When I heard about this cable I decided not to order the Dell sync cable, I hope it is as good as it looks. I wonder how much juice it can pull from a USB port? Will it charge as fast as a regular power cable?
Can't wait to hear about it when it actually ships.
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So with that said, let me answer some of the questions on this board.
1) Yes it DOES simultaneously sync and charge your Axim .
Hello, Wing,
I have another question: Will the Axim's charge light glow when this mini-sync cord is plugged in? Will it get a full charge or just a trickle charge? Will the power setting show the Axim as charging?
I'd love to get this for travel, but if it's only a trickle charge, I'll have to bring the power adaptor with me on long trips.
Thanks in advance ... and keeping my fingers crossed it will do what I need it to do...
I bought a USB charge/sync cable from this guy for $7.99 plus shipping. It charges when connected to a powered PC and laptop. yes the little light above the LCD glows orange during charging and green once charged. It seems to be the same amount of charge power that my cradle has.
I like the original device shown above but for $12 for a cable that goes in my laptop bag, its great. At $8 each, you could actually get 2, one for your laptop, and work PC.
Please don't quote me on this, but I am assuming that this miniSync works as it has for all other PDAs we support (I've seen it personally on 1910s, Clies, etc.).
You get the full charge (no trickle) and yep, all the lights flash as well : ).
Hope this answers your question,
Wing
P.S. does anyone else think this smiley face looks kinda cute?
The mini sync looks pretty sweet. I ordered the sync cable from dell and use it at home (with no charging capability) and have the cradle that came with the 400 at the office. Lately I have been meaning to swap them as I have run down the battery at home. I was considering purchasing another cradle from dell but looks like I might try the mini sync.
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