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[Q] Does Glacier use standard micro usb?

If the usb port on this phone is a non-standard size I am going to be pissed.
I loved that the mt3g uses a regular mini usb plug because pretty much everyone and their mom has something lying around the house that uses that size. That means that wherever I end up I can always find something to plug into and charge my phone.
I've used camera cables, blackberry chargers, even used my buddy's ps3 controller cable to charge my phone directly from the ps3 or the cable box, lol.
Can anyone enlighten me before I buy something from Ebay that I don't need?

of course it does. what even made you think it might not??

c_licious said:
of course it does. what even made you think it might not??
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Came across a thread in my googling that indicated there were two styles of micro usb. Also a coworker's phone (Captivate) has an equally small but differently shaped port.
I assumed one of the two ports (mine or hers) had to be non-standard, just didn't know which one.
Thanks for answering my question. So this should work just fine?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160502234988&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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Phateless said:
Came across a thread in my googling that indicated there were two styles of micro usb. Also a coworker's phone (Captivate) has an equally small but differently shaped port.
I assumed one of the two ports (mine or hers) had to be non-standard, just didn't know which one.
Thanks for answering my question. So this should work just fine?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160502234988&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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yep, should work just fine. it's the new standard for most new devices.
P.S. I just re-read my post and it sounded kinda rude. sorry man, was in a hurry when I typed it.

c_licious said:
yep, should work just fine. it's the new standard for most new devices.
P.S. I just re-read my post and it sounded kinda rude. sorry man, was in a hurry when I typed it.
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No worries, I realized that you didn't mean it way.
Thanks tho!

Phateless said:
If the usb port on this phone is a non-standard size I am going to be pissed.
I loved that the mt3g uses a regular mini usb plug because pretty much everyone and their mom has something lying around the house that uses that size. That means that wherever I end up I can always find something to plug into and charge my phone.
I've used camera cables, blackberry chargers, even used my buddy's ps3 controller cable to charge my phone directly from the ps3 or the cable box, lol.
Can anyone enlighten me before I buy something from Ebay that I don't need?
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the ps3 usb cables wont fit. mytouch 4g has micro USB Cable.

s10shane said:
the ps3 usb cables wont fit. mytouch 4g has micro USB Cable.
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Right, micro vs. mini.

s10shane said:
the ps3 usb cables wont fit. mytouch 4g has micro USB Cable.
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...to charge my MT3G.
ekinnee said:
Right, micro vs. mini.
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Yes, I know the difference. I'm verifying that the mt4g uses a standard micro plug, which it sounds like it does. Cool.

REJOICE!
its standard...
I've been charging mine on an old LG charger I had lying around and keep the supplied micro USB cord with my laptop.
side note: I just ordered some Motorola right angle adapters from Amazon for 4 bucks each... I HATE the location of the USB plug; it makes landscape suck and charging at night is a pain logistically.
Need to get some mini-usb to micro-usb adapters to make use of the rest of my crap.

cal3thousand said:
its standard...
I've been charging mine on an old LG charger I had lying around and keep the supplied micro USB cord with my laptop.
side note: I just ordered some Motorola right angle adapters from Amazon for 4 bucks each... I HATE the location of the USB plug; it makes landscape suck and charging at night is a pain logistically.
Need to get some mini-usb to micro-usb adapters to make use of the rest of my crap.
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Oooh, right angle adapter is a good idea. Agreed, the charge port location sucks balls, but I assume that was a necessity.

Custom version AC adapter,1.5m cable,Wall plug available in U.S.A

Custom longth 2 models.
[UPDATE] 07/08 This one available in U.S now. Have a try to www.electroniccrap.com
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is the adapter the same ? & if yes who can we find it ?

I dont get it.......

What's the point of this??
xjarl said:
Customized 2pcs.
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Title says it all

OEM
hmoobguy said:
Title says it all
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This is the OEM one, Not Acer official adapter.

hmoobguy said:
Title says it all
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Basically what's being said here is that we FINALLY have someone that can get us chargers specifically made for the Iconia. There is a wall charger and a 'desktop' charger (the one with the brick, like a laptop charger). The only benefit I can really see in the desktop charger is that I can use half of it in my iGo charger.
Either way it's NOT a 2 foot cable (thankfully!)

OEM??
xjarl said:
This is the OEM one, Not Acer official adapter.
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Did you mean non-OEM? OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacture. Acer is OEM, any other is 3rd party supplied or non-OEM.

Yes.
hmoobguy said:
Did you mean non-OEM? OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacture. Acer is OEM, any other is 3rd party supplied or non-OEM.
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Yes. You are right...Now I know how important to learn English. Thanks

So... where does one find this charger?

