Amazon Basics USB-C to Micro USB 3.1 Gen 2 Fast Charging Cable, 10Gbps High-Speed, 0.9 m, Black

Bought several to replace the USB2 cables on hard drives, so they work with new Mac laptop, and so I can always find one of them (!)No idea how long they will last, so only 4-star for durability etc. but they look and feel well-made and at that price I can replace for wear and tear. I tend to think that Amazon basics are less of a gamble than those from companies with unknown names, and they beat the prices from Brand Names.

I am very pleased with this purchase. You can pay a lot more for the same functionality so I was prepared to be disappointed but it is excellent. Well made, feels robust and fast data transfer. I use it to transfer or edit video files from portable SSDs. It fits well at both ends and I have no problem running and editing multilayer video from projects sitting on my SSD. I have noticed that some reviewers mentioned that the plug ends were bulky, mine were not so I don't know if Amazon have updated this. I have no problem plugging the lead into a Sonnet Allegro USBc card fitted in a Mac tower which I now many say is difficult if the plug body is too large.

This type of cable is better known for connecting to external USB hard drives but I actually purchased this cable for a fairly niche requirement... and more for curiosity if it would work more than anything else. I bought a Leap Motion controller several months back which is a device that is capable of tracking your hand and finger movements for being used as a controller in various applications and VR demos.Last time I played with the Leap Motion controller with VR I needed an additional 5m USB extension to connect to a 50cm USB Micro-B cable that plugged into the Leap Motion controller so all these extra cables and joins just made the whole 'tethered to a PC experience' far worse than it already is.Being a VR enthusiast I also own a HTC Vive Pro which actually has a USB Type C connector on the headset itself, underneath the face mask, which acts as a regular USB port for plugging USB Type C devices in such as USB headphones... or... perhaps... a Leap Motion controller!?I was really happy to discover that the Leap Motion controller works perfectly when plugged into the HTC Vive Pro with this cable. However, the clearance is not great from the plug in the headset and when putting the face mask back on it feels like unnecessary pressure being placed on the USB Type C cable and connector. This is due to the extra rubber grommet around the cable where it joins the USB Type C plug. I may decide to carefully 'trim' that bit of rubber of with Stanley knife but obviously that voids the warranty on this cable but would put less pressure on the cable and port on the headset.I could only find 0.9/1m cables at the time and they are a too bit long for my little project - I actually think a 30cm cable would be the perfect length. As a result I've had to coil up the spare cable and use Velcro strips to hold it in place. It works and isn't particularly elegant but doesn't seem to negatively affect the Vive's tracking. There doesn't seem to be any decent 30cm variants of this cable about at the moment though but I'll keep looking.Build quality-wise it's pretty hard to fault this cable. The cable is a decent thickness so it's most likely shielded and the plugs feel secure and robust. My Leap Motion controller is not likely to be pushing the bandwidth boundaries so it's hard for me to test that aspect but various other positive reviews suggest that hard drives work well with it. I've bought several Amazon Basics cables over the years and I suspect I'll continue to buy more of them too as they really are great cables.Pros:- Good value for money- Decent quality, i.e. thick cable and sturdy plugs- Works perfectly with a HTC Vive Pro and Leap Motion controller- Comes well packagedNeutral:- Not gold plated plugs like some other brands but I doubt that even makes much difference these days with USB being a digital signal as opposed to analogue.Cons:- Only available in 0.9/1.0m

very good quality cable and transfers date quite quick

Great lead, allowed me to plug my old mechanical external harddrive to my laptops thunderbolt port, providing a sizeable performance bump.It performs as well as the more expensive similar cable I purchased from Amazon. Even though the more expensive cable advertised higher speeds. I suppose it is down to the drive and version of thunderbolt port. For me the Amazon basic performs the same and is slightly easier tomise as the actual cable is a little more flexible and the connectors, especially the type A USB fits in my drive better than the expensive one. Go figure

Works great, transfers speed are a little faster & i noticed the HDD didn't get as hot.I used this transfer files to & from the steam deck & played a few games everything worked really well.

Got these to use my old WD My Book drives as USB-a seems a little slow. Works a treat with USB-C ports on laptops and macs. Nice fast speed, just make sure you change the policy setting in windows to 'better performance' (from my computer, right click on drive and its under properties, hardware, wd my book, change setting, policies), speed will double if not more!!

It definitely does the job, and is much less expensive than the Apple one, but it disconnects from my external hard drive at the slightest movement.