KickPower 10 Ft USB-A Cable REVIEW | MacSources

Braided charging cables with added reach

If you are tired of having a short cord, of having to sit too close to the power outlet/desk, or tired of sitting awkwardly at your local Starbucks to keep your gear charged, consider adding some freedom to your tech. Sometimes a 1M cable will suffice, and other times not. I have recently reviewed several offerings from KickPOWER and truly enjoyed their 3 Ft Lightning Cable, Type-C Cable, and the dual-port USB-A QC 3.0 /USB-C PD Quick Charger. Each of the robust cables provided a sturdy connection and allowed my devices to charge at maximal speeds. However, I know I am not the only one who pines for a little more length from time to time. Luckily, a quick search of the KickPOWER website will show that they sell several varieties of 10 Ft power cables.

The white-colored USB-A to Lightning, black-colored USB-A to USB-micro, and golden-colored USB-A to USB-C cables arrived individually packaged within plastic hanging loops. Each of the braided cables was doubled over at the USB-A/specialty end, looped around a plastic hanging loop, and was affixed with three small zip-ties along their length. Each of the prongs had a blank backing and a white/red KickPOWER Strong logo. The plastic hanging tabs had a white upper-outer section, a black central section, and colored borders (orange for micro-USB, green for iPhone MFI, red for Type-C). I liked that the color-coded borders of the 10 Ft cables matched those of the 3 Ft cables. The iPhone/Lightning…