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Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - Mac1337 - 04-11-2009
Mine is dangling off my AE to put printers on the network.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - voodoopenguin - 04-11-2009
I will add that apart from my two USB hubs I have a Firewire hub. This has my scanner, a cable for my camcorder, my Studio digitiser and a spare cable ready for either HDs or doing Target mode for visiting sick Macs.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - mikebw - 04-11-2009
voodoopenguin wrote:
I will add that apart from my two USB hubs I have a Firewire hub.
I remember many years ago when Firewire hubs first came out the store that I worked at was selling 6-port hubs for $300. People actually bought them too, I can't imagine what for. Maybe a DV camera, scanner and hard drive, but most desktop devices had a passthrough anyway.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - voodoopenguin - 04-11-2009
Mine is a very cheap (certainly compared to $300!!) hub, I think it cost me about £10.The HD cases I use have a passthrough as does the Formac Studio but the other devices don't.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - jdc - 04-11-2009
AL 24" iMac, my second screen, a Dell 2001FP, has a built in 4 port hub, all in use...
at the office, 20" iMac, 1 left over... only backup USB 2 drive and wireless mouse/keyboard combo transmitter
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - Octave Doctor - 04-11-2009
I have two, but haven't used them since I put in a USB card to get a separate bus for my audio interface.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - blooz - 04-12-2009
2.
Attached—2 printers, scanner, dvd burner, keyboard, graphic tablet
I also hook the camera up to download photos on one port
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - N-OS X-tasy! - 04-12-2009
mikebw wrote:
but so far I have managed not to ever need a separate USB hub.
My Dell monitor has 4 ports on it.
Your Dell monitor has a USB hub built in.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - mikebw - 04-12-2009
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=mikebw]
but so far I have managed not to ever need a separate USB hub.
My Dell monitor has 4 ports on it.
Your Dell monitor has a USB hub built in.
Right. So does my Apple keyboard. I was saying that I had no need for an external stand-alone USB hub.
Re: How many of you have a USB hub? - microchip - 04-12-2009
Yep, I've got one.
I've got a PowerMac G5.
The only things I keep connected 100% of the time is my keyboard, UPS, Mouse, and printer.
I use the front USB port for either my card reader or iPhone, when the time is ready.