Kenya's field sales teams, university students, commuting office workers and small business owners all carry a USB-C laptop alongside a USB-C phone. The cord that shipped in the box is usually 60cm of thin plastic, and it frays at the connector within months. A cable that cannot carry the full current quietly throttles your charger: your 65W adapter drops to 18W, and a lunch-break top-up returns 20% instead of 60%. The Budi DC258TT Cable removes that bottleneck by passing the full rated current from the wall socket through to the device, so the charger you already own finally runs at the speed printed on it.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya who stock unbranded cords with no stated wattage on the packaging, Mascom International publishes the rating and lets you test the cable in store on your own machine. Users consistently report that a correctly rated lead cuts 20 to 30 minutes off a laptop charge compared with a generic replacement. At Mascom International, we're seeing customers buy two at a time — one that lives at the desk, one that lives in the bag. Walk into our Kimathi Street shop to try the Budi DC258TT Cable yourself, or order it for pay-on-arrival delivery anywhere in Kenya.

Yes, on any USB-C laptop that draws 65W or less. That covers the MacBook Air M2 and M3, Dell XPS 13, HP EliteBook 840, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, ASUS Zenbook 14 and most 13-inch to 14-inch business machines. The cable carries whatever your charger supplies up to its 65W ceiling. Larger 16-inch laptops that request 100W or 140W will still charge through this lead, just at 65W rather than their top rate.

Anything with a USB-C port on both ends of the connection. That includes Samsung Galaxy S and A series phones, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Tecno, Infinix, iPhone 15 through iPhone 17, iPad Air and iPad Pro, Nintendo Switch, PS5 DualSense controllers, USB-C earbuds cases and portable power banks. Both ends are identical USB-C plugs, so it will not connect to older micro-USB or Lightning devices without an adapter.

The Budi DC258TT Cable runs USB 2.0 data speeds, rated at 480Mbps. In practical terms a 2GB video file moves across in roughly 40 to 50 seconds, and a 500-photo folder takes under a minute. That is fine for phone-to-laptop backups and moving footage off a camera. If you regularly shift 50GB project folders, a USB 3.2 or Thunderbolt cable is the better tool, and Mascom International stocks those separately.

For most people, yes. One metre reaches from a desk-height wall socket to a laptop on the desk, and it works comfortably in a car, on a matatu seat, in a coffee shop and at an airport charging bench. Shorter 25cm cords are awkward at wall level, while 2-metre and 3-metre leads tangle in a bag. If your socket sits behind furniture, ask our Kimathi Street team about the longer Budi options.

Because the charger and the device negotiate a speed that the cable has to support. Plug a 65W adapter into an underrated cord and the pair fall back to a safe 5V trickle, often around 10W to 18W. Your laptop then gains a few percent per hour instead of filling in ninety minutes. The cord is the cheapest part of a charging setup and the most common reason a fast charger stops feeling fast.

In-box cords are typically 60cm to 1 metre of unbraided PVC rated for 18W to 25W, sized for the phone alone. The Budi DC258TT Cable is rated well above that, so the same lead serves your laptop, tablet and phone. The braided sleeve and moulded strain relief also outlast plain plastic, which usually splits at the connector neck after six to nine months of daily coiling.

The braided nylon sleeve resists the abrasion that shreds smooth PVC jackets, and the moulded collars at each plug spread bending stress away from the solder joints, which is where cheap cables fail first. Budi rates the connectors for repeated insertion cycles across normal ownership. Coil it loosely rather than winding it tight around a laptop brick, and it will comfortably outlive several in-box cords.

Yes. Apple moved the iPhone to USB-C from the iPhone 15 generation, so this lead charges iPhone 15, 16 and 17 models directly, plus the current iPad Air, iPad Pro and iPad mini. Paired with a 20W or larger USB-C adapter, an iPhone 17 Pro reaches roughly 50% in about 30 minutes. It will not fit older Lightning iPhones such as the iPhone 14 or 13.

Yes. Mascom International runs pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties, so you inspect the cable and confirm it works before any money changes hands. Nairobi and its environs receive same-day delivery. Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Kisii, Garissa and every other major town receive it the next business day. Order on +254 708 852 521, at info@mascomintl.com, or through www.mascomintl.com.

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Every cable is covered by the 6-month warranty stated above, with claims coordinated at our Nairobi CBD service desk.

Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for accurate wattage ratings, current pricing and after-sales backing on every charging accessory we stock.