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Re: A portable GPS should use standard mini-USB power (but which
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| Ron Hunter 2007-05-29, 7:33 am |
| sarah bennett wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2007 23:27:37 +0100, Andrew wrote:
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> Hi there Andrew,
> When I searched www.consumerreports.com for the "Mio A701", it returned
> --> No results found
> --> Your search for Mio A701 did not match any documents.
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> Googling, I see it's a phone + GPS rolled up in one. Now I see that it
> makes sense since almost nobody buys a telephone anymore that doesn't use
> the miniUSB charger. The rest are worthless.
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> So, you made a good choice in telephones but I'm looking for a portable GPS
> unit for my car and for my pocket. I'll keep searching for a portable GPS
> which uses miniUSB which all of us should insist on for all our pocket
> electronics.
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> I see that the Garmin Nuvi 350 & Nuvi 360 has a mini USB connector but I
> can't tell if it's just a data port or a bona fide mini USB charger
> connection. Do you know?
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> sarah
Why does it have to be mini-USB? The eXplorist 400-600 units have a
cord that connects to a standard USB port and will recharge the battery.
An adaptor would connect it to a mini-USB charger, or power source. A
good place to look for these accessories would be iPod accessory providers.
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| Ron Hunter 2007-05-30, 7:33 am |
| sarah bennett wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2007 05:34:59 -0500, Ron Hunter wrote:
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> Hi there Ron,
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> The reason is that AC power supplies for mini USB, 12 volt auto adapters
> for mini USB, and PC USB A to USB mini B cables are a dime a dozen
> nowadays. We always carry all three on all trips to charge our other
> portable electronic units (cellphones, earbuds, mp3 players, cameras, etc).
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> I suspect your eXplorist is actually not what you think it is.
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> Are you sure BOTH ends of the eXplorist 400-600 units are USB A? I doubt
> it. I suspect ONE end of the eXplorist power supply cord is USB A and the
> other end of the eXplorist power cable is USB mini-B.
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> Can you check your eXplorist to see if it really has a large rectangular
> half-inch wide USB A female or if it uses the standard 5 mm wide USB mini B
> connection?
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> sarah
The eXplorist line has a proprietary connector on the back of the unit,
and the cable has a standard USB connector on the other end. It does
charge from the laptop's USB port, but the connectors are NOT miniUSB,
but the full size USB connector at the USB end.
The Nuvi models you mentioned so state that they will charge from a USB
port, but don't mention the connectors.
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