...for me, I can`t see why you can`t just get a regular household extension and just plug the charger into it
what am I missing

So how do we get one?
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk

I finally just spliced a 6 ft wire into the factory charger. I tried the extension cord method but since the factory transformer is so close to the plug it was causing problems when hanging from the tablet off the side of my bed, it acted like a pendulum and put added stress on the small plug.

groaner said:
So how do we get one?
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available in electroniccrap.com But don't know if the shipment to Canada..

All I see at that site is the OEM and OEM knockoff... link, please?

xjarl said:
available in electroniccrap.com But don't know if the shipment to Canada..
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Look here. (Not allowed to post links until I make more posts)
hxxp://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=49
And they do ship to Canada but it costs as much as the adapter. LoL

bungaboy said:
Look here. (Not allowed to post links until I make more posts)
hxxp://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=49
And they do ship to Canada but it costs as much as the adapter. LoL
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There is a way to get a break on the canada shipping.... just send an email or ask them
...sent from my android tablet

bungaboy said:
Look here. (Not allowed to post links until I make more posts)
hxxp://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=49
And they do ship to Canada but it costs as much as the adapter. LoL
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How about a link to the "desktop" (brick) charger shown in the first photo at the beginning of this thread...

Does anyone know the exact size of the power adapter if one wanted to buy a extension DC cord ? For example:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/browse/DC-Power-Cords/0000001575

bungaboy said:
http://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=49
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Because this seller dont send to Norway, could anyone by this for me and send it to me in Norway? I cant even get an original one here in Norway even if i wanted to. And I want a spare just in case.
Anyone? Please?

Ramius71 said:
Because this seller dont send to Norway, could anyone by this for me and send it to me in Norway? I cant even get an original one here in Norway even if i wanted to. And I want a spare just in case.
Anyone? Please?
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That site should be shipping internationally now
...sent from my android tablet

[Q] ebay car charger

Has anyone actually used the a500 car charger available on eBay?
Just want to know if it works and is safe before ordering.
Thanks,

ebay car charger..
Jgun33 said:
Has anyone actually used the a500 car charger available on eBay?
Just want to know if it works and is safe before ordering.
Thanks,
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I have, but they sent me the wrong tip! They said they will resend me the tip Monday but I haven't seen anything in the mail yet.

ok update... the car charger charges the unit but the plug is a bit longer than the OEM plug.

car charger
Same experience. Sent mine back and got the powerline model at walmart. 90293 model works great.

tomlogan1 said:
Same experience. Sent mine back and got the powerline model at walmart. 90293 model works great.
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I'm guessing this is the image of the product?
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can you write the link in ebay or other online-shop?

ebay car charger
peter33a said:
can you write the link in ebay or other online-shop?
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try this seller "utopiadreamglobal".
http://shop.ebay.com/utopiadreamglobal/m.html?_nkw=A500&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313

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I'm guessing this is the image of the product?
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Found that on Amazon. Doesn't look like it got very good reviews. LOL
I was thinking about getting one, as it looks like exactly what I want to run this in the car; but with those reviews.... ??
I may try the one from ebay, does it seem to work fairly well?

Got the same product at Walmart $15.88 USD. Works fine.

car charger
I bought the one from Ebay and the tip did not fit and they also promised a new tip that fit but it has not come yet. Still waiting

Anyone tried this?
Found this one says for "Iconia A500". Anyone bought this and thoughts?
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-TAB-W500-BZ467-Tablet-/120722492223?_trksid=p5197.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%252BMRU-281%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D120722492135%252B200607696023%252B290565837189%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D203266945035525634#ht_2717wt_1139

ebay charger
xo96 said:
Found this one says for "Iconia A500". Anyone bought this and thoughts?
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-TAB-W500-BZ467-Tablet-/120722492223?_trksid=p5197.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%252BMRU-281%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D120722492135%252B200607696023%252B290565837189%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D203266945035525634#ht_2717wt_1139
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I have, it works. The cable is super long.. enough to get to the back of a minivan.
But oddly enough, they sent me the wrong plug, they said maybe I had a different version of the A500.. ahha
But they did correct it and sent me a new plug that fits. However, it is a bit longer than Acer's so it'll feel a bit loose. No worries though, it charges and that's whats important to me. The battery icon will show charting when lower than 100% battery (e.g. 95%), after 100% the charging icon goes away and stays at 100%.

I bought the Walmart charger discussed here and it immediately blew the 20A fuse for my power port.

