Where can I buy a USB charger that syncs/transfers songs for this...?

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I lost my usb cable and bought an accessory package off Amazon that included one but it only charges, it doesn’t allow me to transfer over any songs!  I’m not sure if it was the cable’s issue or if it’s the Clip Zip’s issue so I wanted to ask here b/c it’s so frustrating.  I was looking up micro usb cables on Amazon that seemed pretty cheap but I don’t want to buy it and then realize it isn’t able to sync/transfer.

Does anyone know if something like this would work?  Thanks in advance.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HMWQE2/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001EJFZ5G&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=14DFC66V55WPGQF59HES

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That’s the type of cable you need (USB-A to USB micro-B), but I’d buy one from a different manufacturer. That one has a lot of 1-star reviews.

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http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdiskus/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/parentCategoryID.11443000/CategoryID.11449200/productID.243719300

7 bucks and in-stock in the Sansa Store. And it’s made for the Zip player.

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Thanks so much for the replies!  I’m cheap so Im’m going with the meritline price for now but if I run into any troubles, I know where to buy the Sansa brand one (couldn’t find it on the website for the life of me haha).

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@miikerman wrote:

@tapeworm wrote:

http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdiskus/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/parentCategoryID.11443000/CategoryID.11449200/productID.243719300

 

7 bucks and in-stock in the Sansa Store. And it’s made for the Zip player.

LOL–of course, as are all USB cables with a USB A 4-pin male connector on one end and a micro USB B 5-pin male connector on the other, as these cables are generic.  :)    (Just make sure, with any cable, that it transmits both data and power–some cables are power only.)

Do these generic cables have that little can-type-interference-fliter-thingy on them like the originals do? Don’t know exactly what they do, but it seems to me SanDisk wouldn’t have put them on the cables in the first place if they weren’t necessary or at least do something beneficial or prevent something derogatory. :wink:

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I almost never use the little shorty Clip Zip USB cable with mine…the extra-long cable from my Nook Simple Touch e-reader is plugged into the back of my computer, and I use it for my Zip, the Nook, my cell phone, and my Samsung Galaxy 5.0.  The only time I use the shorty Zip cable is if I have my laptop out and want to charge something with it, and that’s rare.

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@gwk1967 wrote:

@tapeworm wrote:

Do these generic cables have that little can-type-interference-fliter-thingy on them like the originals do? Don’t know exactly what they do, but it seems to me SanDisk wouldn’t have put them on the cables in the first place if they weren’t necessary or at least do something beneficial or prevent something derogatory. :wink:

It’s called a “ferrite bead”. It’s supposed to reduce high-frequency noise.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead

Well, after having read that, I’m still not sure I understand exactly how it’s supposed to help and/or what applications it’s used for, but I just happened to notice on my computer at work (Ssssh, don’t tell the boss) I have one not only on the cable from my printer into the back of the computer, but also there’s one on my monitor and keyboard cables as well. :confounded:

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A ferrite is basically just a low pass filter that absorbs RF energy above some frequency limit. So if you’re using your player near a large radio transmitter or unshielded microwave, or whatever, and some energy is absorbed by the wire, the ferrite core absorbs that energy and dissipates it as heat. Probably it doesn’t matter since theres already filtering on most electronics in the socket, but having more can’t hurt.