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Yeah, apparently hardware vendors don't care that it violates the spec. I have 3 bus-powered 2.5" external hard-drives, and 2 DVD drives (by name-brand manufacturers), and they all came with Y-cables.

I've been researching answers to this same question, and I might be able to help out a little. (Caveat: I am a complete novice at this, so, please double-check anything I tell you!) From what I've read and observed, there many different ways to increase the power available to your project above 100m...