USB extension cable to extend standard USB printer and peripheral leads, such as scanners.
Colour : Black Length : 1.8m Connections : A plug (flat) to A Socket (Flat) USB v2.0 is a high speed connection method which is 40 times faster than USB v1.1 (480Mbps as opposed to 12Mbps). It is plug & play and hot swappable (no need to turn off your PC to plug a device in or out). It is faster than Firewire (IEEE1394/iLink) but not as qiuck as IEEE1394b (800Mbps). USB v2.0 cables will still work with USB v1.1 computers (they are backwardly compatible) and peripherals, but only if both Computer and Peripheral are USB v2.0 will they work at High Speed (480Mbps). USB v2.0 peripherals will not work at High Speed (480Mbps) unless they are connected with a USB v2.0 cable and connected to a computer equiped with USB v2.0 ports.
I can't fault this product because of its low price and I am sure it is fine as a pure USB data cable extension. However users of iPhones should not be tempted to use it as an extension of a charging cable. Using it as an extension to a charger causes it to signal to the iPhone that the battery is fully charged and may cause the battery to drain (just like Apple warn about charging from a USB on a PC that is in sleep mode).
It's only a minor item but I was most impressed with the price and efficency of the ordering/delivery service. It works well for my intended purpose, too. I can now play MP3 music files, stored on a flash drive, connected via the extension cable, to the USB port on the facia of my car radio without having to have the flash drive itself protruding from the facia.