USB3 Mini cable

QlimaxUK · 10 Jul 2014 at 08:45

Having a bit of a problem finding a 2m USB3 cable for a HDD Dock that I bought..

This is the cable I am looking for:

This cable is 1m long it came with the product but I would like a 2m and the best I can find is a 1.5m from the bay

The image below is the product I need the cable for that I bought from a competitor and I have tried asking on their forums and it is creating a lot of confusion it seems so I was hoping to find help on here

QlimaxUK · 11 Jul 2014 at 12:02

That's easier, I have ordered a 2m extension cable (USB3), however this does mean that I will only ever own 1 cable of this exact type, I do have some spare USB2 cables that have the same fit..

Including this one which I have had to throw out

QlimaxUK · 11 Jul 2014 at 17:02

Ploppy2k3 said:
the thing is I'm not convinced the cable in your first picture is actually a USB 3.0 lead. its blue and the computer end is USB 3.0, however the device in is a 5pin USB 2.0 type connector. I cant see how they can get all that USB 3 goodness in that connector.

There was something said on the other forum about USB3 needing more power but the dock does have a mains adapter which could provide this extra power, also the cable does have a thicker wire that may not be apparent from looking at the picture

QlimaxUK · 11 Jul 2014 at 19:19

Does anyone know what kind of transfer speed I should expect with a docked SATA drive running on USB3? I think this would be the best way to test if it really is USB3 I am running on

I'm not sure if the drives I have to dock are SATA I II or III so I will need average speeds for all 3 so I can test fairly, also does it make a difference that the drive is running externally to the system or should I expect the same speeds as an internal when running USB3?