Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: USB Extension Cable Date: 7 Apr 2017 03:52:05 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: <030420171805252047%nospam@nospam.invalid> <040420171150236814%nospam@nospam.invalid> X-Trace: individual.net a6LLbb1en+rjUoAvmKPwog1R3NO3C+atLncgYSoRsGBWfdHpuO Cancel-Lock: sha1:bEP+QnmdBafZUjDnO97jfV9AV5I= Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:103623 On 2017-04-07, Lewis wrote: > In message Jolly Roger wrote: >> On 2017-04-04, nospam wrote: >>> In article , Jolly Roger >>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> 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?: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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? >>> >>> monoprice has good quality cables at a very good price. > >> Nothing beyond 6 feet in length, it seems: > > Well, 2m. But I believe 2m is the spec for USB3 cables. Could be 3m, but > I have never seen a 3m USB3 cable. Close enough: -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR