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Old 02-14-2008, 04:33 PM   #1
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USB port for charging another device?

Does anybody know if that's posssible? I have a Sandisk MP3 player that charges via USB and I was wondering if I could just hook it up to a plugged-in Iliad....
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Old 02-16-2008, 09:48 AM   #2
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My Kensington travel light works on the USB port, so it's obviously putting out a trickle of juice - but it's going to run down the battery on your iLiad something wicked, I'd guess!
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I just tried to hook up my 2,5" USB HDD to the iLiad, it didn't start up correctly. So I guess the iLiad's USB port doesn't give the full 250mA you can expect from a normal PC.

If your MP3 player only needs <250mA it might work, but I wouldn't count on that.
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Old 02-28-2008, 07:48 AM   #4
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I have used my Iliad as power source for charging my ipod touch and it worked just fine
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I have used my Iliad as power source for charging my ipod touch and it worked just fine
OK, that sounds interesting. Does it last much longer compared to charging on a PC?
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Old 02-28-2008, 08:39 AM   #6
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OK, now that my Iliad is back from Holland, I can finally answer my own question: Yup, charging an MP3 player (in my case a Sansa c200) works just fine. That removes one additional charger from all my future travel plans ...
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OK, that sounds interesting. Does it last much longer compared to charging on a PC?
no, I can't tell you precisely but it doesn't seem so much longer.
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