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dellicious · 07-18-08, 07:07 PM

I think I'm in over my head here. I recently switched over to an X51v from the X5 I've had for several years. I liked to use the X5 for navigation sometimes, so I got MapPoint w/ GPS (comes with a Pharos GPS unit and a CF adapter), and the Belkin X5 3-in-1 charge/sync kit. The charger worked great to power and charge the X5 simultaneously on my road trips, even with the GPS unit on. I was thinking of buying one of these USB sync/charge cables (Insten or Gomadic or whoever) for my new X51v, plugging it into the Belkin USB-to-cig adapter and using it in the same way. Will that work or not? How about using it with the Belkin USB-to-AC adapter? How about using it exclusively as a sync cable, without it trying to charge the axim? Is there even a way to do that?

This seems ridiculously confusing - why couldn't they just make a cursed cable that does what it's supposed to?!?!

07-18-08, 07:07 PM	#241 (permalink)
dellicious Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think I'm in over my head here. I recently switched over to an X51v from the X5 I've had for several years. I liked to use the X5 for navigation sometimes, so I got MapPoint w/ GPS (comes with a Pharos GPS unit and a CF adapter), and the Belkin X5 3-in-1 charge/sync kit. The charger worked great to power and charge the X5 simultaneously on my road trips, even with the GPS unit on. I was thinking of buying one of these USB sync/charge cables (Insten or Gomadic or whoever) for my new X51v, plugging it into the Belkin USB-to-cig adapter and using it in the same way. Will that work or not? How about using it with the Belkin USB-to-AC adapter? How about using it exclusively as a sync cable, without it trying to charge the axim? Is there even a way to do that? This seems ridiculously confusing - why couldn't they just make a cursed cable that does what it's supposed to?!?!