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Thread ID: 78783	2007-04-28 08:45:00	USB Data Cables	rocky138 (10636)	Press F1

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544997	2007-04-28 08:45:00	Was thinking of buying 1 of these. Are they a better proposition than a crossover cable. They would certainly be easier to plug in.	rocky138 (10636)
544998	2007-04-28 09:00:00	I assume you mean a usb 2.0 transfer cable. They are heaps faster than a cat5 network setup. I had one was great, the only down side is that I had to load software on each pc to use the quick transfer feature. Or you can use it as a virtual network. Which works great also.	radium (8645)
544999	2007-04-28 09:24:00	OK so it's not just plug in & away you go. My next question was going to be re connecting a usb2 to a usb1 system.	rocky138 (10636)
545000	2007-04-28 09:32:00	I wouldnt rely on, or use USB 2 permananetly as a way of xferring files. You can connect USB 2 devices to a USB 1 port, but it'll only run @ 1.1 speed. Unless u buy a PCI USB 2 card if its a desktop.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
545001	2007-04-28 09:52:00	OK thanks for that, I'll stick to my crossover cable for now. If the USB cables come down in price a bit I may buy 1 just to try it.	rocky138 (10636)
545002	2007-04-28 11:54:00	USB is designed for one host, the computer, to converse with peripheral devices. Although it can be used for data transfer, there's no clean way to do it. A network cable will give you more options. You can transfer data on it but you can also share an internet connection or use it with any network-capable software (e.g. games). If speed is critical your best option is probably gigabit ethernet. P.S. Emulating a network over USB will have very poor performance. USB simply isn't designed for that sort of traffic.	TGoddard (7263)
545003	2007-04-28 19:04:00	I found a USB network cable on Trademe that had software built into the cable Each computer sees it as a removable drive with an EXE file Just click on the EXE file from each end and bingo, it's all up and running Just brilliant	Tony.br (4018)
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