- IT Support
Proactive vs Reactive IT Support
19 Jun, 2025




£27.28 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £22.76 ex‑VAT you’re paying for a “good cable” rather than a cheap throwaway, and honestly that’s reasonable if you’re wiring up a small fleet of laptops/desk docks where reliability matters. StarTech tends to be pretty consistent about build quality and USB‑IF certification, and that can save you from the usual pain: flaky charging, intermittent power delivery (especially with higher‑draw USB‑C chargers), or data speeds that mysteriously fall on certain ports/cables. At 1m it’s also a sensible length for typical desk setups—short enough to keep things tidy, long enough to connect without looking like a cable spaghetti festival.
Who should buy it: IT teams who standardise cabling for workstations, customers with USB‑C docks/chargers who need the cable to “just work,” and anyone who’s fed up with no‑name cables failing after a few months. Who shouldn’t: if you only need occasional charging for light devices, or you’re cost-optimising heavily, there are cheaper certified options that may be “good enough.” If you’re expecting this to be a budget solution or you don’t really care about dependable power/data performance, then £22.76 is probably more than you need.

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