The DeLock cables work just as good as the original Apple. I like the black much better than the white Apple. Better suited to the design of MacBooks. The system itself is awesome. Hab connected with this cable Belkin Express Dock. Now hanging from a cable 3 FireWire and 3 USB disks. 1 monitor via DVI Adapter, Gigabit Lan and a speaker system. All with one cable. Perfect.