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Recommendations for small, 4-port USB hub?
superboyac:
i also have that belkin hub 40hz posted about and i agree with everything he said. the one thing i can say is don't buy a hub that doesn't have it's own power supply.
-mouser (December 15, 2008, 03:21 PM)
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Noted. Yes, I learned that lesson a while ago when I plugged a bunch of stuff into a hub and they didn't work.
housetier:
I am very satisfied with my Networx USB Hub. Networx seems to be an Apple-related brand, but USB is still USB and this device has worked flawlessly in numerous setups: old laptops, new laptops, macbooks, eMacs, imacs, UBS 2.0 and 1.1, external hard disk, card readers, mobile phones, cameras, printers...
It's relatively tiny considering it has four USB ports, one "incoming" mini-USB socket and the power socket as well. You can use it without its external power supply if the devices are not so demanding.
Nod5:
Dealextreme has a boatload of hubs (each crazier shaped than the other). I can't vouch for the quality of them but my experience is that almost any cheapo USB hub works just fine. So I'd recommend whatever hub in the lowest price range that you think looks best. (with USB 2.0 of course! Some of the really cheap ones have only USB 1 so look out for that)
http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.306
these look ok, are small yet still have both top and side ports. Around 6$ each:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.8892
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10768
TomD101:
Hello all,
I bought two USB hubs recently and went for price (loooww) and design. So I spent around $ 4 on each. One has two vertical slots, one is shaped like a pen holder and changes color.
I recommend the following site just for the sheer variety they offer. It may serve as orientation, ordering from there (located in Germany) may be some overkill concerning postage and handling.
www.cxtreme.de
And no, after using quite a lot of different hubs, I did not notice any real difference concerning performance and quality, I had no BSODs or non-functional peripherals either. And using a hub with its own power supply may only be necessary for peripherals that require some more power. All usual external disks, scanner, printer etc. have its own supply anyway.
Have a nice holiday and a great new year
Thomas from Berlin
housetier:
Thomas from Berlin
-TomD101 (December 23, 2008, 12:44 AM)
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