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| Thread ID: 84022 | 2007-10-21 19:05:00 | Transfer cable. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 603868 | 2007-10-21 19:05:00 | Have you techs seen this,seems very useful......... catalog.belkin.com |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 603869 | 2007-10-21 19:13:00 | Wow, if I plug it into 2 side-by-side USB ports, does it double my storage? Should I "Ring Now"? A great idea. Alas, this means my parallel and serial transfer cables are going to gain a neighbour (and some dust too). |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 603870 | 2007-10-21 19:17:00 | I bought one from DSE (their brand) a couple of weeks ago to tsf photos from my lappie to desktop. Didn't work well, so after much cussing I adopted a more feminine approach, RTFM and bingo! :D About $20 from memory....great buy. |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 603871 | 2007-10-21 19:30:00 | Wow, if I plug it into 2 side-by-side USB ports, does it double my storage? Should I "Ring Now"? A great idea. Alas, this means my parallel and serial transfer cables are going to gain a neighbour (and some dust too). Don't be sarcy R2,cost $69 by the way. So not much use for one off lads like me. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 603872 | 2007-10-21 22:33:00 | Belkin are aiming a bit far up the quality scale for me too, but for somebody who used it regularly it could soon pay for itself. The DSE cable will probably suit my budget. I started with Brooklyn Bridge for this purpose, moved on to Laplink, then on to (err) whatever it is I use now, eventually winding up with the 32 bit version. (If I can remember who it is that makes me forget things, they are in trouble.) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 603873 | 2007-10-21 23:15:00 | Without the need for a complicated network setup? If you're a tech with a laptop you're better off just carrying a small network cable around and a crossover adapter for older computers without auto switching. Just because it's all "ohh easy usb!" doesn't make it totally awesome and useful. |
mmogold (12947) | ||
| 603874 | 2007-10-21 23:34:00 | Quite right MM,I like doing things the old way too. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 603875 | 2007-10-21 23:43:00 | I move stuff between the home PC and shop PC, between my PCs and customers PCs. I find my portable HDD useful for thi without needing to have the PCs next to each other. Or even in the same location. Nor is it complicated either. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 603876 | 2007-10-21 23:53:00 | Have you techs seen this,seems very useful......... catalog.belkin.com Yes, I have had one for quite a while. Simple to use. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 603877 | 2007-10-22 00:07:00 | I move stuff between the home PC and shop PC, between my PCs and customers PCs. I find my portable HDD useful for thi without needing to have the PCs next to each other. Or even in the same location. Nor is it complicated either. Same or just set up a wireless network (atleast in my house) |
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