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How many of you have a USB hub?
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#11
04-11-2009, 08:32 PM
Mine is dangling off my AE to put printers on the network.
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#12
04-11-2009, 08:34 PM
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.
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04-11-2009, 09:23 PM
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.
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#14
04-11-2009, 09:30 PM
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.
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#15
04-11-2009, 10:08 PM
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
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#16
04-11-2009, 11:24 PM
I have two, but haven't used them since I put in a USB card to get a separate bus for my audio interface.
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#17
04-12-2009, 12:23 AM
2.
Attached—2 printers, scanner, dvd burner, keyboard, graphic tablet
I also hook the camera up to download photos on one port
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#18
04-12-2009, 01:43 AM
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.
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04-12-2009, 02:54 AM
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.
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#20
04-12-2009, 03:48 AM
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.
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