iPad Air charge cable

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  1. Mene

    Mene <b>ACCOUNT CLOSED</b>: <em>Officially</em> Quit iO

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    Hi,

    My cat chewed my original iPad Air charge cable (luckily I bought a spare a few months ago) but as money is incredibly tight right now I bought a cable from play.com (yes, it said iPad Air compatible)

    Anyway it arrived and didn't work so I sent it back, two weeks later and still no new cable or money back, so my question:-

    Where is the cheapest place I can buy a cable that is guaranteed to charge my iPad Air? (Normally I'd buy an apple one but cash is very very tight atm so I have to go with the cheapest option)

    Thanks
     
  2. Fireball926

    Fireball926 Well-Known Member

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    The cheapest I've seen that are MFI certified are probably monoprice, looking at a couple reviews they seem fine and at 12 bucks its probably the cheapest you'll find a reliable one.

    Heres a link if you're interested

    http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=112&cp_id=11213&cs_id=1083101&p_id=10374&seq=1&format=2
     
  3. Eli

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  4. Gov

    Gov Well-Known Member

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    If it ain't MFI certified it won't work on A7 chip devices. I tried a 3rd party cable in a iPhone 5 and it worked, the same cable didn't work for the iPhone 5s. The cable wasn't certified.
     
  5. CygnetSeven

    CygnetSeven Well-Known Member

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    The cheap ones like at Walgreens may work for a week but then will stop. I learned that the hard way, you're throwing money away with the cheap cables. I buy the ones from Rocketfish at Best Buy. They are much more durable than Apple's cables and there are no compatability issues.
     
  6. TheOutlander

    TheOutlander Well-Known Member

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    Gotta second Rocketfish cables, they are quite durable, also I think it's not expensive.
     
  7. JCman7

    JCman7 Well-Known Member

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    I agree with Eli, the Amazon ones are great. I did have to buy a new one recently but it lasted about a year. These cords always break at the end after a while. Someone needs to invent a more durable cord. Apples are the worst, only last a few months for me.
     
  8. Mene

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    Thanks everyone.
     

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