What makes Firewire cables so expensive ?

[302efi]

So I picked up a Dazzle DV-Bridge used at a yard sale. It came with everything but the firewire cable. I've never had any device that used firewire, so I figured I could pick up a cable cheap.

The cheapest one I could find localy via Worst Buy, Circuitcity ect...was $25.99 for a 3ft 6pin to 6pin !?!?!?!?

WTF ?...Why are the cables so expensive ?

Are they made diffenert or special or something ?

 

[Zardoz]

Because you are going though best buy and circuit city, btw did it have the word monster on it?

 

[tiraides]

It's really because you're buying them locally from a mainstream B&M store.

Get them online, from either NewEgg or monoprice.com.

 

[heatlesssun]

Its Worst Buy. They mark up all the cables a bazillion percent. Buy them online from NewEgg or just about any other etailer.

 

[302efi]

Ok I found a few on the 'Egg for about $9 after shipping"

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189109

I was just in a hurry to try this DV-Bridge out and I figured it was "only a cable"

Needless to say I returned home with no firewire cable after running out $10 worth of gas in the process

 

[fantomau]

Heres one on ebay for 1cent:

http://cgi.ebay.com/FIREWIRE-5ft-IE...ryZ31493QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If I didnt already box up all my spare cables and things, I have a firewire cable I coulda gave you for price of shipping, But its packed up.

 

[[LYL]Homer]

Yeah, BB and the like can go to hell with their prices for cables.