New car charger
Hello,
I have just seen this car charge
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAP...=31534&ssPageName=STORE:PROMOBOX:NEWLIST#LIST
Any one has an experience with it. It looks like very interesting tool.
Thanks for your advices
Just want to inform you in case if that serve some boday, that I went ahead and bought it. I did recieve it 2 days ago and test it, which looks to work for me perfectly.

samaliset said:
Hello,
I have just seen this car charge
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAP...=31534&ssPageName=STORE:PROMOBOX:NEWLIST#LIST
Any one has an experience with it. It looks like very interesting tool.
Thanks for your advices
Just want to inform you in case if that serve some boday, that I went ahead and bought it. I did recieve it 2 days ago and test it, which looks to work for me perfectly.
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I've got that one as part of a set:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/160653018416?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Same seller even.
The car charger fit, but it would only charge for about 3-4 seconds; then the red light went out and it stopped charging. I tried it on several vehicles. I think it might be defective. It's supposed to detect a charged battery and automatically disengage, but it does it even when my battery is 50%.
The wall charger does not work. Interestingly, when it is plugged in, it reports as charging, but does not actually charge. I suspect the connector might be too long, and the pin in the A500 can't reach the back of the connector hole. This makes the unit think it's charging when it actually isn't.
I'm currently negotiating to send these items back for refund, but the problem with ordering from China is that there is often a language barrier. The seller did get back to me quickly, but his reply didn't make a lot of sense. I get the impression that he is trying to help me, but it is going to take some effort.
Hope that helps,
-PW

I've bought this one a couple of months back, works flawlessly: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/220826123824
Hope this helps...

what about this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Auto-Ch...ltDomain_0&hash=item3cbc48fd3a#ht_2867wt_1110
and
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-AC-Adap...ltDomain_0&hash=item3cbc48fdde#ht_3103wt_1110
i broke my wall charger head

Charge problem
heretic said:
I've bought this one a couple of months back, works flawlessly: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/220826123824
Hope this helps...
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I think this is the one I did buy too. I have had reported as it is working fine but unfortunately since few days now I noticed that visioally it appears as if it charges but actually not while in use. Otherwise, when the device is of, it charges very good.
I think I might need to investigate for some thing more efficient, but where?

samaliset said:
I think this is the one I did buy too. I have had reported as it is working fine but unfortunately since few days now I noticed that visioally it appears as if it charges but actually not while in use. Otherwise, when the device is of, it charges very good.
I think I might need to investigate for some thing more efficient, but where?
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I can confirm that this happens with the wall charger I purchased (mentioned above) and occasionally with the car charger too. The tablet will report as charging (lightning bolt), but the battery level will actually be depleting. I've come to understand that this is a common problem with aftermarket adapters.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem, or a software one. It's possible that the charger pin might not be making contact completely. It's also possible that there might be a provision in the firmware that prevents charging under certain circumstances. Thirdly, it just might be a crappy adapter that can't handle the amperage that the tablet is drawing.
I've noticed that sometimes rebooting the tablet causes the car adapter to start working, but the wall adapter never works. This may indicate a soft/firmware limitation.
It will require further investigation.

samaliset said:
I think this is the one I did buy too. I have had reported as it is working fine but unfortunately since few days now I noticed that visioally it appears as if it charges but actually not while in use. Otherwise, when the device is of, it charges very good.
I think I might need to investigate for some thing more efficient, but where?
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I think I'll investigate this behavior myself too. After reading your post I actually remembered it acting flakey in a rental car on vacation, while playing music off my A500. But I was also charging my phone with GPS on at the same time off the tablet, so imagine the power load on the thing... I didn't pay much attention as I was driving... I practically never use a car charger home, so will have to try and replicate the issue I guess...

I just lengthened my power cord

It's been so annoying having the power cord to be so short. And I don't want to spend like 30 bucks for something longer. So, I just cut it up in half, insert in between 6 feet of cable, and voila! Testing it now. Just saw the power % go from 93 to 94. Woohoo, success!

nice! What cable did you use?

I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
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Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.

smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol

I have a kazillion adaptors lying around. I just cut the cord from one of those and insert.

The Odom Project said:
smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol
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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?

I did something similar. Took an old USB cable, nipped the connector and stripped the cables. Used the ground of the USB cable for the ground on the adapter. I ended up using 3 of the USB cables to get some better gauge on the wire to the + of the adapter. Works great! Put some heat shrink on and it looks awesome.

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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?
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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.

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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.
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Pulled along? Are you dancing with A500 while it's plugged in or...? Haha.
Just kidding -- I know what you're saying. And to be honest, Acer has got to be the cheapest bastards in the entire tablet industry for not adding US$0.20 worth of wire to make the the charger an industry standard length. I mean, c'mon...is two feet of wire really that much of a production deal-breaker for them?
But back on your project, personally, I would only do what you did with an extra or maybe 3rd-party charger -- not the OEM one. But that's just me. I'd rather just use the extension cord until a longer, cheap alternative charger is found.
You still get a "Thanks" from me (if for no other reason than tolerating my smart-a$$ remarks)!

