1ft USB cable

[Zxian]

I'm wondering if I might be able to ask some others for some help in finding this for me...

1FT USB 2.0 MaleA-MaleA

Everything else I've found has been either an extension or an A-B cable or something else. I'd like this for my external hard drive, since it usually sits right next to my laptop on the desk.

Any website or store would do. Even if they don't do shipping, or the shipping would be a rediculous cost, let me know. I'm starting to wonder if these cables even exist...

[ripken204]

ebay's your friend

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-FOOT-USB-2-0-A-to-A-...1QQcmdZViewItem

[gamehead200]

Why does your external hard drive have a female A jack?

[LLXX]

Why does your external hard drive have a female A jack?

Don't they all have one of these?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PCB_mou..._connectors.jpg (one on the left)

[Zxian]

@ripken204 - Thanks, but that's still 3 ft. The cord that I have is 3 or 4 feet, and it's too long.

Why does your external hard drive have a female A jack?

It's a standard A form jack on the hard drive, and not the B form. It's a very narrow 2.5" mobile hard drive enclosure, and I'm guessing that the B jack is too tall for it. You can see the enclosure that I'm using here..

[gamehead200]

That's the first time I see a drive enclosure with an A-form jack... But I guess there's a first time for everything!

[Zxian]

I actually like it better. The B form jack is too close to a circle or a square IMO, so you've got to figure out which one of 4 ways it goes in, while the A jack is only up or down. Not to mention that some "A" ends cables have the USB symbol on the "top" of the plug, making it easier to figure out one way from the other.

[Nerwin]

this is the only smallest one i can find : http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=EXP_USBAA

It's not 1 feet but its 4 feet smaller than 6ft.

OR

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-FOOT-USB-2-0-A-to-A-...6QQcmdZViewItem

Edited July 6, 2006 by computerMan

[puntoMX]

Cut that cable to 1´ and connect both parts again, use thermal-shrink-hose to finish it .

[CoffeeFiend]

I've bought some retractable USB cables (that come with all kinds of different USB plugs too - like the tiny ones for cameras and memory cards readers and such too).

These to be exact. Kinda nice. They go on special for like 3$ CAD every now and then

[Zxian]

@crahak - Thanks for the link, but those types of cables don't support USB 2.0. Since this is for my external hard drive, the extra speed would be nice.

@puntoMX - I was thinking that, but I'm just worried that my soldering will come undone after a while or something of the sort. I'd rather not have to keep fixing it if I can find a pre-made one.

It looks like 3ft is the smallest that they go... I wish that there were cheap USB ends, bulk cable, and crimpers. I've got about 600ft of Cat5e sitting at home with all the amenities, so I can make my own network cable as short or as long as I want, but not USB...

[puntoMX]

Yeah, I how it feels... But there are simply not enough people that ask for 1´ cables, what you can do is order 1000 of them in China .

No seriously, there are no shorter cables that the ones of 3.3´ (1 meter) A-A, but there are gender changers I think, let me see... googling... there....

[Bigbrit]

Everything from 6 inches to 15 feet.

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchall.asp?sort=rev

[Zxian]

OH MY GOD!!!!! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!

Sorry for the caps, but BigBrit - you're my hero!

USB 2.0 Liberator, Am To Am, 1ft

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!

[puntoMX]

Hmm, never saw those, way cool. To bad they don´t sell CRAP! here in Mexico, as always... *cries*