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Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: kurochka on July 12, 2005, 01:59:10 pm

I just ordered this for my Z (3000).  Do you think it will work as a USB host adaptor?  The price is $3.95 (+ $4.5 for shipping).  I will let you know if it works.

http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html (http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html)

Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: nlp on July 12, 2005, 05:05:59 pm

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I just ordered this for my Z (3000).  Do you think it will work as a USB host adaptor?  The price is $3.95 (+ $4.5 for shipping).  I will let you know if it works.

http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html (http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html)
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sadly, it's a mini B male / A female

you need a mini A male / A female (for the USB host funtionality)
 

Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: kurochka on July 13, 2005, 01:45:40 pm

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I just ordered this for my Z (3000).  Do you think it will work as a USB host adaptor?  The price is $3.95 (+ $4.5 for shipping).  I will let you know if it works.

http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html (http://www.casecooler.com/usbab5pgech.html)
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sadly, it's a mini B male / A female

you need a mini A male / A female (for the USB host funtionality)
 
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So, you are saying I wasted my money  

Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: euroclie on July 13, 2005, 03:30:49 pm

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So, you are saying I wasted my money 

If you are looking for a USB host adapter, then yes, this one will not work...

You might still use it eventually to connect your Zaurus to a USB host device (i.e. Zaurus is the slave), but that's probably a small comfort to you...

Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: kurochka on July 15, 2005, 03:19:48 pm

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So, you are saying I wasted my money 

If you are looking for a USB host adapter, then yes, this one will not work...

You might still use it eventually to connect your Zaurus to a USB host device (i.e. Zaurus is the slave), but that's probably a small comfort to you...
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Yep, you are right this is mini B (which is written in the description)     I should have read it more closely before jumping.  Has anybody seen a similar adapter but with mini A (not a cable one like iRiver)?

Title: Usb Adaptor
Post by: euroclie on July 17, 2005, 03:38:14 pm

Yes, but only bundled with other similar adapters and a cable...  This makes it more expensive than a iRiver-like cable, although more portable, too.

But then, depending on what you want to plug onto your Zaurus, such a cable-less adapter might make the whole assembly not very practical to use!

Check this post (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13362&view=findpost&p=85991) for a picture of my current USB setup (I've got a iRiver-like cable, too, not on the picture, though...)