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Five stars for concept and convenience and one star for durability averages out to three stars. I've gone through several -- either the ratchet breaks, or one of the connectors goes wonky, or something else. Very convenient to keep in your travel kit for those just-in-case events where only wired ethernet is available or hotel staff can't figure out why the wireless doesn't work. The vendor should get a clue that a road warrior oriented item like this has to be of more durable build.
This has been referred to in other submissions.In summary, this is a good idea poorly executed, I definitely would not travel with this thing. Four of the devices rejected the connection despite my reconnecting several times. Save your money, look elsewhere. This cable reel suffers from binding and jamming if you do not carefully extend both ends at the same time. On retraction it will jam the majority of time it is difficult to execute a simultaneous retraction of both end, thus one side of the reel will bind (we fisherman call that a backlash).I connected this cable to 5 different devices, 3 computers (2 Dell, 1 Mac) and 2 printers (Brother and Canon).
I recommend going with a higher quality short cable for travel. It is a good product in theory - but the plastic on the connectors is too thin - I anticipate the second one to fail. Unfortunately, one of the cables I purchased has already broken. That is why I bought two I guess.
Good product. Its retractable keeps me from damaging it, and it takes the abuse. Perfect for my job as a tech. I always have it handy, and it fits in my purse, and cable pouch.
Only extends about 3 feet in length, so I returned. When I read the description for this item, I thought it extended 59 inches. It does not.
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