-This is a passive cable - some devices may require active repeater cables, you can find these in our store.
-USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, which was designed to replace older serial and parallel ports and runs a range of peripherals, i.e. Keyboards, Mice, Joysticks, Modems, and Monitors, etc.
-USB is faster because the data speed of the USB is around 100 times faster than a serial connection, currently between 1.5 (low speed) and 12 Mbps (high speed), with the new future standard, USB 2.0, running up to 480 Mbps.
-Using USB hubs you can easily connect up to a maximum of 127 devices on your computer.
-The maximum cable length between USB devices is 5 Mtrs, with a maximum of 25 Mtrs, achieved using several USB Line Boosters.
-USB is easy to use because Windows 98 (and SE), ME / 2000, XP, and Mac OS will automatically recognize the newly installed devices - and you won't have to reboot after installing...