USB cables and cable management

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xonik

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Okay, so I bought a USB hub, but I want to place it several feet from the computer.

I'm looking for a cheap source of USB cables, with a good selection. What can you recommend?

Also, I want to purchase some adhesive-mounted cable ties or clips to route some cables neatly. Where could I buy some? Brick-and-mortar or online recommendations are welcome.

Thanks for your help.
 
For cable ties and/or clips, you'd might want to go to a hardware store or even a Wal-Mart/K-Mart. They have a much larger selection of what you may need and their prices are often much lower compared to a computer store's. As for USB cables, don't go to a brick-and-mortar store unless you like paying $20-$30+ per cable. It seems that the maximum length of most USB cables are 10 feet. If that's not enough for you, then you could also purchase USB extension cables (with a 15 foot max length, I think) that run about the same cost as (if not slightly higher than) the regular USB cables.You could go to the "usual suspects" online to find cheap cables, but the site with the lowest prices available is eBay. (I haven't purchased any cables from eBay, so I can't comment on the quality.)

There is one exception to the rule about brick-and-mortar stores: If you're in the military (or have a friend who is), the BX/PX sells 10-foot USB 2.0 cables from Belkin for $10. It's not as cheap as what you could find online, but I got three 10-foot cables for the same price as I would have paid for one over at CompUSA.
 
Cyberguys.com has some pretty cheap usb cables.
 
Cyberguys had good prices if you order several cables. I ended up going with PCMicroStore, which had $1 shipping per cable. A 10-foot USB extension cable costed me $6 shipped, which was quite reasonable.

I am active-duty military, so thanks for the heads-up anyways. Thanks for your help everyone!
 
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