🔌 StarTech.com 6-inch USB 3.0 Extension Cable (USB-A Male to USB-A Female) - USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Port Saver - Black (USB3EXT6INBK), 0.5 ft Review

Ideal when the USB 3A ports are too close together to prevent the use of two adjacent USB devices. The manufacturer implies that these extenders can sync up to the maximum speed of USB 3. I have no way of verifying this. The max speed I've had for a short time is 200MB/s for large files, but I can't really blame those cables for that as the transfer speed is as slow as the slowest element in the loop. My laptop's USB port may be limiting the specified transfer rate. They are durable.

I bought this cable so I can connect an external Wi-Fi card to my laptop without blocking the nearby USB port. Unfortunately, when plugged in, the female end of the cable is backwards, so I can't connect the Wi-Fi card and all other peripherals must be connected the wrong way. This is a pretty big problem with a thick 6-inch cable that can't be easily twisted to fit properly without putting a lot of strain on it. If you need to connect your peripherals with the cable in the same orientation as…

Inexpensive quality short extension. It works as expected and helps when I need to use the card reader while my ultrabook is plugged in (the AC and USB ports are too close together). Ideal for all large USB devices on a computer with limited space around USB ports. The cable feels thick and strong, but it would be nice if it was a bit more flexible. The length listed is 6 inches, which is the length measured from the start of the insulation at the connector end to the end of the cable…

I bought these to use when the key or case is wider than usual and could block an adjacent port. One worked fine, connecting an ASUS UX305CA USB3.0 SS port to a WD Blue 250GB M.2 SATA SSD in a Silversone MS09 case at the same speed (CrystalDiskMark7) as a direct connection (>400MB/s max) . The rest behaved like USB2 (40 MB/s). I also tested the cables with a Crucial BX200 2.5-inch SATA SSD in the UGreen enclosure that comes with a USB-A to USB-C cable. In this situation everything worked OK.

Although the delivery time was very long (the supplier was from the UK) this item was worth the wait. The delivery took several weeks, and in the meantime I have bought another similar product. Big mistake. It didn't fit well on my USB 3.0 port and didn't really fit the purpose I was trying to achieve - to protect my ports. I am using this item to connect a Das keyboard to a laptop and as the keyboard is plugged in and unplugged a lot I don't want to risk unplugging the connector. So I always…

So I needed a USB 3.0 extender and it's tiring to reach for USB 3.0 on the back of my desktop. Many USB 3.0 hubs today are still unreliable and expensive, so I'd like to use a cable for now. I was a little scared after reading all the reviews that this cable can't run at USB 3.0 speeds. The only sub-par speed I can think of is poor shielding, which causes many of USB 3.0's high-bandwidth data cables to fail. But I took a chance and the cable I got works at least at USB 3.0 speeds on my Seagate…

My monitor has a built in USB hub but all the ports are on the back making it difficult to connect anything. With them, I can just reach back and grab one and put something in that one. They're short and stiff enough so they don't hang around under the floor when nothing is plugged in, keeping aesthetic clutter to a minimum. I was a little worried about the plastic coming out of the female end before ordering; I thought it might prevent some devices from connecting fully. However, I'm happy to…

I bought this to use with a 2TB Fantom Greendrive USB 3.0 hard drive in combination with the short 90cm USB 3.0 cable that came with the drive. Unfortunately, the data transfer speed I observed when using this extension cable was the same as when using a regular old USB 2.0 cable. The following test results are from CrystalDiskMark v.3 in three configurations with the same drive: 1. Using the original USB 3.0 cable that came with the drive, 2. Using the original USB 3.0 cable along with this…