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How seriously does cable length affect USB 3.0 transfer speeds?

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Mar 15, 202697308 views
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Recently I've been thinking of upgrading my computer with some USB 3.0 ports. However, the problem is my computer is some ways away from my desk so that would mean I would need a long cable, approximately 10ft or so. My question is how badly does a long cable (10ft for example) impact the transfer …

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The USB 3.1 specification contains a table of wire thickness versus length: 11.4.7 Wire Gauge Table Table 11-3 is a table of VBUS/Gnd wire gauges showing the relationship between gauge and maximum length in order to achieve the previously cited volt…

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