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Offline bbond007

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Re: Subway USB questions
« on: January 17, 2011, 06:35:37 AM »
Quote from: runequester;607232
Anyone have this device?

What have you used it for, and how did it work?

Things I am possibly interested in using it for:

USB storage
CD ROM drive or burner
Ethernet adapter
Printer (if possible)

Subway is really nice and you won't regret buying it...

The max speed up the subway(on a real a1200 clockport) is about 250K/sec. Having Poseidon enabled (with USB mouse plugged in) I noticed that sysinfo reports 33mhz vs the normal 40mhz. I have a Typhoon 030/40 accel.

I have used it with USB flash drives, external hard disks and it works well cheap USB mice(both wired and wireless)

I did try it with a more expensive (high-resolution) laser mouse and I noticed sysinfo reported 25mhz consistently.  I'd suggest a cheap Logitech.

It will work with USB DVD/CD drives, however the performance is not great. Also, Poseidon seems to conflict with games...

I would pick up a compatible PCMCIA card for networking. I'm sure it will be faster.

For better CD-ROM speed/compatibility check out how I added a SATA port to my A1200.

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53499&highlight=sata+1200+bbond007

So, in conclusion, if you are willing to spend $220, you should get a subway, a PCMCIA network adapter (wireless or wired) and add a SATA port for your DVD/CD. That way you are not trying to run EVERYTHING through a 250K/sec bottleneck.
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