On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 23:04 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 15:31 -0700, Craig White wrote: > > I had the service manager from Edge Technologies (appeared to be > > knowledgeable) tell me that all standard USB cables are suitable for > > USB 2.0 > > Though how many cheap cables were sold that were really suitable for > nothing other than tying in a knot? > > But I'd tend to challenge their assertion. There's a huge increase in > speed between the two, and that means a very large bandwidth change. > It's a much higher signal frequency in use, and any crappy cable > termination, or other cable characteristics, will have a worse effect on > it. ---- I think this is the difference in our thinking. When I don't have knowledge of something, I actually cite the best source I have and relate that I haven't seen any information that disputes it. Here you have stated an argument without any evidence to substantiate your beliefs. Thanks for your theories...I would probably believe them if I hadn't caught you talking about things your didn't know in the past. Craig