[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Re: USB Mini vs Micro

[Eric Garner]

I got my mini cable for $2 at iguana micro, I'm not sure where to
locally get micro USB cables. I don't own any devices that use micro.

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Laen<james.neal at gmail.com> wrote:
> Speaking for myself, I have ~20 mini-USB and no micro.  I've seen
> maybe 1 micro-USB connector in the wild.
>
> On Jun 26, 7:35 am, Paul Stoffregen <p... at pjrc.com> wrote:
>> I've been contemplating switching the Teensy boards to Micro USB,
>> instead of the Mini USB they have now.  Here's a photo with both connectors.
>>
>> http://www.intomobile.com/images/2007/05/27/motorola_razr2_v8img_3995...
>>
>> My main question is how common the micro cables are?  Do you currently
>> have any cables and devices that use the micro connector?
>>
>> Eventually Micro USB is supposed to become the norm for small devices.
>> All the cell phone manufacturers and carriers recently agreed to use
>> Micro USB as a universal charger standard and newer phones are using
>> Micro now.... which means lots of "chargers" will be available as power
>> supplies!  New Blackberries have also switched to Micro, but so far
>> cameras still all seem to be using Mini.
>>
>> It's not actually a lot smaller in terms of board space, but at half the
>> height it might make the boards easier to use in tight spaces.
>>
>> Anyway, I'm just wondering how common Micro USB really is at this point?
>>
>> -Paul
>>
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