USB cables, Two 6 footers for $6.98 at Sam's Club B&M

[nexialist]

They ar Stratitec #DXUSB2ABS premium cables, they have 24 k gold connectors. Very nice!

Finally USB cables at a nice price & I got Two!

 

[rebuilder]

Thanks!

 

[dman]

They had some at costco's too. Only costco had an A-A cable and and A-B cable for that price. So, depending on what you might need...

 

[Revenge786]

If you want cheap USB A-B cables...just goto outpost.com.
They are giving BELKIN USB A-B cables for 4.95 a piece, and as you all know overnight shipping is free
I think belkin is better.

 

[nexialist]

Sam's club's cables are A-B and you get 2 cables for 6.98

 

[CrazyMedic]

What's the difference between A-A and A-B cables?
tx

 

[javathehut]

I went and bought a Belkin at Circuit CIty for $25.00. Luckily I havent opened it yet because I found the Belkin ones at outpost for $5.00! Wow, thats a $20 difference. I love the Internet! I feel bad for those poor souls that pay $25 for something as cheap as a USB cable (I was one of them)!!

 

[Healey]

A bit OT:

So this USB is a new standard, they got to start with a clean slate. Why then did they decide to have two different kinds of connectors? Why complicate matters? From what I can see they both have the same number of connections and they're almost the same size, whatsupwitdat?

 

[carmat4]

damm it i just spent 26 bucks on the belkins at OD B&M.
Using it right now, too late to return.

aggrr

 

[tom3]

carmat4, if the Belkins from outpost is exactly the same as the one you just bought from OD, then you can just order another from outpost for $4.95. Return the brand new one you receive to OD with the OD receipt. You're not cheating anybody because you're returning the exact product you bought legitimately.

 

[Mday]

A is the connector that has one row of 4 pins that your hubs and motherboards have for plugging devices. the outline is a rectangle

B is the connector on the cable for devices with a removable usb cable have, it's 2x2, and the outline is a pentagon (irregular) with the top corners of a "square" cut off...

 

[j00]

i bought the stratitec usb hub and those cables a few weeks ago. i needed a hub right then and couldn't wait for one to come in so i went with this brand ive never heard of nor could find reviews for. ive been very pleased with it so far. 0 problems and have 4 devices connected all the time. printers, gamepads, cameras, etc. i was just going to return it when i got something ordered and in but i've been happy with it so im sticking with it.

 

[pkulk]

i have 2 questions:
can these 'B' cables be used to connect usb devices to the usb port on the back of my pc?
when does this deal expire?

thx.

 

[WileCoyote]

these cables are pretty damn cheap - the cost at best buy for them is just a few dollars. but they can make more money off of the cable than they do off of a printer that needs it.

 

[Doug117]

Yeah, i was in need of a long USB cable after i got my Astra 3400 thru that buy.com deal. It comes with a 3 foot cable (waaaaay to short), so i looked at CompUSA for cables while i was picking up the Half-Life GOTY and Starcraft battlechest deal (man, since i've started reading these boards, ive spent more money....) anyway... 6 foot belkins for $15.99!! Gimme a break! I totally forgot about outpost.com... found 10 foot belkins for $4.95... I bought two for less than the one at compUSA! <homer>Whoo hoo</homer>

 

[nexialist]

I'm telling you guys,

these cables at Sams club are first class all the way, never seen nicer quality cables. I've seen the belkins for $20 bucks and they look cheap compared to these. Belkins don't have gold plated contacts.

Costco has a pair for 6.98 tut they are real cheapos.

 

[akachan97]

This deal I already replied almost a month ago.CHECK THIS THREAD
I got it at Christmas time and all I can say is REALLY GOOD STUFF. You guy should check it out

 

[Doug117]

<homer>DOH!</homer>, got an email from Onvia today saying that they are out of stock... dang!

 

[Rosebud]

Outpost.com has A-B USB cables for $4.95 with free overnight shipping,
link

Search for item # 63097

 

[Murpheeee]

Once more for us USB newbies...

If I want to buy a USB cable to plug one end into my computer USB port and one into my scanner USB connector....I need a A-B cable right ?

 

[vedder00]

Murpheeee

You are correct