Cables To Go 26686 USB 2.0 Cable for iPod/iPhone/iPad A Male to A Female Extension Cable, White (3 Meters/9.84 Feet) by Cables To Go
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Digital camera reviews of Cables To Go 26686 USB 2.0 Cable for iPod/iPhone/iPad A Male to A Female Extension Cable, White (3 Meters/9.84 Feet)
Digital camera Review: Well satisfied
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product and great service. Moe is an asset to Cables on Line.Digital camera Review: What's not to love
Summary: 5 Stars
On my Dell, access to the USB ports is either in the back under the desk or in the front, under some plastic overhang, and skewed sideways. Either way it was a pain to use for something that you need to plug in and out a lot like an iPod or digital camera. Worse, they are impossible to use with something like the flip video that has a built-in USB plug on a short arm.
So I decided to get an extension cable so that I could plug in anything easily. I checked out Staples and Radio Shack and found $25 minimum for a simple A/A cable. But amazon and Cables-to-go came through with an inexpensive 10 foot cable that simplifies hooking up my peripherals to my computer. (I probably could have gotten away with the 3 foot cable but better to be too long than too short.) I plug in the cable and leave the other end disconnected on top of the PC where it waits patiently to be needed. The cable feels solid and gives every impression of being able to hold up to some abuse. I have used it with my iPod, my digital camera, and my flip video camera without any problems.
Anyone who buys a flip video camera MUST buy either the 10 foot or three foot A/A cable. Everyone else should buy it so that they don't have to struggle to get their iPod or digital camera hooked up. It does the job it is supposed to do, does it well, is solidly built, and is cheaper than anything else I could find. Strongly recommended.
Update (December 2008): I have had it for over a year and have had no problems with the cable. Well worth the price.
Digital camera Review: Works Well
Summary: 4 Stars
This cable works as advertised. 4 stars because I just got it and don't know how it will perform in the long-term, but my guess is that if it works well now, there is not much that can go wrong with a USB cable.Digital camera Review: Works fine, well constructed, but too thick on the male end
Summary: 2 Stars
I ordered two of these cables and found them to be well-constructed and fully functional, as would be expected for something so simple. However, the plastic housing around the male connector is thicker than on a standard USB extension cable making it very difficult to plug this in right next to another device if you have side-by-side USB ports. In fact, trying to plug both of these extensions into such side-by-side ports starting to put so much side pressure on them that I feared I would damage the ports. Keep that in mind if you are thinking of using this cable.Digital camera Review: Works great to extend a USB port for Flash Drives
Summary: 5 Stars
I order these for my workplace because it's pretty common that users who may not have a brand new computer need to plug in a flash drive but the only available USB ports are on the back of the computer. This is a great, cheap workaround for that problem when someone needs to plug in a USB drive, digital camera, etc.