AmazonBasics Extension Cable Male Female Reviews Summary

Convenience

Pros:

• "Plug and play, this is a ridiculously simple, cost effective solution."
• "I bought this to keep me from having to reach behind my iMAC every time I needed to unload pictures from any of my cameras..."
• "Using it to power a 4 port USB adapter serving a mouse and keyboard. Saves having to go behind the desk to unplug each day."
• "Saves me from having to lean behind my computer to attach a USB device. I have this already inserted in my computer, with the cord hanging in easy reach."
• "Great extension for the TV USB port so I no longer have to tilt the 55inch TV off the wall - risking it smashing to pieces all for the sake of watching something on the USB! Phew!"
• "I use this in the back of my car when I was a Lyft driver so that people could use the charger back there."
• "I bought one of these in 2013 so that I could charge my iPhone while still using it in my camping trailer... For the convenience, the quality, the durability, and the low price of around $7, you can't go wrong with these extensions."

Cons:

• "Cable is extremely cheaply made. Works for USB devices like Mouse or KB, but do not use for devices needing to charge; it will limit your charging speed to very slow."
• "I purchased this to use for my gaming headset that plugs into my PS5, the audio is horrible through it."
• "This cord is a piece of crap. I used it to extend an external wifi adapter and now the connection constantly goes in and out."
• "Good for something like extending your short phone cable to make it longer... I got a lot of input lag with it, and the mouse would randomly disconnect for a few seconds."
• "Sorry to report that for whatever reason it didn't work for me. Wanted to use it to plug up a gizmo that takes several different cards, SD, micro SD etc... I kept getting choppy video."
• "I bought this to get my cordless phone charger (which has a very short cord) closer to where I wanted it, but the charger's power kept flickering off and on when connected to this cord."
• "I bought this as an extension cable for my c920 camera for school... the picture comes up super distorted."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "This USB extension cable works perfectly for devices, whose charging cable is too short."
• "These are the most wonderful extension cables I've ever seen! I have 2 and I bought one for my brother and his wife! They love them too!"
• "The connectors seen durable and do exactly what I need them to do for a great price."
• "Seems built sturdily. No issues with the product."
• "I have been using this cord daily for about a year now and it has been amazing!"
• "On every count, the Amazon cables are top quality."
• "Cable is very well made, nice and thick, but still flexible."

Cons:

• "There is no statement on the website as to the gauge of the wires in this cable, but the marking on the cable in the picture on the website is 'E202888'. This would indicate that the internal conductors are 28 and 20 AWG. I cut the cable open, and the conductors are actually 28/24. Not what I expected."
• "I barely used it, but the cable sheathing right at the entrance to the lightning plug has broken, exposing the cable."
• "So I bought this about 2 or 3 months ago... Just recently I experienced instances where it would show up connect and then disconnected, then connected, then disconnected over and over."
• "This cable does not work well, actually pretty bad, when I used it for a 2.4g wireless receiver."
• "Used this to connect a traditional style game controller to play downloaded game aps on our TV for the kids. Does what it is supposed to fine, but our youngest kept walking/running into this cord when in use and after 3 or 4 times broke the female end."
• "In my experience, Amazon Basics products are usually good quality and a great price. However, these USB extension cables are the worst I've ever used before!"
• "I forgot I bought this until I needed a longer cord one day. It does not plug into my printer, so not universal."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "This is a great cable, the price was very reasonable and the cable was longer than I expected."
• "the cable is fantastic the extra long length very good value for money quick delivery overall a very good piece of kit thank you."
• "What I like about the Amazon Basics USB cable is that they're cheap for a decent quality USB extension cords."
• "You never knew you needed a longer charging chord until you have this."
• "So much cheaper then buying a whole new phone cord I might not use again."
• "Buy this... Have electrical sockets in hard to reach places? This is cheaper than an extension cord if you just charge USB."
• "This is the perfect companion to a USB backup battery or recharging small USB devices."

Cons:

• "4 Stars cord length because it was shorter than advertised."
• "Feels a little pricey for the quality and for just a USB 2.0 cable, but it works for slow-speed stuff."
• "It takes longer for things to charge: almost twice as long."
• "I picked these up to give a little more reach to our bedside charging 'stuff'. They're better than their price, but I feel they could lower the price a little bit more without affecting any of the front office bonuses."
• "The only thing that I was not happy about was the 1.5 cable was all out, so I had to order the 3.3 that which is a little long but it works."
• "I bought these in January and by February, they stopped working by the end of February (outside the return window)."
• "It takes longer for things to charge: almost twice as long. I also wish the cord was made out of a stronger material."