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Worst-Rated Products by Apple

Last updated on November 11, 2015 By Daniel Dob Leave a Comment

Most Apple users are mostly satisfied with Apple’s online store. The products are rated rather high – with most having ratings between 3 and 4.5 stars out of 5. However, two of the products have glaring bad reviews. As it happens, both of them are Apple accessories and both have an average score of 1.: the Apple Lightning to USB Cable and the MagSafe power adapter for MacBook Air and Pro laptops.

In Apple’s US online store, Apple’s Lightning to USB Cable ($19, £15 or AU$29) has over 2,000 ratings, including over 1,000 1-star ratings. Most users are simply annoyed that the cable broke sooner than they thought it should.

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A review by Dans J: “4th cable already done, if it was cheaper then I’d be ok with it breaking in like a year, but it’s too overpriced for its quality.” Thomas W (Hong Kong): “I must have gone through 10 of these cables. It’s always the same – you buy them, they work fine. But after a few weeks the center contacts start to discolour until they actually physically disappear. They basically rot away. I think this must be due to high humidity where I live.”

The other product that gets shot down by many user reviewers is Apple’s Apple MagSafe Power Adapter for the old MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro. It costs $79, £65 or AU$129, depending on the watt version. Like before, the product is considered short lasting.

John B posted: “Reading the reviews should wake the people at Apple up. The common thread is that the cords fray and become unusable. I take great care with my MacBook Pro and yet my cord frayed in the same place most of the other reviewers cords did. I only use it at home so I never wrap the cord and always let it lie straight from my laptop. The MacBook Pro is great, but the cords are garbage.”

However, one product takes the cake for being the lowest rated: Yurbuds Powered by JBL Focus 400 Sport Headphones, with an average rating of 1 star. However, it was only reviewed by three people, which doesn’t make much of a sample.

To give Apple the benefit of the doubt, however, we can’t be certain that users bought the items they reviewed from the Apple Store — anyone can write a review by simply signing in with an Apple ID — nor that they were even using official Apple merchandise. Also, with staple accessory products likes these, it’s the people who have problems with them who tend to be the ones to take the time to post a review.

That said, while a fair number of CNET staffers have had their Lightning cables or MagSafe adapters break over the years, neither one has been a chronic problem for us. When we do go out and buy replacement cables, we don’t buy them from Apple, simply because you can get better built cables for half the price. Try it – it just might work for you.

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About Daniel Dob

A tech fan who enjoys swimming, reading and playing guitar. When I’m not writing, you can find me messing around with different electronics, or taking one of my hobbies to the next level.

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