Thread: N900 will not allow USB OTG!
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2009-09-21 , 23:37
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Originally Posted by BruceL View Post
Those who are saying that all I have to do is simply carry around a separate computer (e.g., qole) are correct, but that is exactly what I just said I am disappointed about.
Sure, but the N800 is a mighty small computer to carry around. Smaller than any optical drive I've seen... I just went back and checked, and your use case was a portable DVD drive. I bet the tablet (and charger) doesn't take up much extra space in the bag where you put the DVD player.

Again, I want to agree with you: no USB host mode sucks. But I'm trying to figure out what we can do now that we know that.

There are some edge cases, like pataphysician's very unusual circumstances, that will make it impossible for some people to upgrade to the N900.

But for most of us, there are not-so-terrible workarounds that will get us through until the next dream device that hits the shelves...
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