Sony_Fan Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I did some house cleaning and somehow misplace my USB cable that came with my RH10. I found a USB cable that came with my digital camera. The small end fits my RH10 and the larger end fits the USB port on my PC. I guess I'll have to use this cable for music transfering but I was wondering whether or not the USB cable that came with my RH10 is better or are all USB cables the same (in terms of data transfer)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I did some house cleaning and somehow misplace my USB cable that came with my RH10. I found a USB cable that came with my digital camera. The small end fits my RH10 and the larger end fits the USB port on my PC. I guess I'll have to use this cable for music transfering but I was wondering whether or not the USB cable that came with my RH10 is better or are all USB cables the same (in terms of data transfer)?In my opinion, most USB 4-Pin Mini-B cable are identical in terms of quality. Thus, you should expect the same speed in terms of data transfer with the USB cable that came bundled with your digital camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 To even be labelled as "USB" the cabling itself has to meet the quality specs set by the SB Implementers Forum [see http://www.usb.org].It's still possible to find cheap cables vs. sturdy cables, but the properties of the cabling itself [i.e. impedance et al] has to meet the specs for bandwidth required by either USB 1, USB 1.1, or USB 2. The RH10, as with any HiMD unit, doesn't exceed the bandwidth requirements of USB 1.1 [the actual stated spec used by HiMD, regardless of the packaging claims made by some that they are USB 2.0]. Your camera, by comparison, is probably using 10x or more of the bandwidth potential of USB 2.0.[for curiosity's sake: HiMD's max. stated read speed is about 9.8Mbps; USB 1.1 maxes out at 12Mbps; and USB 2.0 maxes out at 480Mbps]The simple answer: your camera's cable should be no better nor worse than the one that came with your RH10. Either cable should exceed the bandwidth requirements of any HiMD unit.Correction: "Your camera, by comparison, is probably using 10x or more of the bandwidth potential of USB 2.0."should read"Your camera, by comparison, is probably using 10x or more of the bandwidth potential of HiMD."d'oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yesterday I used the USB cable from my digital camera and I noticed faster transfers to my RH10. Also, the cable only has 1 magnetic clamp on the USB port side, there is none on the mini-plug side. The other USB cable had clamsp on both sides. Could this affect transfer speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Otaku Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 If your original cable was defective in some way, sure. There really shouldn't be a difference, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 it could have been an environment issue, eg. what programs & services running in the backgroup, how many firefox tabs open &c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 maybe was downloading bluegrass rather than waltzes??LOLBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted February 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I found my RH10 USB cable. For some strange reason it was mixed up with clean laundry. Anyway, I took the clamps off it so hopefully it makes a difference in transfer speeds. If it doesn't, the cable looks better without the clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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