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submitted 7 months ago by kzhe@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

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[-] TheKracken@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

USB -C would like to talk to you. So many bad terrible cables.

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

"If they meet specs" is the important thing, and unfortunately that's hard to know, though that $0.99 cable at the gas station isn't going to cut it.

[-] voracitude@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

that's hard to know

Hit the nail on the head there. I still need to find a decent retailer for cables I don't need a tester to confirm are in spec.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Those bad terrible cables don't meet spec, I guarantee it.

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