Best deals on lightning cables?

[smokey982]

I'm needing to buy a few extra lightning cables and was curious if there were any deals out there. I thought I remembered reading something in a thread a while back that only apple cables would work properly. Is that correct? If that's the case I would assume apple sets the pricing on them like they do the phones and iPods so their probably the same price anywhere you go? Anybody tried any 3rd party cables with any success?

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[robk299]

There are cheap non-apple ones on eBay.

 

[meStevo]

Yeah, need to look into this myself. Wife getting an iPod Nano for Christmas. With an off-center lightning connector isn't the adapter going to look ridiculous on it too?

 

[smokey982]

There are cheap non-apple ones on eBay.

So the non-apple cables work without any issues? I could have swore I read somewhere that the non-apple cables and adapters would not work, or maybe cause issues with the devices.

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[Scott Greczkowski]

I got two of these (They were only $25 last week on Amazon) and they do work.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AECV0EO/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00

 

[tbenning]

I have ordered 6 generic ones from DX.com. They have worked flawlessly for both charging and synching. I've used this site for years to get really inexpensive iPhone cases/cables/screen protectors. The shipping is painfully slow... it is free shipping from Hong Kong/China. But prices are unbeatable.
[url]http://dx.com/p/usb-sync-data-charging-lightning-cable-for-iphone-5-white-100cm-163395 [/URL]

 

[SatelliteAV]

The non Apple adapters will not work with the audio docking devices. They work fine for charging or data transfer.

Ended up going to the Apple store and shelling out over $100 for adapters to once again have music via the car stereo, and several iHome products at work / home. :rant:

 

[smokey982]

My wife's car has a USB connector built into the glove compartment. So the generic cables should work fine with it shouldn't it? Just plug cable into USB?

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[DodgerKing]

The non Apple adapters will not work with the audio docking devices. They work fine for charging or data transfer.

Ended up going to the Apple store and shelling out over $100 for adapters to once again have music via the car stereo, and several iHome products at work / home. :rant:

I have third party adapters that work fine with my iDevices. Spent between $1 and $20 for things that normally run between $20 and $100.

 

[Poke]

Might check out monoprice see what they have.

http://www.monoprice.com/

 

[stimpson]

My wife's car has a USB connector built into the glove compartment. So the generic cables should work fine with it shouldn't it? Just plug cable into USB?

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Yes

 

[jrp]

Might check out monoprice see what they have.

http://www.monoprice.com/

I've checked monoprice regularly. I don't believe, to date, they have anything Lightning.

 

[jrp]

I have third party adapters that work fine with my iDevices. Spent between $1 and $20 for things that normally run between $20 and $100.

Are these for Lightning? If so, where did you get them?

 

[DodgerKing]

Are these for Lightning? If so, where did you get them?

No lightning yet. I was just talking about other adapters in general.

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[robk299]

There's a good deal through Google offers:

https://www.google.com/offers/m#details/9a523aafb5bab195/9QZLAO9BRVWUBCEU/vod

For $15+$6.99 shipping, you get a lightning cable, a wall adapter, and your choice of a 30 pin block adapter or the cable adapter. So basically, for the price of a lightning cable, you also get an adapter for your 30 pin device.

It does not say if it's an apple cable, but at that price, I doubt it is.