USB (A) T0 USB (A) WHITE CABLE 5M AD-AA-80

The ADNET USB A Male to USB A Male White 5M cable is a 5-meter long USB 2.0 cable with male Type-A connectors on both ends, and it comes in a white color.

Here’s a more detailed description of its features and typical uses:

Key Features:

• Connectors: USB Type-A Male to USB Type-A Male. This means it has the standard rectangular USB connector on both ends, designed to plug into USB-A female ports.
• Length: 5 meters (approximately 16.4 feet), providing ample reach for connecting devices across a room or longer distances.
• Color: White.
• USB Version: Typically USB 2.0, supporting data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps (Megabits per second). It is generally backward compatible with USB 1.0 and 1.1.
• Plug and Play: Supports plug-and-play functionality, meaning it can be connected and disconnected without needing to restart devices or install drivers in most cases.
• Hot-Swappable: Allows devices to be connected or disconnected while the system is running.
• Shielding: Features shielding to help maintain signal clarity and reduce bandwidth loss, ensuring higher performance.
• Power Delivery: Designed to support increased device current draw, providing better power for high-power demand devices.
• Material: Often made with high-quality materials, possibly including copper wire, for reliable and error-free data transmissions. Some descriptions mention “tangle-free” design.

Typical Uses (with an important note): While USB-A Male to USB-A Male cables exist and are used, it’s crucial to understand their specific applications, as directly connecting two “host” devices (like two computers) with such a cable is generally not recommended and can even be dangerous due to voltage differences and the USB standard’s design.

Common, safe, and intended uses for an ADNET USB A Male to USB A Male cable include:

• Connecting Peripherals with Type-A Ports: Some older or specialized external hard drive enclosures, modems, cameras, or other peripherals might have a USB-A port designed to be connected to another USB-A port on a computer or USB hub.
• USB Extension (less common for A-A): While USB A-Male to A-Female cables are standard for extensions, a Male-to-Male can be used in specific scenarios where a device’s USB-A port acts as an “upstream” connection to another USB-A “downstream” port on a different device (though this is less common for consumer electronics).
• Data Transfer Cables (Bridge Cables): Some specialized “bridge cables” or “USB data transfer cables” are USB-A Male to USB-A Male, but these contain internal electronics (a “bump” in the cable) to safely facilitate data transfer between two computers. A plain USB-A Male to USB-A Male cable like the ADNET one does not serve this purpose for direct computer-to-computer file transfer.
• Connecting certain USB Hubs or devices that require such a connection.

Important Caution: Avoid using a standard USB-A Male to USB-A Male cable to connect two computers directly, as this can lead to power conflicts, potential damage to the devices, and is not supported by the standard USB protocol for host-to-host communication. For connecting two computers, specialized “bridge” or “link” cables with integrated circuitry are required, or alternative methods like network connections.