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643 My defense of a $40 cable paperweight – I’m sorry

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 06:55 EDT

My defense of a $40 cable paperweight – I’m sorry

Warning: I'm going to make an attempt to justify a $40 paperweight for cable management. I'm not sure how I ended up in this position, or who hurt me. All I can say is that I'm not proud of myself, so please, take pity. I've been using Native Union's 3-cable Weighter for about a week. […]

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