PSP Hardware Reviews

USB Transfer/Recharge Cable (2in1) Review

This item of hardware for the PSP is an essential one combining a USB Data Transfer cable with a USB Charger in one cheap item, heres the description and a few screenshots.

Suppliers

Divineo China US$ 6.95 (~3.65 GBP)

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Description

Mobile gaming just got more convenient! Transfer data (MP3, video, images, etc) from your PC or Mac to the PSP. Recharge your PSP on the go with this handy USB Recharger Cable. It's easy to use and just needs to be plugged into any USB port on a computer or notebook.

Features

-Recharge your PSP
-Transfer data to and from your PSP
-Works with all PSP systems worldwide

The Review Itself

The PSP is a great console, you can store MP3s, Movies and Photos and even from certain sites Game Saves can be transferred onto the PSP and if you dont have a wireless system set up you are going to need a cable that can transfer the data between your PC to your PSP and this cable does exactly that.

Firstly there are a few instructions on the box itself and they tell you to turn your PC off then connect the cable to the PSP Usb Port and also the Charge Port. Next Step connect the cable to the PC, now you can connect via a USB hub or directly into a USB port on your PC, if you connect to a hub (as i did) it will throw up a window saying you are connecting a high speed USB device to a slow speed hub but dont worry about that, it basically means that the cable prefersa USB 2.0 connection but it works perfectly on USB 1.0 etc.

The first thing youll notice when starting your PC is that the orange charging light is on and the system boasts a 3 hour charge time from this cable and im happy to confirm that it indeed does charge in 3 hours.

Entering windows youll notice that the PSP isnt autodetected until you turn the PSP power on so do that once you enter Windows, when you power up the PSP it will detect the device right away and installs the drivers and then your ready to use it, its as simple as that. (im on Windows XP but i would think that older versions of Windows like Millenium would work ok too).

The transfer speed even using the slower speed USB hub was very fast, my PSP went into sleep mode while doing it (Charging too), i was very impressed with the speed of transfer infact it was faster than any of my MP3 players so another big thumbs up there.

The Cable itself is of solid design and obviously well made so no worrys about it falling to bits after a short time of usage.

Comments
The most essential item for your PSP that money can buy, not only can you transfer your Game Saves, Movies, MP3s and Photos over via the Cable but you can also charge your console at the same time, installation was very easy, all in all an excellent buy. The price is well worth it at $6.95 too.

Overall i would give it a 10/10 (yes its that good