The $70 fake USB-C cable that nearly fried my laptop

Bought a 10 foot cable off Amazon for $70 because I needed a long one for my desk setup in Chicago. Charged my laptop for one night and next morning the port was hot enough to smell burning plastic. Has anyone else gotten burned by knockoff chargers that look too legit?

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amyh124d ago

@simon_carr same thing happened to my laptop with a $30 Best Buy charger.

simon_carr4d ago

Fried my air fryer with a knockoff cord last month, now I'm scared to plug anything into any wall socket in my apartment. Thought I was getting a deal but my laptop almost turned into a pancake. At least now I know the smell of burning plastic means "turn off the charger, stupid.