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You can already get a wide range of Chinese clones of proprietary Apple adapters for under $3: http://m.ebay.com/itm/131250380700 http://m.ebay.com/itm/1312503

You can already get a wide range of Chinese clones of proprietary Apple adapters for under $3: http://m.ebay.com/itm/131250380700 http://m.ebay.com/itm/131250380700 http://m.ebay.com/itm/111573913018 http://m.ebay.com/itm/111573913018 Some are actually better than Apple, the braided lightning cables are a lot harder to break. You can even get them with LEDs if that's you thing. In my experience they work just as well, but quality can sometimes really vary. I hope this leads to cheap clones from reputable manufacturers who have high quality standards.

13 12y ago
Most Chinese lightning cables tend to get blocked by apple or just generally fail on their own.
- lucaspiller 12y ago
  The cables have advanced a lot since this article: http://gizmodo.com/5954542/china-finally-cracks-apples-secret-iphone-5-cable-here-come-the-cheap-clones http://gizmodo.com/5954542/china-finally-cracks-apples-secre... I'm using a cable now that looks exactly the same as an official Apple one and works just as well (iPhone 5S iOS 8.2).
coldpie 12y ago
I had some generic DP->HDMI adapter fail out of the box while setting up our booth at GDC last week. Luckily we had a spare, and the other five adapters worked fine. I do wonder if official Apple adapters have the same failure rate; maybe we just got unlucky.
- pndmnm 12y ago
  Not specifically video-adapter-related, but on a tangential note this teardown by Ken Shirriff of an Apple charger and imitation Apple charger is interesting: http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pricey.html http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pr...
walterbell 12y ago
Are there affordable active converters from (mini) Displayport to dual-link DVI? These cost $95 from Apple.
- giarc 12y ago
  $71 From Monoprice http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=6904&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=...
hobarrera 12y ago
Indeed, what's actually at fault with these clones is usually Quality Assurance - which normally guarantees consistent quality, either good of bad. Generic clones can be of awesome quality or complete garbage Non-generic stuff tends to offer much more consistency, which I think is what you pay (though there are plenty of cases where it's not worth it).

13 12y ago

Most Chinese lightning cables tend to get blocked by apple or just generally fail on their own.

lucaspiller 12y ago
The cables have advanced a lot since this article: http://gizmodo.com/5954542/china-finally-cracks-apples-secret-iphone-5-cable-here-come-the-cheap-clones http://gizmodo.com/5954542/china-finally-cracks-apples-secre... I'm using a cable now that looks exactly the same as an official Apple one and works just as well (iPhone 5S iOS 8.2).

coldpie 12y ago

I had some generic DP->HDMI adapter fail out of the box while setting up our booth at GDC last week. Luckily we had a spare, and the other five adapters worked fine. I do wonder if official Apple adapters have the same failure rate; maybe we just got unlucky.

pndmnm 12y ago
Not specifically video-adapter-related, but on a tangential note this teardown by Ken Shirriff of an Apple charger and imitation Apple charger is interesting: http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pricey.html http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-chargers-pr...

walterbell 12y ago

Are there affordable active converters from (mini) Displayport to dual-link DVI? These cost $95 from Apple.

giarc 12y ago
$71 From Monoprice http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=6904&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=...

hobarrera 12y ago

Indeed, what's actually at fault with these clones is usually Quality Assurance - which normally guarantees consistent quality, either good of bad. Generic clones can be of awesome quality or complete garbage Non-generic stuff tends to offer much more consistency, which I think is what you pay (though there are plenty of cases where it's not worth it).