Czechs love it! Braided USB-C cable discounted by 40%, handles 60W charging

A cable is a component you only remember when the old one starts charging only in one position. And since you rarely find a charger in a phone box these days, it’s good to have an extra one at home. Swissten Textile II now costs 119 CZK with code ALZADNY40 instead of 199 CZK and is among the best-rated cables on Alza.

Quick summary:
✅ Makes sense if you need a longer cable for charging your phone, tablet, headphones, or a more energy-efficient laptop.
⚠️ Consider that it only transfers data at USB 2.0 speeds and you cannot send video to a monitor through it.
💡 For 119 CZK, you save 80 CZK, which is 40% off the regular price.

Why Czechs love it

An average of 4.9 out of 5 from 175 reviewers is not often seen for accessories costing a few crowns. In reviews, the most common praises are quality craftsmanship and that the cable does exactly what it’s supposed to. One customer even measured it: according to them, it handles 60W without problems and barely heated up even under short-term higher load.

However, the reviews are not entirely without reservations. Some find the cable stiffer, while others find it pleasantly flexible, and among dozens of satisfied customers, there are a few people for whom it stopped working after several months. Given the number of reviews, these are exceptions, but a two-year warranty is useful even for a cable.

For 60W charging, yes; for fast data, no

The cable is rated for a current of 3 A, which corresponds to up to 60 W of power at 20 V. This is sufficient for fast charging of the vast majority of phones and tablets, as well as more energy-efficient laptops. A more powerful work laptop that requires 100 W will charge slower through it. The same applies to phones whose fastest charging requires a cable with a higher current.

For data, it’s USB 2.0 with a speed of 480 Mbit/s. This is sufficient for transferring a few photos or for Android Auto, but backing up hundreds of gigabytes to an external SSD would take unnecessarily long. This type of cable does not transmit video to a monitor at all.

A meter and a half reaches from the socket to the couch

The 1.5-meter length is more practical than the one-meter cables that manufacturers include with phones. It reaches from the socket behind the bed to the nightstand and from the back seats to the car charger. The surface is made of a cotton braid, which protects the cable from fraying and reduces the chance of it getting tangled in a knot in a bag. In addition to black, it is also sold in white and pink.

At 119 CZK, it’s worth getting two

Swissten Textile II is an ordinary charging cable that does its job well, and with code ALZADNY40 for 119 CZK, there’s no point in overthinking it. One for the car, one for the bedside. Anyone who needs to charge a powerful laptop, transfer large files, or connect a monitor must opt for a more expensive cable with higher specifications.

How many USB-C cables do you have at home, and how many of them still actually work?