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StarTech 5ft Desktop USB Extension Cable - A Male to A Female (USBEXTAA5DSK)

4.5 out of 5 stars 273 customer reviews
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  • Extend a USB port from the back of your computer to your desktop
  • Lengthen the reach of your USB port and eliminate the hassle of connecting your mobile devices to the back of a computer for syncing and charging
  • Desktop USB Extension Cable
  • Moves the USB port from the back of the computer to your desktop
  • Compatible with various mobile devices such as the following tablets Apple iPad Air / iPad Mini / Samsung Galaxy Tab
  • Compatible with Apple iMac
  • Compatible with various USB Flash Drives
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Size:USB 2.0  |  Color:Black

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Brand Name StarTech
Item model number USBEXTAA5DSK
Hardware Platform PC
Operating System Windows
Item Weight 5 ounces
Product Dimensions 4.9 x 1 x 8.7 inches
Item Dimensions L x W x H 4.88 x 0.98 x 8.66 inches
Color Black

Additional Information

ASIN B001K9BFB8
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4.5 out of 5 stars 273 customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #1,316 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Computer Accessories > Cables & Interconnects > USB Cables
#5,908 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Cables
Shipping Weight 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Date First Available November 4, 2008

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Size: USB 3.0Color: Blue Verified Purchase
I almost didn't order this USB 3.0 extension based on the other reviews about it having too tight a fit on the desktop piece. I'm glad I did, this is a great item and a great price. They must have fixed the overly tight fit with this batch. I received mine today and fits all the USB connectors just fine, not overly tight on a single one...easy to go in or out.
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Size: USB 2.0Color: Black Verified Purchase
The obvious question is, "does it work?" Yes. It's a correctly functioning USB extension port. As others have noticed, the port has a good grip, too, which I like.

But what I was worried about was whether it'd be heavy enough to stay on the desk, even being moved around. Some of these things are pretty light and the cable will drag them back off. This one has enough heft that it's nice and stable. I made a miniature desk lamp out of it using this (Goal Zero 14101 Luna USB LED Stick Light) LED stick - see photos - and it looks intentional and everything. :D
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Size: USB 3.0Color: Blue Verified Purchase
My USB 3.0 ports are in the back of a mid-tower case shoved under the desk. Needless to say, plugging anything into them is a real pain. I tried a supposed USB 3.0 Type A male to female cable and succeeded in hanging Win7 when plugging in a USB 3.0 flash drive.

I saw this cable on Amazon and after reading the reviews I decided to give it a try. My USB 3.0 and 2.0 flash drives work flawlessly at the rated speeds plugged into this cable connected to the MB USB3.0 port. The puck end is fairly heavy and stays in place on the desk.
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Size: USB 3.0Color: Blue Verified Purchase
I've owned this USB3 extension for about two years (purchased in late 2013). It's worked fine with USB flash drives and a USB SD and CF card reader. I've also used it with a (powered) USB dock for hard drives and SSDs (an Icy Dock), for my backups. That use has been somewhat flaky—the dock would sometimes work fine, but sometimes require multiple power-ups to work. I attributed that to a problem with the dock, but that may have been mistaken.

This past week I purchased two different external enclosures for 2.5" SSDs and HDDs (one by Seagate, and one by OWC). Both enclosures appeared to be defective when used with this extension; the hard drive I tested them with wouldn't fully spin up, and the SSD would not mount (and in fact had its directory damaged in the attempt with one of the enclosures). However, plugging the enclosures directly into the USB port, instead of using this extension, had both of them operating fine.

My conjecture is that there is some small but non-negligible resistance in the power and/or ground line of this extension, which causes a voltage drop when current is drawn. For high-current devices, like hard drives or large SSDs in enclosures that may themselves draw significant current, the voltage drop can be significant enough to cause device malfunction. For low-current devices, the drop is too small to impact device operation. But I haven't done any measurements to verify this conjecture.

The bottom line is that my StarTech is defective in a way that exhibits itself only with some devices, which is a particularly nasty kind of defect. I'm retiring it. This could just be an occasional problem affecting some units, but I'm not doing the experiment of buying others to check.
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Size: USB 2.0Color: Black Verified Purchase
Here's the thing, it's all good, but the base has no rubber to it, it's just plastic, so the cable will twist and turn it however it wants and you have no control over it.

If they would put a rubber base on it it would be 5 stars, but as it is now it's only doing half the job...
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Size: USB 2.0Color: Black Verified Purchase
This StarTech 5ft Desktop USB Extension Cable is one of those practical and convenient devices worth having on a desktop when one wants simple and fast access to USB flash drives, USB Wi-Fi adapters and such, especially with a crowded desk. It has a 90° vertical port base connected directly to a sturdy 5-foot cable, and once plugged into a computer, allows for convenient placement on the desktop, and eliminates fumbling around when one needs fast access to a USB 2.0 port on the computer.

Likes:

* Convenience; place your USB 2.0 port where you like it on your desktop
* Solid construction; hard rubberized base with a good quality 60" cable
* Slightly weighted base; good, stable platform on the desktop
* No nonsense product; works easily with PCs or Macs
* USB 2.0 extension cord in an easy to use package

Dislikes:

- Could benefit from nonslip material on the bottom, but that's very subjective

This StarTech USB 2.0 extension dock is a good product with a lot of versatility for the user, and offers quite a bit of accessibility on the desktop or working surface when plugged into a computer. Its 60" cable eliminates crawling around under a desk in the dark while trying to locate a USB port on a computer, but if that's not long enough, you might add another USB extension in between, such as this AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter) to extend its reach.

I found the female USB plug on the base to be a bit tight.
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