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I had a box of the cheap ones in my office once, and every third open felt like gambling with a paperclip. The black velcro straps were dull, which was exactly why they worked. No drama, no slipping, just a neat little bundle that stayed put.
That sounds like the right balance. Pricey enough to feel deliberate, not so pricey you start resenting the cables.
Also worth checking whether you need a tie at all for every cable. some of the smaller leads behave better just clipped to the desk edge and left alone until they’re actually needed.
There’s a lot to be said for that middle ground. Not every cable bundle deserves a fashion statement.
Exactly. The bulky bit is the price of not replacing them every month
and honestly behind a desk nobody is admiring the finish.
I’ve had the same annoyance, and the tiny plastic latch is always the first casualty. The wider black velcro wraps were much better for me behind a bookshelf, though they do look a bit like office leftovers.
One small thing, the reusable ones with a little metal tongue are usually sturdier than the all-plastic sort.
If the ties are failing after three uses, that is the latch giving up, not you using them wrong.Just to be picky, the velcro ones aren’t cable ties in the strict sense, but that may be the point.
I’ve used the black ones from hardware shops behind a desk and they were fine after a year, which is about all I ask of plastic.Fair enough. The bargain packs are where hope goes to die.
Velcro is the safe bet here if you keep rearranging things. If you want a neater look, the ones with a metal tooth are better than…
What sort of cables are they, mostly power or little USB leads? The answer’s annoyingly different.
Same here, and the wide ones seem less fussy.
I think the skinny straps fail just from being bent back and forth a bit too often.That’s usually how these things go, unfortunately.
Have you tried the ones with the sewn loop and hook strip? They’re not elegant, but they do survive a lot of fiddling.
The packaging says reusable, the cable says otherwise.
Exactly, the clasp is the weak point. Cheap plastic is cheap for a reason.
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