The price is certainly right on these. I ordered four of them so we would all have a back up cord. The length makes it easier to plug in behind furniture and have a charge at a convenient location. The cord itself is sturdier that the one that came with the device. I guess the insulation is thicker. The only possible negative is that sometimes it seems to not charge as quickly as when it is plugged in with the original cord. Oh, and I've never plugged my device into the computer with this cord, only into the wall adapter, so I can't say as to how it works in that situation.