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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 1:27 pm
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Originally Posted by djk7
I carry a retractable one, similar to this, to cut down on weight, space, and cord tangle in my bag.
Originally Posted by tentseller
I prefer real twisted pair; mainly for reliability and ability to lessen interference. A Velcro cable tie and zipper pouches solves the tangle problem.
Tentseller is right that 'proper' cables have marginally lower chances of problems. On the other hand I carry a retractable cable in my 'light travel' rather than my 'full' set of cables (how sad is that! )

In all honesty any cable issue I've ever had travelling have been inside the walls of the hotel in any case - so the few feet of cable you are connecting with are very unlikely to be the margin between a good connection and an issue. - I'd go with the retractable if you can get one easily.
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