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From: moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
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Subject: Re: USB Extension Cable
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 20:46:29 +0000 (UTC)
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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:

>In article <oc8jeh$2cr$1@pcls7.std.com>, Michael Moroney
><moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> wrote:

>> Interesting on extension cables being disallowed.
>> 
>> HP/HPE is shipping certain blade servers with USB extension cables
>> (A male to A female). 

>what for, and how long are they?

They are about 1 meter, maybe longer.

You normally wouldn't have USB anything connected to the blades.  If you
do need to (such as to use  the (supplied) external DVD drive to install
software) you have to plug in the special supplied "octopus" in the front
of the blade.  The octopus includes 2 USB ports and gives you a total of
only about 6 inches.  I guess that in many server rooms, you're facing a
solid wall of servers and they felt you may need longer than the supplied
DVD USB cable length to reach somewhere to put the DVD drive on.

>> The cables are actually made by Monster.

>the same company that lies to consumers about speaker cables to get
>them to pay ridiculously obscene prices for what is plain old wire you
>can get at a hardware store for a tiny fraction of the price. in other
>words, scammers.

I hate them, too.
They're actually HP-branded but made by Monster.
I don't know why HP would pay the ridulous Monster price for them.