Can you use longer firewire and USB cables with Minimate

[wyzard]

I'm getting ready to order a Minimate, but was wondering....

I want to put my on the other side of the monitor and the firewire/USB cables provided may not (probably won't) reach my mini...

Is there any problem with using longer cables that you can purchase at Staples/Officemax, etc.)

I'm assuming it uses regular connections...

Thanks

[mr_ben]

if the USB connections are standard then I shouldn't see a problem
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[blazer]

I have the miniMate 160GB model. You'll need a USB 2.0 cable with a standard A to standard B connector of you want to keep the 3 USB standard A ports open.

Example
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=200433&pcount=&Product_Id=17926
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[Brendan]

I did exaclty what you are talking about. I picked up a 3 footer from my local Micro Center and it works fine.