Amazon Basics Charging Transfer Gold Plated Reviews Summary

Build Quality

Pros:

• "Probably the best you can get for the price, honestly. These won't break on you, the build quality is easily the best I've seen with an a-male to mini-b cable."
• "The build quality is impressive, with a sturdy construction that ensures a secure connection and minimizes the risk of any power interruptions."
• "Like all Amazon cables, this seems to be a good sturdy cable."
• "This cable is far more sturdily-made with a reinforced structure and connections."
• "The cable looks sturdy and well-made. Solid construction."
• "This cable has quickly become an essential part of my tech arsenal, offering reliability, durability, and affordability all in one package."
• "The cable itself seems high quality and comes with some bling-like gold-plated looking connectors."

Cons:

• "As soon as I plugged it into my blue yeti mic, I noticed that there’s a pretty bad short in the cord."
• "The one negative is that when it came, there were twist ties on it that unfortunately dug into the wire at a couple of points."
• "The last straw was when the firmware update to my dashcam crashed because the mini USB connection kept failing."
• "The mini USB plug was badly fitting and caused problems on at least two devices."
• "Honestly, very disappointed with the product and that the Blue Yeti company doesn’t make their own authentic cords to buy separately."
• "The cord won't stay connected into my Blue Yeti Blackout microphone."
• "Ordered this as a longer cable to power a Yeti mic, however to my surprise the mini USB male connection does not stay inside firmly and feels very loose."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Yeah, you could probably find this cable at a tech store....at tech prices. Buy now; be prepared."
• "Great bang for the buck."
• "This is a very reasonably priced, well made data cable for my Garmin Nuvi GPS."
• "This was a great price and serves it's purpose."
• "Great value for the money."
• "For the price, value for money is a given 👌"
• "At these prices it is a screaming bargain."

Cons:

• "Feels slightly priced but efficiency make it forget the price."
• "I guess you do get a good value for this as it's cheap cost wise and production wise. Wouldn't recommend buying."
• "Only complaint is that it's much shorter than I expected."
• "Unfortunately the wrong size. Probably my error as didn’t realise they were the old type."
• "Stupidly wasn't paying attention to the picture or description where it says mini B, I needed the micro B."
• "Only issue is the length is pretty short and 'feels' even shorter when other cords around the house are much longer."
• "The cable itself feels a bit flimsy. While it hasn't broken on me yet, I worry about its long-term durability."

Functionality

Pros:

• "The cord is long and sturdy."
• "It is still working good so that is always good. Has a great length on it as well at 6’."
• "The cable worked very well and seems quite sturdy so far."
• "This cord has a velvety feel and is definitely a fast charging cord!!"
• "This product got my Playstation 3 controller working again and I am now able to play on it with no issues."
• "Cable is sturdy and still working."
• "The cable's build quality is sturdy enough to withstand frequent use, and it offers a reliable connection for transferring data and charging devices."

Cons:

• "The charging wire will ONLY fit into the chargerNot sble to use with reg USB outletsDoes not charge fast."
• "Instead of charging my device, my device ran it's battery down."
• "Neither cable worked with the mouse that I purchased."
• "it connects for like 8 sec and then disconnects like one review said, this is so annoying."
• "Some of of the reviews said this cord would transmit data. Nope. It did not."
• "Garmin Express can't find my nuviCam to update my maps."
• "I bought this specifically for my PS3 controller and it does not work."

Environmental Considerations

Pros:

• "And worthy of note with this particular item is that it came in a package that was almost completely thin cardboard--no plastic except for a small circle of tape at one end, easily peeled off."

Cons:

• "I wiped it down and it still reeks."