Length of USB extender cables

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

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.

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