Flat USB Cables

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Flat USB Cables

Hi There TechToolers :slight_smile:

Found those Cables LaCie Storage Solutions: External Hard Drives, SSDs, and RAID Systems | Seagate US and i’d really like to buy them.
But I wonder, if there will be any interference because of the missing ferrite core…
Thanks for your help and suggestions!

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They were made by a french design firm.

I dont trust them one bit.

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just look at this video

Dubfire is using this kind of flat USB cables too, but i cant find them anywhere…
I’d really like to get some of these cables, they look so pretty :slight_smile:

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Those lacie cables look lovely…

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At a tenner a pop, i hope they work.

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I think lacie has a pretty good reputation as a company. However since these are made by someone else that doesn’t really mean anything. Buy one and see how it works.

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These remind me of the flat Starlight cables by Wireworld. I would guess though that the internal data and power wires are not separated in the Lacie cables.

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Are they separated in OEM / standard USB cables? I probably think not?
I think i’ll give them a try…

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In OEM cables the wires are not separated. I don’t think they are in the Lacie either as they probably would have pointed that out somewhere. Possibly they are spaced apart from each other but that’s not the same as isolating the power and data wires as the USB 2.0 pinning is VBUS/D-/D+/GND.

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So whats your opinion? Do you think they are “crap” because of their internal wire allocation?
They look very beautiful and are affordable… i dont want to spend hundreds of $ on high-end USB cables… and the lacie cables are the only flat usb cables i can find.
I will use them for NI Audio 10 + Kontrol X1.
At the end, cables have to do their work well and the look is subsidiary, but im totally in love with those flat cables… dont know what to do.
i hope anyone can give me a professional recommendation.

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To be honest I think they may be better than OEM cables if the wires are sufficiently spaced, since I assume the pairs aren’t twisted in the Lacie cables. I dont think the Lacie cables would be crap though.

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Ill give them a try… As long as i dont get crackles and drops in traktor and are not worse then the oem cables, they are fine for me.

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Good luck with the Lacies, feel free to hit us up with info if they work as you wish later on.

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Of course i do! Thanks for your help so far! Stay tuned

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Stop everything!!!

Always check ebay before paying RRP for anything! :sunglasses:

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Im from germany, so ebay UK isnt the right thing for me :slight_smile:

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[quote]Always check ebay before paying RRP for anything!
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And always double check Ebay for what you are getting!!!

A-A male/female ain’t gonna be much good for anything except extending :stuck_out_tongue:

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We have an Afrikaans expression in South Africa - “Lyk goed, werk kak” - which roughly translated means - “what looks good often works badly”. I hope this is NOT the case here - I think those cables LOOK great. Please let us know how they WORK.
(BTW)

  • my DJTT USB’s rescued me from the “Monster Cable Trap” and work great
  • Ditto for eBay in South Africa - $27 for a laptop stand - $200 to ship it here :rage:
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Please tell me more about the “Monster Caböe Trap”…
Is it about expensive USB Cables…?

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If your just looking for something that looks good, i use these

But those lacie cables look niiice.