I have a new MacbookPro with 3 USB ports. The things that I need to plug into it are:
External keyboard and laser mouse (both plug into usb port)
A printer/scanner
1TB external HD
2TB external HD
100 gig portable HD
I also use USB (though not all the time and probably not all at once) a mic, a 4 gig flash drive that I use a lot, my digital camera, my mp3 player, my phone...ect. you get the idea.
So I know many of these things don't need very high speed connection. I have a little 4 port hub that I plug my mouse, keyboard, printer, and flash drive (when I need it) into. But there's no way to get around the fact that I will not be able to plug all my hard drives into the comp directly. The mic also doesn't function correctly when plugged into the hub.
I know I should be looking for something with its own power source. But what should I be looking for as far as transfer speed?
I would appreciate advice as to what specs I need or any specific suggestions.
Thanks!
Powerful USB hub need suggestions
- Kanti13
- Joined: Sat May 31, 2008 12:52 am
- Location: コンピューター のほえに
- Contact:
- Kariudo
- Twilight prince
- Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:08 pm
- Status: 1924 bots banned and counting!
- Location: Los taquitos unidos
- Contact:
Re: Powerful USB hub need suggestions
You don't need anything fancy, just a standard powered usb 2 hub (or two) should do it. Pretty much every hub should be capable of usb high-speed (480 Mbits/s, or ~ 57 MBytes/s).
The only reason you would need a powered hub is for charging your phone/mp3 player, your digital camera...and your external HDDs (if they don't have their own power adapters, like a Western Digital Passport)
Your flash drive(s), mouse, keyboard, printer/scanner, etc... should be fine on an unpowered hub.
The only reason you would need a powered hub is for charging your phone/mp3 player, your digital camera...and your external HDDs (if they don't have their own power adapters, like a Western Digital Passport)
Your flash drive(s), mouse, keyboard, printer/scanner, etc... should be fine on an unpowered hub.
- HalOfBorg
- Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 7:19 pm
- DJ_Izumi
- Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2001 8:29 am
- Location: Canada
- Contact:
Re: Powerful USB hub need suggestions
Considdering the ammount of drives you're hooking into that laptop for some reason, a docking station might be a better, albeit more expensive, option.
-
- Joined: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:26 am
- Status: better than you
- Contact:
Re: Powerful USB hub need suggestions
Use Thunderbolt for your HDDs. It sounds overkill and dumb but I've daisy-chained 60TB of space into my MacBook Air via that port. Free up your USB ports for things that can run slower or are USB only.