The USB3AAEXT5M, 5-meter Active USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Extension Cable, offers one USB (Universal Serial Bus) type-A (male) connector & one USB (Universal Serial Bus) type-A (female) connector, & provides an active extension of USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 devices of up to 5-meters (16-feet).\n\n An all in one cable for overcoming distance restrictions as well as power source limitations; the active USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 extension cable incorporates bus powered active circuitry to ensure performance beyond the length limits of standard USB (Universal Serial Bus) cables. Up to 4 of these cables can be daisy-chained together, allowing the connection to be extended a total of 20-meters. If necessary, the USB (Universal Serial Bus) device can be powered from a wall outlet using the Universal AC power adapter provided with the cable.\n\n The USB3AAEXT5M extension cable (USB Extender) supports high speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, & is backed by Star Tech.com's 2-year Warranty.\n\n The Star Tech.com Advantage\n- Extends a USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 device connection by an additional 5m (16ft) or cascade up to 4 levels for 20m (64ft)\n- Powered directly from the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port or through the included Universal external power adapter\n- Backed by a Star Tech.com 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support Feature Feature Value Cable length 5 m USB version 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Connector 1USB AConnector 2USB AConnector 1 gender Male Connector 2 gender Female Connector 1 form factor Straight Connector 2 form factor Straight Product colour Black Connector gender Male connector / Female connector Connector contacts plating Nickel Reversible connectors N Cable jacket material Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Plug & Play Y Mac operating systems supported Y Ro HS compliance Y Certification CE, FCCOutput voltage 5 VOutput current (max)2 AWeight 375 g Package length 23 cm Package width 145 mm Package depth 230 mm Package height 50 mm Package weight 517 g LED indicators Y Compatible operating systems Windows 7/ Vista/XP