Thread: N810 for travel - need USB for thumbdrive
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2008-05-01 , 13:10
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Originally Posted by dfinch View Post
This one look just like one I have (different colour) which will not work on my N810. I wonder if the N800 supplies more power than the N810? Anyway, my reader has a largish LED and I suspect this tips the balance of power.
Looks just like... You're right there are many of these that looks very similar. In my case the few points that distinguish mine from most are:
- The text and USB logo orientation
- Keychain hole at the end
- Crystal oscillator chip location
- Card holder and especially the small press down clip/spring
- LED size/type

Most I see on ebay do not have the keychain hole...

Another note about the LED power consumption. If it is a typical LED it does not take more than ~10mA, likely less, of current, thus removing it will make only very minor difference.

Third, I also have Sandisk MobileMate reader (fits only MicroSD), and it does not work with my N800. The MobileMate reader does not seem to contain any electronics, so the power consumption can not be the reason for it not to work.
 

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