USB Ext. cables / adapters

[mubs]

I use the front top USB 2 & 3 ports on my case a lot, so am worried that I'll wear them out. Decided to buy short USB 3 extension cables. Good ones don't seem to exist; decent ones are 6' long. Unusable for me at that length. Then I bought a couple of right angle usb 3 adapters that were highly rated on my local Amz. They seemed good, but an external drive I plugged in was crawling. Did a Crystal Diskmark on it running thru the adapter.



Plugged the same drive directly into the case USB3 port. Did a Crystal Diskmark on it again.



Why does life have to be so complicated

If anyone can recommend USB 3 male-female adapters or short USB 3 extension cables that are known to be good, I will try to obtain them from the US. Thanks.

 

[Mercutio]

Rather than extension cables, have you considered using a USB hub with a short cable? Anker, for example?

These guys are the USB extension cables I use. They're a no-name nothing company, but almost every use I have for actual USB extension is just to get low-speed devices across a room. They come as short as half meter lengths and they seem well made.