Ah - yes - store cost - thats a different
kettle of USB cables.
Your correct there
store cost OFTEN =
(
Actual cost +
Rent +
Wages +
Advertising +
Electricity
)
∗ nominal GP mark up (usualy about 50%)
> Myc wrote:
>
> The $3 was based on the what one of my family members who worked at a
> national retail computer chain could buy the cable for "at cost".
I'm sure
> the store's "cost" included advertising, shipping, overhead,etc.
>
> The USB spec calls for a cable of a maximum length of about 2
meters, so any
> longer kluged telephone cables will have probelms.
>
> Myc
>
>
>
> On 7/25/06, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:07:11 +0200, lcdpublishing
> > <lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Based on all the "Super shopper" comments I got about my USB cable,
> > > perhaps someone knows where I can buy some USB Hubs at good prices?
> > > I recall them being fairly cheap a few years ago and they seem to be
> > > going UP in price rather than DOWN.
> >
> >
> > I agree!
> > I was surprised when i needed one!
> >
> > Ebay ought to have one for 1eur, but there's the shipping...
> >
> > My PC is a bit funny with the USB. First it wouldn't want to know the
> > digital camera, so i bought a separate card reader. that worked
until i
> > installed xp again after a hd failure, then the reader wouldn't
work but
> > the camera would. By then i liked the reader better so in the end
i got
> > another reader. Same with keyboards. It doesn't like it at all if
i use
> > phone cable for USB, especially if over a few meters. Works for a
while,
> > then doesn't. Crap really that USB...
> >
> > ST
> >
> >
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> > Photos:
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> >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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