voltage across TP1 and TP2 on the Pi) reads only 4.55V using this cable. Even though this is a nice cable using gold plated contacts, it has stamped right on it "<28 AWG/1P AND 28AWG/2C>. This indicates that ALL the wires within the cable, both for power and data, are 28AWG wires.

Some USB cables, including the 3 foot cable that ships with the CanaKit version of the Pi, which sells here on Amazon, have the following marking : "28AWG/1P + 24AWG/2C". These cables use 24AWG wires to carry the power in the cable. This heavier gauge wire is one reason why the Pi will get the full 5V through such a cable, as there is less 'line loss' than when a smaller gauge wire is used.

I wanted a 6 foot cable because of the distance from where I use the Pi to where I want to keep the outlet strip supplying its power. Since I wanted to allow my Pi to have as close to 5V as possible using a standard 5V wall charger such as the one I mentioned above, I had to hack one of my USB A to micro B cables and replace 6 feet of its core cable with 18 AWG red/black "zip cord", using only about 3" of existing cable on the connector for each end. The hacked cable was a cheap Chinese one, which has wire at the most 28 AWG and it might even be finer than that (it is unmarked). But I am still able to maintain 4.88 - 4.92V on the Pi using this hacked cable.

So if you are looking to power a Raspberry Pi with this 6 foot Amazon Basics cable, as some other reviewers have mentioned doing, be aware that you may see a loss of half a volt on the Pi end.
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