tip for cheap(er) PC cables

[krick]

I just spent some time comparison shopping for some "Cables To Go" premium low resitance USB cables for a non-mame related project.  The cables I wanted were available at 3 places, one of which was Cables To Go themselves.

By shopping around, I found them almost $10 cheaper...


all three stores have a $20 minimum

Cables To Go
$14.99 29650 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A-STYLE TO MINI B CABLE
$11.99 29140 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A/B CABLE
$ 7.80 shipping UPS ground
$ 2.95 handling fee order under $30
$37.73 total

Lastar
$11.95 29650 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A-STYLE TO MINI B CABLE
$10.95 29140 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A/B CABLE
$ 5.72 shipping UPS ground
$ 2.95 handling fee for order under $50
$31.57 total

Cables America
$10.17 29650 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A-STYLE TO MINI B CABLE
$10.40 29140 1m ULTIMA USB 2.0 A/B CABLE
$ 7.02 shipping UPS ground
$27.59 total


Because Cables America was so cheap on the 2 cables I was looking for, I browsed the rest of their inventory and ended up picking up some sweet rounded IDE cables that I might use in my MAME cabinet if I decide to go with an exposed motherboard (a.k.a. the sans-case nail-it-to-a-board method).

[Lilwolf]

I actually had GREAT luck getting cables on ebay last I looked


I got a m-m VGA extension (to cut in 1/2 for 2 arcade monitor -> vga connection.)  

It was 2 bucks + 3 shipping.  Thought I did pretty good.

[bigmoe]

I've had similar good luck getting db9's and serial switchboxes on ebay.  DB9s are actually much cheaper in the cell phone sections (and I don't mind used).


I've never ordered from them, so I can't vouch for the quality of their generic cables, but here's a place with cheap cables and only a $15 minimum, IIRC (thanks OSCAR!):

http://www.mpja.com/listitems.asp?dept=216&main=129

[paigeoliver]

Yesterday I went to the computer store to buy a USB extension cable. I walked out with a 4 port hub that came WITH the extension cable, and the 4 port hub was cheaper.

[jerryjanis]

This place has some cheap USB cables, as long as that's all that you need.

2' USB A/A Cable (Male to Male) Cable    New   $0.49
6' USB A/B Cable 2.0 For Printer/CD-ROM/Camera (Belkin) New   $1.39
10' USB A/B Cable 2.0 For Printer/CD-ROM/Camera    New   $1.88
10' USB A/B Cable 2.0 For Printer/CD-ROM/Camera (Belkin) New   $2.88

http://www.tigersurplus.com/

[AlexC]

I've ordered from this place before, nice and cheap   :

http://www.cnaweb.com/index.html?target=dept_42.html&lang=en-us