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40ft usb extension cable

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Normally USB 2.0 has a distance limit of 17.5ft. You have to go with the CAT-6 extension. At the Best Buy I work at we don't even sell CAT-5 anymore. It is all CAT-6. Even the 350' "crimp your own" kit is CAT-6. So you can get an extender like what you have linked and a 50' CAT-6 cable then you should be good as gold.
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DJRWolf said:
It is all CAT-6. Even the 350' "crimp your own" kit is CAT-6.

And a good thing too. USB 2.0 has a max transfer of 480 MBits/sec. CAT-5 is good for 100 Mbits/sec.

Mouse lag? Let's see - about 4 msec through each adapter and 2 msec through the cable ... no, kidding. :D 

If it works, you will need expensive, lab grade equipment to measure any lag present.
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