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  "path": "/article/3119241/our-favorite-apple-beating-usb-c-cables-get-longer-and-faster.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T18:00:00.000Z",
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    "new 3-meter (10-foot) length",
    "60W cable",
    "240W cable",
    "$29.99",
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    "20cm (8-inch) USB-C 60W cable",
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  "textContent": "Macworld\n\nLast year, we declared that we had switched from Apple’s boring white charging cables to a different make that were more reliable, longer, and available in a wider range of colors for the same price.\n\nThat brand was Apple’s own Beats, and almost a year to the day after Macworld’s cable conversion the company has a new set of colorful cables that are even longer and now rated to charge devices at a speed up to 240W.\n\nThe reinforced, tangle-free woven Beats USB-C to USB-C cable now comes in a new 3-meter (10-foot) length, twice the previous 1.5m (5ft).\n\nApple’s 60W cable is available at a length of just 1 meter and its 240W cable at only 2 meters (6.6 feet).\n\nSimon Jary\n\nThe new Beats 10ft cable is available in the same four Beats colors—Bolt Black, Surge Stone, Nitro Navy, and Rapid Red—compared to Apple’s trademark white.\n\nYou can order this new 10-foot, 240W Beats cable now at apple.com for $29.99 / £29.99.\n\nThe 1.5m version is still available for $19 / £19 in Black, Red, and Stone, and is also available in a Black twin-pack for $34.99. It remains at a 60W maximum speed.\n\nBeats continues to sell a 20cm (8-inch) USB-C 60W cable in black only, for users who want to reduce cable clutter from their charging or synching scenario. Indeed, Beats sells 1.5m and 20cm cables for not just USB-C to USB-C but USB-C to Lightning (for owners of iPhones older than the 15 and various other older Apple devices such as AirPods, wireless keyboards and mice and more) as well as USB-A to USB-C.\n\nBeats\n\n60W is fine for iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks such as the Neo and Air. Owners of the MacBook Pro would be better advised to buy cables that can charge at speeds of 100W or more, such as this Beats 240W model.\n\nRead more reviews of the best USB-C and Thunderbolt cables plus the best Lightning cables available today.\n\n####\n\n### Beats USB‑C to USB‑C Braided Cable (3 m / 10 ft)\n\nPrice When Reviewed:  $29.99\n\nBest Prices Today:  $29.99 at  Apple",
  "title": "Our favorite Apple-beating USB-C cables are now longer and faster"
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