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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: USB Extension Cable
Date: 4 Apr 2017 15:36:49 GMT
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On 2017-04-03, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <obugqe$pbh$1@news.albasani.net>, Wade Garrett
><wade@cooler.net> wrote:
>
>> I've got a USB 3 external hard drive that came with a short USB 3 cable 
>> (crimp in large male USB plug) that won't reach from where the drive 
>> needs to be to my iMac. So I'll need to use an extension cable.
>> 
>> Are extension cables speed-rated? Do I have to get a special USB 3 
>> extension cable to keep USB 3 transfer speeds?
>
> no, you need a longer usb 3 cable. usb extension cables are not
> compliant with the usb spec.

So something like this?:

<https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-USB-3-0-Micro-USB-SuperSpeed/dp/B00D8JA35W/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491319834&sr=1-1-fkmr1&keywords=usb3+a+to+micro+b+8+foot>

Seems fairly cheap, and I haven't yet researched the quality. Reviews on
Amazon are mixed. 

Does anyone have information regarding quality manufacturers of 8-foot
USB 3 cables?

I've got a Seagate Expansion Desktop drive that came with a USB 3 A to
Micro B cable that is only 4 feet long, which is quite short for some
uses. I've been thinking about getting a longer cable for it. 

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