Apple's decision to include a single USB-C in the MacBook has ensured that since it is not yet an industry standard, users who have purchased this equipment have had to rush to buy a variety of adapters and cables to make compatible the devices. that they already had or acquired new ones and thus be able to connect their "old" devices.
However, it is important to be aware of what you buy and at this point, the variety of adapters and cables that are marketed can make us regret if we opt for the cheapest options.
The best example we have in fans of hi-fi audio equipment, that is, these types of users have always been very scrupulous with the quality of the cables, where some defend the importance of shielding the cables and gold-plated connectors to improve the quality of the audio, others simply affirm that it is not noticeable the difference.
As we move forward, the same is happening with computer equipment. It's hard to tell a cheap cable from an expensive one. It is true that the market sometimes imposes prices above what it offers to the consumer where a 20 Euro cable does exactly the same as a 15 Euro cable, but we should not be fooled by the bargains, since a 3 Euro cable surely not be safe.
A member of the Google Pixel team, Benson Leung, has been reviewing different USB-C cables offered on Amazon for a few months, mostly to determine if they meet the USB-C specification.
Most that he analyzed were adjusted to the specifications, however he found someone else that had the resistance wrongly connected or even some with the wrong ground. The result was a Chromebook Pixel that passed away and two USB analyzers that were connected at the time, also fried.
The brand specifically it was SurjTech and it had a cost of 9.98 dollars. In this case we are not going to talk about what would be the correct price to buy one or the other cable, but rather the common sense of the buyer.
Although the study was carried out with a Chromebook, we can perfectly extrapolate it to the 12 ″ MacBook, the cable we use can be our best ally or our worst enemy at the same time.