FWIW, my wife has been using such a thing to charge her mobile phone
(Nokia 6310i) from the USB port of her Compaq laptop for about half a year
and she seems to be very happy about it. Doesn't appear to have damaged
either the phone or the laptop.
Cheers, Dominique
On Mon, 19 May 2003 at 02:01 PM you, Tom Rockwell <rockwell@pa.msu.edu>,
said:
>Does anybody know if charging a Sony Clie handheld from the USB port on
>an X21 is ok? Sony's standard charger uses a wall wart, but third
>parties sell sync/charging cables that draw power from the USB port. The
>Clie must not need much power to charge OTOH, USB ports can't supply
>much power... Are these USB charging cables safe and effective?
>Thanks,
>Tom Rockwell
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