Why on earth was there such a short USB cable in the package of the USB 3.0 hub I bought, and why on earth are longer USB 3.0 cables in local electronics stores so damn expensive? I bought that hub so I can screw it to the underside of my desk (it has holes specifically for that), but the cable is just 0.5m long so when I screw the hub to my desk I'll need a cable at least twice the length to get to the nearest USB 3.0 port on my PC.
Today I went to an electronics store in the mall I went anyway, and the
cheapest USB 3.0 A to Micro B cable longer than 1m was
14 Euros - online at a german shop you can get a 1.8m braided cable with gold contacts (not that I'd need braided or gold contacts) for not even 5 Euros
including shipping...
I'll ask my colleague who orders the stuff for the company I work for on Monday if he can order an inexpensive cable the next time he orders at a shop which has reasonable prices...