Why do Ipad charging cords not last?

My Apple products, iphone and ipad are so good, I don’t understand why I have such trouble with the charging cords. They never last long, they burn out I guess. And they are so expensive to replace if you get an official apple one. Why can’t they last longer?

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Nov 13, 2023 8:11 AM

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Tesserax

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Nov 13, 2023 8:15 AM in response to Bin5757

FWIW. Interesting ... in my years of experience with Apple power/data cables, I have rarely had any fail under normal day-to-day use. Maybe you are a bit "rougher" on the ones you use?

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