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September 4th, 2021 00:00

Printer is few meters away from laptop docking station, how can I connect USB?

I would need perhaps 4-5m long USB cable to connect the laptop docking station to the printer at home. The USB cable is too short. Using Ethernet is not an option simply put. I can't move the laptop docking station closer to the printer or the printer closer to the docking station. ion-battery

So my question is, how can I fix this problem? Isn't there a maximum length on USB cables (as per its standard) which means we can't have a 4-5m long cable working reliably?

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September 8th, 2021 09:00

Hers's one and has rating of 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon. 

USB 2.0 Printer Cable 20 FT Akoada

 

No there is no maximum length as such. Yes standards say that 3 meters and if going beyond that Mark use an active cable. However it mostly depends of the Quality of cable. 

 

The one above comes with a 30 day return so no harm is trying 

 

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