That each of Apple products used in a golden cage is locked is nothing new. Of course, the price of a single adapter is very high. Of course it would be nice of Apple's new products a free adapter attached. But Apple is Apple, not charity. Complaints about the known high prices of Apple products therefore do not belong in the product evaluation for me.
Like all Apple products is high-quality adapter. On all my devices (iPhone 5 and iPad Mini) it is firmly and does not wobble. The same applies to the other side: Mature accessories we charging cable or Dockanschlüsse fit without wobbling or terminals.
Admittedly, the high price has also initially put me off and I've tried copies by other manufacturers. In the adapter but only new contacts on old rewired not just the special adapter has an integrated chip which processes different signals depending on the connected equipment and forwards. While the cheaper copies rich prima while for charging a device, the air in tasks with more elaborate signal processing (audio / video playback, control, etc.) but, unfortunately, pretty thin pretty quickly. These tasks fulfilled this original adapter, however, without problems.
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The function of all tasks Dockanschlusses old to the new transfer is handled by the adapter absolutely reliable and accurate. It fits like a glove and makes a robust impression. For these features get the adapter of my 5 of 5 Stars.
Mind you the price / performance ratio is not included in this review. As with all Apple products a rating of 3 stars would be here for me (top performance but overpriced) arise. But this one is also always pay full name with Apple nothing new and other brands no different.
After the adapter is here a little bit cheaper than direct from Apple. That is, after all, feel Apple to have lopped off a little profit :-)
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I have taken pains to grasp the essential together. If there are questions I answer that as far as possible like in the comments. But of course I'm no support and can report only from my own experience :-)
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