24 Apr
2012
24 Apr
'12
1:51 p.m.
On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 24 Apr 2012 at 18:01, feldman.r at comcast.net
wrote:
Last I checked, Best Buy was still selling Monster brand gold-plated
1m USB cables for nearly $30. If I could sell all my A-B cables for
even half that, I'd part with them in a heartbeat. HDMI cables,
too; some of them are selling for $70 (and I know idiots who *swear*
that the $70 ones give them a better picture or richer sound).
Mind you, of course, the signal contacts on data cables are *always*
gold-plated; the shield is the only thing most people see, though,
and it makes probably the least difference electrically, at least
until you get to microwave frequencies.
- Dave
I was just at my local Office Depot (a chain of
large office supply
stores, for those not in the US) in downtown Chicago and they have
Lexar 4 GB CF cards for $25 and 8 GB cards for $40, in stock.
When Office Depot charges $15 for a simple Chinese-made 1m USB A-B
cable, I'm not surprised.