- Black
- 2 Connector Number
- USB 3.0
USB 2.0 Speeds
03/07/2013
This review is from: Rosewill 6.56ft. USB3.0 A Male to A Female Extension Cable, Black, Model RC-6-USB3-AM-AF-BK
Pros:
1. The construction is good quality. The cable is extra thick with shielding. The two connectors are not gold plated.
2. Rosewill technical service is excellent. An English speaking technician is very knowledgeable on company products.
3. On sale for $2.99 with free shipping, this is a steal for a 3' USB 3.0 extension cable.
4. My order arrived in three days.
5. I use the cable extensions for my keyboard and mouse. They are great!
Cons:
1. The performance results are horrible. Test results show that USB 3.0 speed is equal to USB 2.0 when using the cable extension. The former is slightly faster but not by much - a 6% to 10% increase. These are barely noticeable. Surely, they are not the 10X theoretical speed increase that is hyped by false advertisements.
.
.
Transferring a large file, 1gb and larger . . . . . . . . . . . . USB 2.0 speed = 20.0 mb/s . . . . . USB 3.0 speed = 22.0 mb/s
.
Transferring several small files, 30mb and smaller. . . . . . USB 2.0 speed = 15.0 mb/s . . . . . USB 3.0 speed = 16.0 mb/s
.
.
2. The above results do not surprise me. In the Newegg website, half of the reviews by users reported similar results - you will get USB 2.0 speeds using the Rosewill cable.
Overall Review:
Because the 50% Newegg reviews on the Rosewill USB 3.0 cables were positive and the prices were cheap, I took a chance and purchased four cables anyway. Although useless for transferring files on USB 3.0 flash drives, they work very well on my keyboard and mouse.
Share this review:
6 people found this review helpful.
Did you?
Yes
/
No
- Gene L.
-
Verified Owner
-
Owned For:
1 day to 1 week
LOADING...