Car Charger Cord Extender Combo
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344

nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Way ahead of you. Mine arrived few days ago.

I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
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... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...

gammaRascal said:
I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
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... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...
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Don't do it unless you know what you're doing. Can you at least reassure me by telling me how you're connecting the cords?

After market 6' charger
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.

Yoda31 said:
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.
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here you go
http://electroniccrap.com/store/ind..._id=49&zenid=4ddfd1c939de32e1d19ecde70dbeb634
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium Appk

Amusing and informative thread!
I've been a hardware hacker for decades now, and I see the value in any successful lengthening of this ridiculously short cord!

internetpilot said:
I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.
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I use this since day 1 just my cost $1 lol.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Great find! The original charger bought seperately is $14.95 at Walmart, and still only 2 ft. long!

BTW does anyone know if Xoom's charger would work with A500, the plug seems as big as the Acer's?

Does anyone has the exact dimension of the connector ? int/ext diameter ?
Standard one seems to be 0.7mm int and 2.5mm ext, but I have nothing precise enough to confirm
Edit:
as stated by FloatingFatMan, it's 3*1mm connector:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15102344&postcount=24

[PSA] The OEM Universal Dock Scratches the Back Cover

I just noticed this on my Note. It's not bad and you can't see it unless you look for it but I'd imagine it would get worse over time.
Here's the problem. The Note moves as you're using it in the dock and the stand is hard plastic so it leaves abrasions.
Here's the fix (from Lowe's)

I use the OEM dock and am not seeing any abrasion, yet, but thanks for the tip.

toenail_flicker said:
I use the OEM dock and am not seeing any abrasion, yet, but thanks for the tip.
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I use it also and don't see any but I think I will apply these just to be safe. Thx BH

What is the universal dock capable of other than acting as a stand? How much n where can you buy them from?

I have three of the docks and my Note spends a lot of time in them. That may be why I'm showing more wear than you guys.
I got mine at MacMall for $29.99 all in. Shipping is free and 2-day if you belong to ShopRunner. It's pretty much a stand but it has a 3.5MM out jack to plug speakers in to it. The old docks were made to fit each size tablet and provided better support. The new one also has the Note sitting pretty upright compared to the old one. Demandarin, BB has them in stock in Alexandria for $34.99 if you want to see it first.
http://www.macmall.com/p/Samsung-Te...ing-Stations/product~dpno~9107991~pdp.hdaehde
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung...dels/5596805.p?skuId=5596805&id=1218671142457
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got mine at best buy and also use an HDMI plug which i piggy back to the back of this. I pretty much do all of my charging on it and moovie watching as well as listen to my music. It was about $35 at BB. I think the HDMI was about $22 on amazon. I will look for a link.

I went and got a notebook 'skin'.. those lightly adhesive decoration sheets meant to put on the lid of laptops and netbooks and carefully cut it to match the Note and stuck it on there... mainly because I'd heard so much about the Note's back being 'soft'.
So the dock would only scratch the sticky.
My biggest complaint about the dock is that you can't charge AND sync at the same time. It would have been nice to have a USB connection on this too.

Since no ones mentioned hdmi output in any of these docks, im assuming because there is'nt one, but just incase, does anyone know or own a compatible note dock with hdmi output?

HDMI would have to run through the charging port via a dongle so a charging dock won't do it without an additional adapter. Any other type of dock you can just flip the tab over and use the dongle.

tonyz3 said:
got mine at best buy and also use an HDMI plug which i piggy back to the back of this. I pretty much do all of my charging on it and moovie watching as well as listen to my music. It was about $35 at BB. I think the HDMI was about $22 on amazon. I will look for a link.
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Ok my mistake...the HDMI was $27 at Amazon. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059UGT1K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
and i plug it into the back of the dock above post from Best buy and you can charge while using the HDMI. Infact this dongle will ONLY work if you are charging at the same time....

I've been using the universal dock as a stand for about an hour a day and haven't noticed any scratches, but thanks for posting this! I'll keep an eye on mine. I got the dock at Best Buy (at the time, they were about the only ones locally who had it in stock), because the regular stand I was using didn't accomodate the thin-ness of the Note very well and I was afraid of it landing on the floor one day.

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Ok my mistake...the HDMI was $27 at Amazon. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059UGT1K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
and i plug it into the back of the dock above post from Best buy and you can charge while using the HDMI. Infact this dongle will ONLY work if you are charging at the same time....
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It can be used without the dock since it uses the charging port, as it should.