Author Topic: Firefly USB disk: Perfect storage device? (Read 4628 times)

Retief · « **on:** August 25, 2004, 12:16:56 am »

OK, the C860 can act as a USB host for USB devices, right? So the deck-of-cards-sized 20G Firefly USB disk http://www.smartdisk.com/Products/Storage%...ves/FireFly.asp
seems like it should be the perfect add-on, or am I all wet?

I notice the web page does not mention compatability with Linux, so that may be an issue. Also, I wonder whether the data transfer speed would be high enough to play MP3s or MPEGs directly off of it.

Any thoughts?

lardman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2004, 05:52:35 am »

Quote

OK, the C860 can act as a USB host for USB devices, right?

Unfortunately, wrong; unless you use a usb-host CF card, all Zs bar the 6000 are only usb clients (is that the right terminology?). The 6000 is also a usb host.

Si

Retief · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2004, 11:12:05 pm »

Bother. I was afraid I was mis-remembering. Thanks.

2devnull · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2004, 03:42:34 pm »

What is the best bang for the buck usb-host card for a 860?

khafra · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2004, 05:31:43 am »

There's only one extant that I know of, http://www.provantage.com/buy-7rato01l-usb...1u-shopping.htm
There's a fabled twin USB port one with no dongle, but it's been coming soon for quite a while, from what I hear.

News:

Author Topic: Firefly USB disk: Perfect storage device? (Read 4628 times)