One of two cables was defective, but return process was easy. It is common in IT shops to uncover defective cables. This type of cable is expected to handle a lot of data flawlessly. Shipping tome was reasonable for Speed-Pak from China, but I've seen better tracking data from "Orange Container" in the past. Not the Shipper's problem, but OC has to figure a way to cross reference the China side of tracking with the US (handover) side.