Length of USB extender cables

[Gregory Boyce]

Best Buys prices are coming down.  Last time I looked at a USB cable for a 
printer there the only option was a gold plated 6' cable for $30-$40.  I 
ended up going to BJs and getting a 5 pack of cables for $10.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> After a bit of research, USB is spec'd to max at 5m. I went to You-Do-It
> and bought a 15ft. cable for $14.40 (Best Buy has a 10ft for $26). The
> 10ft as You-Do-It was $9.90.
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> On 09/28/2009 08:48 AM, Daniel Feenberg wrote:
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>> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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>>> My wife has a TV tuner for he laptop, and she would like a longer USB
>>> cable. Currently her cable is either 2 or 3 feet. If I get a 6 ft or
>>> 10ft extender cable, would that cause problems with the tuner, or should
>>> I get an "active" cable? My gut feel is that a 6ft cable would work
>>> fine, but I'm not sure if a longer cable would cause problems or not.
>>
>> I have used a 10" extender on a 6" cable with no problems. I
>> understand you can't go much further than that, but have no experience
>> trying.
>>>
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