RND Apple CERTIFIED Cable for iPad, iPhone, iPod (3.2 Feet/black)

I've been purchasing cords for my apple products for years (original iPods, iPod Touch, iPhones). I've always refused to buy the real Apple cords as I could never force myself to pay $20 for a cord that I could have shipped to my door for less then $2 from China (thanks eBay!).With that said, I've always paid the price of shopping cheap. I've probably purchased over 30 cheap cords over the years. All of them have failed; literally all of them have fallen apart (cords pull out from connectors, etc). Worst of all? All of them had syncing issues - either I couldn't transfer music to/from my devices without errors, or updates/backups would fail. I always thought syncing issues were my computers fault; until I learned only the official Apple cords will sync correctly without errors. So recently I decided to end the frustration and buy a REAL apple sync cord ($20 once is cheaper then $2 over and over, and you can't put a price on eliminating all the frustration that comes with syncing errors, broken cords, etc).AND THEN to my utter joy (and hesitation) I found this cord. I didn't want to believe the reviews or the claims, as every non-Apple cord I've purchased in the past has been a complete failure (despite the claims of the sellers).With Amazon's return policy backing me up, I thought why not. I'll try it. And I'll return it if it doesn't live up to it's published claims on the Amazon website.And here I am today inspired to write this review to tell you that in fact, I just backed up, and updated 2 iPod Touchs (2nd gen), and 2 iPhones (3gs) WITHOUT A SINGLE PROBLEM (both iPhones transferred over 1,200 photos/videos and 8+gb of apps). No data errors, no transfer errors, no problems whatsoever. FYI - I did the backup/transfers on a old Windows XP Dell Laptop, and a home built tower pc with Windows 7.As a bonus, this cord is extra long. Which is perfect for my use!Cons:-The cord and connectors are a little lower quality. Time will tell if these hold up, if they don't, I'll drop my stars and let my fellow shoppers (and Amazon) know. (Lower quality as in the cord material is the stiff, shiny, harder plastic vs the softer Apple rubber cords. The connector (cord ends) seem to be shiny thin/brittle plastic.)That's it for now! Hopefully this cord will last. I recommend it for now because of the great price, the longer length, and most of all the charging and full data transfer without any errors!*************************** UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2012***************************I wrote my original review on this product in August 2011. I've now owned this product for a total of 1 year, 1 month.My cord has lasted 13 months. 13 months of what I consider maximum abuse. Imagine twice a day, 2 little kids pulling the iPhone back and forth, front seat to back seat, over and over and over and over. Its been crushed on the floor, jammed in the seats, slammed in the doors, chewed on by a puppy; and it finally broke. Where did it break? Where the cord connects to the head of the connecter that plugs into the bottom of your iPhone/iPod/iPad. Its been used every single day to charge either an iPhone(3GS+4S), iPad(v2), or iPod Touch (v2). It's probably the single most used item I use every day, next to my iPhone.I'm a very pleased, very impressed, and very satisfied customer... and I'm even happier that it's now half the price as when I bought it in the first place.Thanks RND, whoever you are. We appreciate quality products at fair prices. Please keep it up and never give up on quality.I'm ordering 2 now...[Please Vote!]I hope this review gives you some insight and help with your choice, and a little knowledge from an unbiased owner. If so, please click on "YES" below this review to vote it as helpful. Thanks!(Thanks for the questions, comments and votes fellow Amazon shoppers... keep them coming too!)

Having had several variations of Apple products in my household for years, one thing I can claim as a fact is that the official Apple retail cables (as a replacement) are overpriced. Because of the overpriced cabling, there are practically millions of knockoff cables available at a fraction of the cost at nearly all online retailers (including Amazon). But at prices like 50 cents a cable, you really don't know what you're getting until you receive the product, only to find that it's terribly built... things like shorts in cables, the connectors not fitting, the molding cracking/falling apart. Trust me, I've had my fair share of bad cabling. I even had cables that would charge, but not allow a dock/sync to the computer. Apparently the complete wiring layout wasn't even implemented properly.Fed up with all the crap cabling, I decided to actually pay a higher price for a 3rd party cable. The result? One of the best dang cables I've ever owned. The price tag (at the time of writing) is $11 on Amazon, which is much more expensive than the 3rd party 50 cent cables you see on Amazon, but trust me after dealing with various sellers, various cables, you can't go wrong with this one.Another plus is that the 6 ft length is very nice as well. I charge my iPhone next to my bed but because the dang cable that it comes with is super short, I often have fall out of bed to look at my phone. With 6 ft, you can stretch it far and still lay comfortably in bed while your phone is charging.Again, I highly recommend this cable. Maybe $11 is more than you'd like to spend, but just imagine how much time & effort you're wasting by buying & testing out those generic cables that will probably eventually break. Plus this cable is $8 cheaper than the one Apple sells and is at least twice as long. So approximately 1.5 years later, my wife's cable finally died due to normal wear and tear. I bought her the white one  RND Apple CERTIFIED Cable (6 feet/white) for iPad iPhone iPod  and she used that thing daily. Since that time, we've learned the following about this cable:1. The connectors are strong & durable. No debates on them breaking.2. The long length (for price) makes it an excellent purchase, especially for iPad users. My wife uses approximately half of her time using it while in bed. The extra long cord allows us to watch streaming media, like Netflix without ever having to worry about the battery running down the iPad prior to the next's day daily use.3. The price is excellent.So with that said, it seems the way our previous white cable broke is due to normal wear and tear. I think this is partially our fault though, as the cable itself was torn next to the 30-pin connector. Likely this kind of damage comes from someone pulling on the cable, but not sure.Anyway, we purchased the black one this time around because it's $1 cheaper than the white one I previously mentioned.  RND Apple Certified Cable for iPad, iPhone, iPod (6 feet/black) . We also bought my dad the white one a little over a year ago and his is still working great. So if you're worried about durability, just take care of your cables!Recommend this product 100%!

This lead works brilliantly. Great to have the extra length. Can totally recommend this lead and this seller. Don't hesitate.