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Review on MutecPower 50 Feet Active USB Extension Cable 2.0 Male to Female - Signal Booster, Long-Distance Active Extension/Repeater Cord 15 Meters / 50 Feet by Jerry Olson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

A bit fragile and won't work with Logitech StreamCam

The first adapter I bought fell apart when I unwound the cable. The strain reliefs are designed so that applying any torque to the cable can open the built in amplifier module in the middle of the cable. I sent it back and got another one which didn't fall apart this time. The cable is ideal for USB 2.0 devices such as keyboards, mice and headphone amps. However, when I plug the Logitech StreamCam directly into the cable (using only the USB-CA adapter), it is recognized as a 5000Mbps (SuperSpeed) device. Unfortunately the camera doesn't work. guvcview (on Linux) just freezes when accessing the camera. The same applies when I connect the camera to an Anker 7-port hub using this cable. The same camera and hub works fine with the 25ft cable I have, so the only difference is that cable. Ultimately you don't have much of a choice if you want a 50ft cable so you can still buy it but if a 25ft cable would do that kind of performance I would send it back for a refund and buy this one, which works well: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IOXVWL6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pros
  • Computers and accessories
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than other picks