• @[email protected]
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    341 day ago

    A 10-foot USB cable. Most people use whatever’s packed in with their electronics, and it’s pretty rare to get anything longer than 6 feet. Having the extra length is really nice in many situations.

    It’s also one of my go-to inexpensive gifts or part of a care package for someone in the hospital. The extra length there is often the difference between being able to use a device while it’s charging or not.

    • @[email protected]
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      36 hours ago

      Especially if it’s braided and has extra large and durable connector thingies so it won’t hard bend.

    • The Octonaut
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      1322 hours ago

      They’re rare because 10 feet is too long for a reliable USB data transmission. But yes good for charging.

      • folkrav
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        416 hours ago

        Eh, I have audio interfaces and MIDI controllers on 10ft cables cause shorter just don’t reach my PC, works perfectly fine. Longer than that is a gamble but as far as I know 10ft is the upper bound of the USB 3.0 spec, so should be totally fine unless you have especially shitty cables.

        • The Octonaut
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          112 hours ago

          I have long ones too that run my old Oculus Rift sensors. Those can ocassionally be flaky but I think it’s the controller rather than the device. I’m not saying they don’t work, I’m saying they are less reliable and/or more expensive to make reliable. Hence companies not bundling them.