recommendations on a usb powered hub?

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alfio · #1 Post by **alfio** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:11 pm

i'm looking for a powered USB powered hub with at least 5 ports. i'm willing to spend a little cash for something that won't crap out after a week (like my current airnet POS). reviews on newegg seem to be all over the place. i'd appreciate recommendations.

TIA

alfio

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:38 am

I have no personal experience with hubs, but I have always found this website very informative and helpful:

http://usbman.com/

alfio · #3 Post by **alfio** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:59 pm

realblackstuff wrote:I have no personal experience with hubs, but I have always found this website very informative and helpful:

http://usbman.com/

tahnks for the link but he doesn't seem to have anything specific on USB hubs (i might have missed it). other stuff was good to read up on though.

alfio

alfio · #4 Post by **alfio** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:13 pm

well, without any solid leads on actually working powered hubs i went with a PCMCIA card

this is it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6839200001

so far so good

alfio

#5 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:27 am

Try running an external 2.5" USB hard disk off it.
If it handles that without hiccups, you've got a winner.
In general though I would avoid Rosewill products like the devil avoids Holy Water!

t20user · #6 Post by **t20user** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:14 pm

I recommend getting a hub that uses an external power adapter. I almost always run into power problems with 4 or more devices on an unpowered hub.

recommendations on a usb powered hub?

recommendations on a usb powered hub?

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