Re: [Dorset] Made me laugh
On 21/06/2012 17:50, Terry Coles wrote: On Tuesday 19 Jun 2012 10:52:12 Peter Merchant wrote: I have just bought from Novatech a 7 port powered USB Hub to work with my Raspberry Pi. It's smaller than a fag packet. What is interesting is that the features lists compatible with Windows ME/2000/xp etc, Lunix 2.4. ??? Under System Requirements, aside for Pentium etc, it lists 'Macitosh'. Nowhere does it say where it was manufactured. Scoshland? I've read some bad things about these - overheating, 'burning out', power socket badly soldered to board. Cheap is cheap. try not to go there. + you just know where they are made...In the 60's early 70's it was known as 'Jap crap'. Now it's 'cheap as china.' -- P.Lane CEO Lectrics Ltd Poole Dorset -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Made me laugh
On Friday 22 Jun 2012 09:31:00 p.lane wrote: On Tuesday 19 Jun 2012 10:52:12 Peter Merchant wrote: I have just bought from Novatech a 7 port powered USB Hub to work with my Raspberry Pi. It's smaller than a fag packet. What is interesting is that the features lists compatible with Windows ME/2000/xp etc, Lunix 2.4. ??? I've read some bad things about these - overheating, 'burning out', power socket badly soldered to board. Cheap is cheap. try not to go there. + you just know where they are made...In the 60's early 70's it was known as 'Jap crap'. Now it's 'cheap as china.' True. But on the other hand, I've always found Novatech to be more than ready to replace faulty stuff. I generally buy from them from preference; partly because of their after sales service. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Made me laugh
On Tuesday 19 Jun 2012 10:52:12 Peter Merchant wrote: I have just bought from Novatech a 7 port powered USB Hub to work with my Raspberry Pi. It's smaller than a fag packet. What is interesting is that the features lists compatible with Windows ME/2000/xp etc, Lunix 2.4. ??? Under System Requirements, aside for Pentium etc, it lists 'Macitosh'. Nowhere does it say where it was manufactured. Scoshland? -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] Made me laugh
I have just bought from Novatech a 7 port powered USB Hub to work with my Raspberry Pi. It's smaller than a fag packet. What is interesting is that the features lists compatible with Windows ME/2000/xp etc, Lunix 2.4. ??? Under System Requirements, aside for Pentium etc, it lists 'Macitosh'. Nowhere does it say where it was manufactured. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
