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Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: megnin on Fri, 09 March 2012, 06:38:00

These are about $2.40 individually or lots of 10 for $10.00 and lots of 25 for $25.00.  I ordered some and put one on my HHKB so the cord follows flat against the back of the keyboard and sticks out toward the left.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-10-NEW-MOTOROLA-SKN6182-A-RIGHT-ANGLE-ADAPTER-EMU-MINI-USB-/380384818913?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5890b3b6e1#ht_1689wt_1015
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Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: Maarten on Fri, 09 March 2012, 07:12:46

Thats not a right angle..... thats a left one (or is my english lacking here again LOL)

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: Tarkoon on Fri, 09 March 2012, 07:28:31

right angle = 90°

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: megnin on Fri, 09 March 2012, 08:16:41

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Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: Typhaeon on Fri, 09 March 2012, 09:14:35

Quote from: Maarten;539987

Thats not a right angle..... thats a left one (or is my english lacking here again LOL)

I think the color variety on the top row of your keyboard is what's really lacking, Maarty McFlyy.

I wish I had a Scandinavian double-vowel name like that.  Totes jealous.

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: o2dazone on Fri, 09 March 2012, 11:19:18

Nice find. I have a right angle cable for my HHKBs so I can put my HHKB right on top of my internal keyboard on my Macbook without the cable getting bent.

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: Typhaeon on Fri, 09 March 2012, 11:48:26

I wish the black plastic housing weren't so bulky.  I mean, they have SATA cables that terminate in right-angle connectors; why can't the people who manufacture the braided USB mini-Bs for so many of these mech keyboards have the connector itself angled?  Or on a swivel joint?

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: isp on Sat, 10 March 2012, 18:54:50

These are great!  A must have for hhkb users w/ notebooks.  

Not too bulky imo either...I think the photo can be a bit misleading without anything else to reference the scale.

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: omuerte on Sat, 10 March 2012, 21:15:07

I have one of these that I use with my rosewill - I've been meaning to stick an adhesive zip-tie anchor next to it to provide some mechanical strain relief as well. I figure the belt and suspenders approach all but eliminates usb port failure on the keyboard ;)

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: hasu on Sun, 11 March 2012, 10:20:31

I have this one and had used it until I made outlet on side of my HHKB(case mod).
It doesn't fit HHKB outlet exactly without carving its plastic enclosure.

Title: Right angle USB Mini B adapter.
Post by: turbocharged on Sun, 11 March 2012, 12:08:09

This is what I got for my poker when using with my notebook....3ft long cable with 90-deg end and easier to keep up with than an adapter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330684128053?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649