I was looking at this cable and this one. The cable from StarTech says "Cable Shield Type: Foil shielded twisted pair". The one from Coboc says "Shielding Level: Triple". What is triple shielding? Coboc has a flame rating not sure why though and the StarTech does not. The Coboc also say "Conductor:Tinned Copper", is bare better for USB cables? I am looking at this cables because I got a USB 3.0 hub and the cable that came with it is too short. Which cable do you think is better?
USB cable shielding. What is triple shield?
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Personally I'd opt for StarTech. I've never heard of Coboc, and $4 seems really low (when StarTech's pricing is usually comparable with the market in general).
Triple shielding, fire rating etc - I'm not 100% sure. Honestly, it sounds like added descriptions that probably don't different between most manufacturers (hence they're not stated) and some 'off-brand' is trying to use it as a selling feature so people read it the way you have. "Flame rating? TRIPLE shielding..... must be better" etc. I would assume it's purely marketing, but that's totally speculation on my part.
Triple shielding, fire rating etc - I'm not 100% sure. Honestly, it sounds like added descriptions that probably don't different between most manufacturers (hence they're not stated) and some 'off-brand' is trying to use it as a selling feature so people read it the way you have. "Flame rating? TRIPLE shielding..... must be better" etc. I would assume it's purely marketing, but that's totally speculation on my part.
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Oh, I didn't know that about Coboc - Newegg registered the trademark in 2012, so it's been registered a while, can't find a review of many of their products though (other than on Newegg itself).
As I said, I'd stick with the StarTech as a trusted brand, but I doubt you could go wrong with either
As I said, I'd stick with the StarTech as a trusted brand, but I doubt you could go wrong with either
Triple shield means marketing gimmick.
The usb spec is not good for more then 20-25ft without a repeater no matter what shielding is in the cable, and after one layer of shielding it would take some very noisy RF interference to get through.
As stated, Cobec is Newegg's hosue brand for cables.
I try to stick with monoprice for those kinds of cables and soemthing like startech if I need soemthing offbeat that monoprice does not sell.
The usb spec is not good for more then 20-25ft without a repeater no matter what shielding is in the cable, and after one layer of shielding it would take some very noisy RF interference to get through.
As stated, Cobec is Newegg's hosue brand for cables.
I try to stick with monoprice for those kinds of cables and soemthing like startech if I need soemthing offbeat that monoprice does not sell.
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