I still suspect it would work fine. USB2 devices will run fine on a USB1.1
laptop -- just slower.
I run a USB harddrive off my laptop, with the laptop powering it, just fine.
Tom
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From: "Daniel J. Mitchell" <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:51 AM
Subject: RE: RE: [OM] [semi-OT] Hand-held scanners?
> > the USB is there just for data
> > transfer, not to power the scanner, i'm certain that has its
> > own power cord.
>
> That's the problem, it doesn't; I checked HP's web site, and it relies on
> the USB port for power, there's no other power source.
>
> -- dan
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