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Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: omega on April 15, 2004, 06:35:56 am

Hi,

are any other CF USB cards supported apart from the Ratoc. I saw another card which came with two proper usb A sockets... would be much better being able to plug multiple pieces of equipment at once!

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: maslovsky on April 15, 2004, 07:23:10 am

Plug in a USB hub and you\'ll have as many sckets as you want...

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: omega on April 15, 2004, 09:04:43 am

okay so a hub takes more power, but more importantly where do you find a usb hub that takes a mini usb b plug?

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: maslovsky on April 15, 2004, 09:55:00 am

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okay so a hub takes more power, but more importantly where do you find a usb hub that takes a mini usb b plug?

Why do you need such a HUB? The RATOC card has a normal USB plug

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: omega on April 15, 2004, 10:02:00 am

thanks, checked the webpage again, i thought that was a mini usb b plug but it is in fact a usb type a socket! cool.

now, does anyone know where i can get one of these cheap? or even where to buy one. ;-)

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: ZeeUser on April 15, 2004, 11:15:41 am

ComputerShopper (http://shopper.cnet.com/Ratoc_CFU1U___USB_adapter___1_ports/4014-3251_9-30573991.html?tag=pl&q=ratoc)
This one looks like a Ratoc dealer: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/firewireshop/n...wusb11hosa.html (http://shop.store.yahoo.com/firewireshop/newusb11hosa.html)
I didn\'t see any on ebay yesterday, even with a completed items search

The cheapest right now appears to be through Page Computer. Can anyone here vouch for their service? Or does anyone know of any cheaper sources for the Ratoc USB CF card? I plan on ordering one next week.

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: omega on April 15, 2004, 11:39:43 am

Also, if anyone finds a good supplier that will ship to Europe (i\'m in Ireland) please post here for everyone.

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: omega on April 15, 2004, 11:53:34 am

there are a couple of european suppliers but they are so dear! £150 sterling....

Title: USB CF HOST CARD
Post by: maslovsky on April 15, 2004, 01:50:07 pm

buy.com has that card in stock and they ship to some european contries