Originally Posted By: artie505
So, pulling all the threads together, when's the last time you ran across a computer peripheral (not a camera with which a choke can clearly be an asset) with which a choke was a necessity for either reason 2. (A) or (B), which, paraphrasing my original question, leaves me wondering whether OWC is shipping cables with chokes because we need them or because someone else doesn't?

I can think of several reasons OWC may have a predeliction for cables with chokes...
  • Chokes on cables are cheaper than the design and manufacture of highly rf proofed electronics
  • Cost is a high design priority
  • It is a cost effective means of adding value to the finished product
  • Chokes provide the end product with a bit more “bang for the buck”
  • Chokes provide an additional performance margin
  • The manufacturer in China throws the cables with chokes in at the same price to OWC
I will say I have a LOT of OWC drive enclosures, and other peripherals and their performance has been uniformly met or exceeded my expectations so I don’t care what their reason for providing cables with chokes.

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