I bought this in October because my laptop is outdated and will shut down if I turn it off for even a moment. I have a Silhouette Cameo but the desk I use it at is across the office and I figured this cable would make it work better so I don't have to drag the Cameo from the middle of the room to the floor must lead. I have already mistakenly bought 3 types of connectors that didn't fit the ends which was a waste of money. Guilty. I thought HAH extension cords. Try to fool me now! Since I have a lot to do otherwise, I only tried the cable yesterday (April). I mean what can go wrong with a new cable if the connector ends are ok? Well I can't use it at all because of "Bad USB Device". So I jump over taut cords and cables and cameos. It's outside the returns window, although a pop-up on the page says a replacement could be available by October. There are no instructions on how to do this. No connection. It's cheap, so it goes with all that other useless stuff.