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Molded strain relief and PVC overmolding make the cable durable, while its impedance-matched, twisted-pair construction minimizes cross talk, ensuring high-speed, error-free transmission. Gold-plated copper contacts provide maximum conductivity and minimize data loss. An aluminum undermold shield helps meet FCC requirements on EMI/RFI interference, and its foil-and-braid shield complies with fully rated cable specifications, reducing EMI/RFI interference.

All Belkin USB cables are rigorously tested and certified by Belkin's quality-assurance engineers and are 100-percent, fully compliant with current USB specifications and all other applicable industry standards.

I'm happy because the cable works great with my USB printer and I found out that the cable actually exceeds the features displayed on amazon site.

The cable manufacturer part number is F3U133-10.
With the following features:
- Hi-speed data transfer to 480Mbps
- 10 FT (3m)
- A plug/ B plug
- High performance 20-gauge power wires.
- USB logo guarantees cables are 100% compliant with current USB specifications (Works with all USB devices A/B plug).
- Works with USB 2.0
- Connect a USB 2.0 or 1.X device to your computer.
- Belkin lifetime warranty.
- Gold plated copper contacts provide maximum conductivity and minimizes data loss.

According to the manufacturer site you can connect your USB printer, scanner, hard drive and more to your computer. As I said, it works great with my USB printer.

I definitively recommend it because I got the less expensive (good length of 10ft) and great quality option for a USB printer cable. I'm also happy because the cable specifications exceeded my expectations for the money I paid.


Works great   June 28, 2002
 54 out of 58 found this review helpful

When I purchased this product I thought I was getting a USB version 1 cable. It turned out to be 2.0. Fortunately the package said it was backward compatible and it was.

The book that came with my printer stated I needed a USB cable with a length of no greater than 6 foot, shielded, etc. They should tell you this before you get the printer. Fortunately, the 10 foot cable connected and worked flawlessly. I always try to buy Belkin since they generally have top quality products and good support.


All USB cables are created equal.   January 10, 2005
 46 out of 51 found this review helpful

At $3.99, this is a good price for a name brand USB cable, but only because they tend to dramatically overcharge on their prices. There are no differences with USB cables other than length and the shape of the connectors placed on each end. There are plenty of online retailers that sell USB cables for less than $1.00 and they will work just as fine as any high priced one you may see at BestBuy, CircuitCity, Staples, OfficeMax, Radio Shack, etc. Many of the high priced cables will include gold plated connectors which is just a gimmick, they provide no better connection that those without it. Also USB cables do not have speeds associated with them they way computers and laptops do. There is no such thing as a USB 1.1 or 2.0 cable so if you have an older USB cable when USB 1.1 was the only thing out, it will work perfectly with the newer USB 2.0 technology. They are made exactly the same, you're told you need a newer "high speed" hoping that you'll throw away you perfectly capable current cable and buy the new $40 gold-plated zero-loss oxygen-free cable when you really don't need it. As I said at earlier, $3.99 is a good price for this set, but you can find better if you shop around. If Amazon is the only site you trust buying from, definitely get these.

1-17-2005 Update. At the current price, this is no-longer a good deal.


great buy   November 5, 2003
 21 out of 22 found this review helpful

one cannot write poetically about cords, but I can say this is super value. Much less than I saw on the market. Works great, quality is superior to what I was checking out for comparisons, and I was so THRILLED to have the longer length.

If you need extra USB cords, this is a good deal.


Amazon keeps asking me to review this here wire   April 15, 2007
 20 out of 36 found this review helpful

USB cables annoy the beejeebers out of me. You buy a printer for $40. Then you are supposed to pay another $25 for a cable to hook it up to your computer? I have heard of the "add on sales" model, as successfully used by Gillette to build their razor blade empire, but this is ridiculous. Particularly ridiculous as those yokels selling the printers aren't making any money on the cables (in fact, they're getting you on the printer ink).

I bought my cable from amazon for $11. It isn't a great price. A great price would be $2, and that would be what a USB cable is worth. USB should be cheaper than old school 10base2 ethernet cable (which, by comparison, had better shielding, and a relatively complicated connector), but it isn't. Someone, somewhere is making a zillion dollars on USB cable, and I'd like to track him down and punch him in the throat for it.