Most people believe that cables, whatever they are used for, are simply an instrument to connect two things, be it to charge a device, to transmit an image from one to another, etc. And that’s why many people don’t care about it and always look for the cheapest version.
Today we are going to see why we should not do this and why this type of connector is really important to maintain the quality and security of our computer and other devices.
Do not use cheap cables
The summary could be defined in there. As we always say, cheap is expensive. And not only because of the quality problem, that using a 2$ cable can damage our computers, cellphones and other equipment, but also because it does not offer us the same service (even if we think than it does) than a more expensive cable.
As for mobiles, the difference when charging is very significant, apart from the fact that it will give us a much more unstable voltage, which it will shorten the battery lifeit will also take us longer to fully charge it.
Regarding a computer, for example, the HDMI cable varies considerably from version to version, there are models (the cheapest) that support 720p, so it is possible that we have a 2K monitor with a cable which offers nothing more than Standard HD quality, that is to say we will blame the screen when it is ours.
The same applies to cables in poor condition, twisted, with knots, etc. These produce voltages and voltage differences that can damage all our equipment little by little and without realizing it. Why do you think there’s a cylinder on it? It serves to avoid these things, however, if we have it with bare wires… it won’t be able to do much.
You have a 750 W power supply and you put a $2 Chinese cable in it because the original one broke or you lost it? Alright now it is likely that there is not enough power. For that, you would have bought a 500W. It’s like having a $100,000 Ferrari and putting $40 Asian wheels on it.
I think the summary is clear. One of the worst things we can do is use non-original or damaged cables for our devices. It is true that there are times when we have no choice. And nothing will happen to use any of them in a specific phone to charge our emergency phone. However, continued use may cause damage without our realizing it. It’s not going to run out (which it might) or crash our PC all of a sudden. It does it bit by bit, and the day it fails, you’ll think it’s due to some glitch without realizing it or ever knowing it, that you lost $1,000 from a computer to save a few- ones on the cable.
Besides, a fake will last much less than an originaland in the end you will have bought 4 instead of 1. Therefore, you will have saved practically nothing.
So nothing, now you have no more excuses and you already know it. What you do from now on is up to you.
