Customer Reviews

Cables To Go 30501 FlexUSB USB 2.0 A Male to A Female Adapter (Black)

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I ordered this device for use with my notebook thinking it would allow me to flip dongles and flash drives any other direction than straight out.

I was more than a little dissappointed.

Pros - flexible, ratcheting, good connectors

Cons - not stiff enough, internal ribbon cable pinches

While this looked like what I need, a couple of major problems jumped out.
1) If you use this to reposition a flash drive (OCZ 8gb) and have to carry your notebook, just the act of walking will allow the drive to move. If you don't check before you set it down - one broken device.
2) To allow the flexibility, a thin ribbon cable runs internally from the male to female end. Within a first few tries, I was finding the ribbon cable was getting pinched between parts not allowing a full 90 degrees of movement and damaging the ribbon cable.

Due to the price, I will use this a bit more but expect due the poor design construction, it will have a short life span.

Recommendation: do not buy this device.

The Apple Air has a USB port that is located under and inboard of the laptop's edge. Some USB devices like air cards won't clear the edge of the case when attempting to plug them in. This flex adapter acts as an extension and then rotates and bends so that the device can be used in any position. Better than a cable extension.

This multi angle device works great for about a month, then it quits. Great idea, but the execution is less than you would hope for.

for those with usb ports in inconvenient places, this helps avoid whatever you have plugged in from poking you in the leg...i've ordered one for everyone in the family, i like them so much!

This USB flex adapter works very well. It easily changes from left hand to right hand, and the cable can exit to the rear just above the desktop surface or an inch higher to clear the path of other hardware.

This is just what I was looking for - Can be flipped up or back to reduce sticking out the side of my laptop. Well made - a very good product as is all Cables-to-Go products. I bought it to flip up my Sprint USB Air Card and it works extremely well. It can also be folded flat along the laptop and it is flexible and tough enough to slide into my backpack without removing. Buy one of these and you will not be disappointed.

My laptop has USB ports on the side and back. I have looked all over for a simple right angle adapter that would plug into the USB port and immediately turn 90 degrees flush against the laptop case. That would allow me to plug USB devices in without them sticking out to the side as a protrusion that could easily be broken off. The FlexUSB is the closest thing I have found, but the design is such that it still sticks out 3/4 of an inch from the USB jack. It would have been better if the right angle was flush with the USB plug. I find that I don't use the FlexUSB as much as I would if it were more flush. I am now considering a short extension cable I have found that does sit much more flush.

Good product. I use this 4 my mobile broadband device on my laptop. Let's me position the device in any direction. I would re co
End this product to anyone.

To flimsy. It was great up until one of the little ears broke off where it pivots. I hot glued it into the position I want and there it will stay. The pivot joint ears should be made wider and stronger.

Bought this to use with my new Panasonic VIERA TC-P60ST30 60-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV because its wifi dongle stuck out the side too much for my liking. Worked perfectly. Picture added to gallery.