Seidio Retractable Sync & Charge Cable

Now this may not be the most exciting review in the world, but I think this product is definitely worth mentioning. Before I got the Seidio Retractable Sync & Charge Cable, I had been using the Proporta USB HotSync and Charger Cable. Although it did work pretty well, there were a few things that bothered me about it. 1 - it was bulky - bigger then the Treo OEM HotSync cable. 2 - no HotSync button - had to always go into the HotSync app and hit the button. 3 - sometimes the cable didn’t grip the Treo very well - I’d have to fiddle with it every now and then to get it to sync. The Seidio cable does everything that the Proporta one does, plus gives me everything else I want in a cable.

Big thing for me is the size. This thing is a fraction of the size of my other sync cables. With this in my small computer bag, I have more room to put back my bluetooth mouse that I use with my laptop. I was so happy with the size differences, that I purchased new retractable cables for all my devices. So now besides the one for the Treo, I have one for my iPod and my PSP (which works for my digital camera too).

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After

Second – the HotSync button. This may not be a big deal to some, but it is to me. Before, I plugged the cable in, woke the Treo up, went to my launcher, hit the HotSync icon in my quick launch bar, made sure it was set to HotSync through “Cable/Cradle” then hit the HotSync button. Although this only took a few seconds, it was a still a pain. With this cable, I can just plug it in and hit the button. The Hotsync button on the cable also frees me to keep the hotsync app button set to Bluetooth – so now I don’t have to be constantly changing how I want to sync in the Hotsync app. This also saves me a little time here and there.

Last this cable grips the Treo very well for me. My last cable sometimes didn’t keep a hold as well and would disconnect during a sync or wouldn’t start a sync. This was a minor annoyance, but again the Seidio cable helped save me some time and a little bit of frustration.

Overall I would definitely recommend this product. For people, like me, that find Bluetooth syncing too slow for regular use, but don’t want to carry a bulky sync cable in their mobile arsenal. Plus it’s nice to have in the laptop bag or briefcase just in case you need a quick charge. The cable is also competitively priced – only a few bucks more then other “buttonless cables” out there.

I give the Seidio Retractable Sync & Charge Cable a five out of five Treos!

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