Iive always carried a bag filled with a variety of different cables in a backpack with my PowerBook. This “bag oi tricks” used to be a disorganized, tangled mess, so when I saw an ad for a 13-piece cable and connector kit in an in-flight magazine I knew I had to have it. It contained USB, FireWire, Ethernet, and RJ-11 (plain old telephone) cables as well as a variety of adapters. The shocker was that it was on sale at a ridiculously low price?$9.99 after rebate.
I have had it in my backpack for more than a year now and whenever I whip it out in front of other Mac users they ooh and aah.
Itis called the Ultra-Cord 13-Piece Connector Kit and itis available from TigerDirect.com. While the price has gone up to a whopping $29.99, itis still a darn good value.
Hereis what you get:
- A 59″ FireWire Cable
- A 50″ RJ-11 Cable
- A 50″ RJ-45 Cable
- 2 59″ USB AM/AF Cables
- A Mini 5-Pin USB Adapter
- 2 FireWire Adapters
- A USB Extender
- A USB Device Adapter
- An RJ-45 Cross-over Adapter
- A Microphone / Headset
All of the cables are retractable, so they take up very little space. And everything fits perfectly into the foam insert inside a convenient imitation leather zippered case.
 The Ultra-Cord 13-Piece Connector Kit includes pretty much any cable youire likely to need. |
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