Interstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat purpose would this be used for?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1304arrow-down1imageWhat purpose would this be used for?files.catbox.moeInterstellar_1@pawb.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZ4rK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·1 year agoI’ve used them for extension, as it allows you to attach a second, regular USB cable to it.
minus-squaresalton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down3·1 year agoYeah, these kinds of little gendered connectors seem pointless until you absolutely need them for something specific then they’re priceless.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down1·1 year agoThey’re not priceless, they’re $3.00
minus-squaregeophysicist@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s a banana, how much could it cost?
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoIn this case, less so, because any normal A to A cable would do the same thing, just with more room to spare. Agreed in general, though. I have so many random audio and video adaptors that I’ve used a surprising number of times.
minus-squareSummzashi@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s supposedly cheaper than a cable.
minus-squareiAmTheTot@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoWell, what do you mean by “regular”? The cable would need to be female on at least one end, which I usually see in… USB extension cables.
I’ve used them for extension, as it allows you to attach a second, regular USB cable to it.
Yeah, these kinds of little gendered connectors seem pointless until you absolutely need them for something specific then they’re priceless.
They’re not priceless, they’re $3.00
It’s a banana, how much could it cost?
In this case, less so, because any normal A to A cable would do the same thing, just with more room to spare.
Agreed in general, though. I have so many random audio and video adaptors that I’ve used a surprising number of times.
It’s supposedly cheaper than a cable.
Well, what do you mean by “regular”? The cable would need to be female on at least one end, which I usually see in… USB extension cables.