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Dear Friends,

I noticed that I need to have the Travel Syn so that my PDA, Axim X30 can have a USB connection with the computer while on the run outside my house. The cradle is far to heavy to carry around.

My question is,

1. Once I get the Travel Syn, do you also need to plug in the power so that I can use the USB port? or can I just plug it in and connect it to the computer?

2. If the above is possible, does that mean I can use my PDA as a flash drive, since I can put into my Axim an SD card, ie transfer stuff from computer to the PDA's SD card?

3. What speed would it transfer documents at? Is it USB 2.0 or USB 1.0 type of speed?

Thank you for helping me out.

andrew

Jogga

If you use the Dell cable you'll need to connect to the power supply, but there are retractable cables that draw power from the laptop.

Simply drag and drop files using Explorer.

Speed will be USB 1.0 on the Axim X30

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fulltext

Belkin, Boxwave, Ziplinq, and probably a few others make the retractable sync & charge cables. Some also connect to special wall & car power adapters for charging on the run.

Welcome to Aximsite!

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ngtisu

Originally Posted by Jogga

If you use the Dell cable you'll need to connect to the power supply, but there are retractable cables that draw power from the laptop. Simply drag and drop files using Explorer. Speed will be USB 1.0 on the Axim X30

Dear Jogga,
thank you for your info.
Just to clarify, does that mean that the travel sync cable will not work as a USB connector , if I do not connect it to the power supply?

Andy

ngtisu

Originally Posted by fulltext

Belkin, Boxwave, Ziplinq, and probably a few others make the retractable sync & charge cables. Some also connect to special wall & car power adapters for charging on the run. Welcome to Aximsite!

Dear Fulltext, I did go to the Ziplinq and found what you meant . It costs like 8-9 usd.

I have a question please.

Is the USB transfer rate pretty much fixed at 1.0, or can I change it by somehow buying a USB cable 2.0? Is there such a thing as USB 1.0 or 2.0 cable?

thanks for advising.

Andrew

fulltext

You are limited to that speed by the internal bus on the Axim.

For faster transfer speeds, remove your flash memory card and use in a USB 2.0 card reader.

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ngtisu

Dear Fulltext,
Thanks for the info. Is there a USB card reader that fits into the SD card slot?

If there is such a thing, do you mean that put the SD card into the USB 2.0 reader and then plug that reader into the SD card slot in the Axim?

What brand and where would I look for one?

Thanks for advising.

Andrew

fulltext

Andrew, sounds like you probably still need a retractable charge & sync cable to keep your device charged while away from your cradle.

For faster card transfers without charging the Axim, remove the SD card and insert in the card reader attached to your computer's USB port.

There are portable single-card type devices like this, made by Banzai, Lexar, Sandisk, etc - http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...oc=101&rp=true

and the multi-card format which reads SD, CF, and others, like these -
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati....asp?CatId=962

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ngtisu

Thanks for the info Fulltext.

Andrew