PlayStation 3 Monster Cable GameLink USB to Mini-USB for PlayStation 3 Controllers

by Monster Cable

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 2 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NWBVHQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,063 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #11 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Hardware > Cables & Adapters > Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 14, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Add Extra USB Charging Performance to Your PS3 Controllers

Monster® GameLink™ Gives You the Freedom to Play While Charging
Empower your PS3 controllers with advanced Monster GameLink PS3 USB cables. The PS3 only includes a 5 foot USB cable, which is too short for playing comfortably. The Monster GameLink USB’s generous 10 foot length lets you play while you charge your controller so there’s no more downtime while you wait for your PS3 controller to power up! Adding another USB cable for your PS3 also lets you charge more than one controller at a time, so you and your friends can keep playing without any wait.

Product Description

GAMELINK 10-FT USB CABLE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not significantly better than any 'cheap' USB cable, December 22, 2009

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A. Dent "Aragorn" (Minas Anor, GD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PlayStation 3 Monster Cable GameLink USB to Mini-USB for PlayStation 3 Controllers (Video Game)

It's difficult to find a reason for purchasing this item, at this price, for a PS3. USB cables are 'standard' and they tend to be cheap. I've been using USB cables for years already, most of them had come 'free' with the equipment they were supposed to connect and I haven't yet found ONE cable that didn't work or stopped working. Since the PS3 has no special USB requirements - all it needs is a generic/standard wire - there is no reason other than 'marketing' to justify the claim that this cable is specifically for PlayStation 3 or ' for PlayStation 3 controllers' because ALL usb-A to Mini-B will work with PS3 controllers.

The main use for a USB cable with a PS3 is to charge the controllers. Any USB-A male to Mini-USB male cable of any length can be used for this purpose. One comes 'free' with the PS3 and extras such as Amazon's own AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] can be purchased for a fraction of the cost.

Another use would be to transfer data to/from an attached hard disk that comes with a Mini-B USB interface. The same cable used to charge the controller and, again, one comes with the PS3, can be used.

Finally, in the rare occurrence when your controller needs charging and you want to play while it's charging, the [AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (9.8 Feet / 3.0 Meters) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] or any equivalent will give you a total of 16 ft. of freedom by extending a 6 ft. USB cable by another nearly 10 ft.. I know that this works well because I am using one of them myself.

The cable gets 2 stars because it works and Monster would replace it if it didn't but I can't see how it could possibly be rated any higher given its being 3-4 times more expensive than most moderately price similar cables that provide the exact same level of performance.

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, February 7, 2008

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PS3 owner - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PlayStation 3 Monster Cable GameLink USB to Mini-USB for PlayStation 3 Controllers (Video Game)

Monster cables have been, and always will be, the most overpriced and over hyped cables on the market. Especially with cables like these. I'm pretty sure that even while plugged in the ps3 controller still transmits over bluetooth. So what exactly is this BS about "maximize data transfer." even if the data did transmit over the cable, NO ONE would notice even the slightest difference between this cable and a $0.99 budget cable of the same length. Durability? give me a break. When was the last time you had a usb cable stop working? (meaning there was nothing wrong with anything but the cable) And at this price you could buy 14 budget cables!! what do you think will last longer? 14 budget cables of comparable quality, or one of these overpriced pieces of garbage? I will never in my life support monster in anything they do. And don't think that, because this is listed as a PS3 peripheral, its any better than a standard usb cable. Do some research. Stay away from monster. they are thieves.

USB 2.0 A to 5-Pin Mini B Cable - 10 Feet

5.0 out of 5 stars This USB cable is a MONSTER..., November 9, 2011

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Jon Holley "hopeful_sinner" (DORA, AL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PlayStation 3 Monster Cable GameLink USB to Mini-USB for PlayStation 3 Controllers (Video Game)

I have no complaints about this cable. I bought it to connect a guitar amp with my laptop for recording purposes. I get an interference free signal which is a must for what I am using this for. LOVE it! I have only used it once to charge a PS3 controller and it did the job.