flip USB cables frustration: Is there a design flaw here?
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I know you've already bought the Flip-branded cable, but try a plain ol' USB cable from another manufacturer. It'll be a lot cheaper and probably work better, too.
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I believe I have found the answer. I suspected it was the weirdo USB cable it shipped with. I bought a new one, and it charges just fine. It's annoying that it uses a non-standard USB connector. My headphones are just fine now. Currently, i've positioned my charging cable so that it never really twists and turns, which is what I think caused the original problem. I think the internals of the cable just aren't very good.
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Hi Everyone,I am a Mac user. When the flip first came out, i went online to Mac blogs to find out if the flip was compatible. This was last year, so i cannot remember where on the internet. But all these techie gurus were stating that it wasn't very compatible. There were numerous bugs to iron out and not with the USB port.I was disappointed cause i liked the smallness, portability, etc. I don't know if the newer generations of Flip have changed, but judging by the comments, it doesn't seem like it has.Happy Holiday everyoneLJ
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Hi Eric. Never tried it. I thought the USB was for wired page turning. Fresh spare batteries a must at every gig.
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Sounds like you either picked up the wrong cable, or you may be trying to plug it in upside down.
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I am not a fan of this either, I am using some right angle USB cords to help. You could also use a USB hub to move all of the other USB connections to another location. Just my 2€
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I had no problem with mine, on several machines. The insert section is shaped a little differently than other USB connections, primarily because cage around the connectors isn't all the way like in other devices. As silly as it sounds, I did try to push it into a network port, which looks the same from the wrong angle.
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Haven't had a problem with any of the other USB slots, I have plugged 3 maximum USB points into it, maybe there is a defect, should request a new one.
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hi, i did the same thing when a cable that was plugged at an angle... any luck? thanks
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I don't use mine this way. Ready Boost is supposed to work with flash drives, right? Try it!
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I've purchased two of these. The first one seemed to disconnect if I transferred a lot of data through it; I saw a review stating the included USB3 cable was really cheap and ordered a different one, and it's worked perfectly since swapping the cable. I ordered a second unit (and a second replacement USB3 cable). It still disconnects even with the different cable - to the point that I had to purchase a disk repair utility to recover the files that were on the disk. I haven't contacted support yet to see what they can do. I'd consider this a 'high risk' investment until they can more reliably deliver a stable product. I've purchased two of these. The first one seemed to disconnect if I transferred a lot of data through it; I saw a review stating the included USB3 cable was really cheap and ordered a different one, and it's worked perfectly since swapping the cable. I ordered a second unit (and a second replacement USB3 cable). It still disconnects even with the different cable - to the point that I had to purchase a disk repair utility to recover the files that were on the disk. I haven't contacted support yet to see what they can do. I'd consider this a 'high risk' investment until they can more... » Read More I've purchased two of these. The first one seemed to disconnect if I transferred a lot of data through it; I saw a review stating the included USB3 cable was really cheap and ordered a different one, and it's worked perfectly since swapping the cable. I ordered a second unit (and a second replacement USB3 cable). It still disconnects even with the different cable - to the point that I had to purchase a disk repair utility to recover the files that were on the disk. I haven't contacted support yet to see what they can do. I'd consider this a 'high risk' investment until they can more reliably deliver a stable product. « Show Less
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Yes the rear USB port works alot better than the one on the front. If it still doesn't want to read your USB than you might want to buy a different one. I've had that happen to me before.
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I am using mine between an XP box and a Win7 box. I would check with IOGEAR regarding Win2K, but it may come down to the USB revision.
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The dock is the right size, but the ports (usb, video, etc.) will not align correctly.
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I have had this happen too. I end up using a different usb port each time. I also make sure to eject it properly every time with the "safe to remove hardware" function.
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That's one of the big flaws in that drive -- after a while the USB connector in the unit itself starts to fail. for the short term, you may be able to jiggle the cord to get some connection, but in the long run it is going to become unusable.
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No, there's no trick. It must be a manufacturing defect. I've bought these before and never had a problem. The last one I got had the same problem you have. So what I did was filed down the plastic at the right and left ends of the end cap (the end opposite the USB connections) to make more room for the hard drive. I did this a little at a time so as not to go too far. That worked for me.