Hi, I just thought i would ask this question in a separate post to help reduce any confusion.
I am looking at the Active Extension USB cables.
So far i have found two types of these cables, one that uses a 240V adaptor that plugs into the side of the female plug like the ones seen on Startech cables:
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/sta...ble-mf-ab68977
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/sta...ble-mf-ab93813
And then the ones that say they have a built in chip, so i am guessing this is just another word for a repeater:
https://www.lindy.com.au/usb-2-0-act...nsion-cable-5m
https://www.lindy.com.au/usb-3-0-act...nsion-cable-5m
Quiet a bit of difference in the price between the two different designs.
Is there a benefit from using a powered one compared to a chip version one?
I was thinking of running one of these from my laptop to a powered USB 3.0 hub, and then just run a short USB 2.0 cable to my mount ( to control the mount ) and another short USB3.0 to the other port on my mount to drive all my imaging gear
I hope all that makes sense.