Anyone familiar with USB hubs?

[thewhiteboy]

Hi all,

I like Adaptec's XHUB2 but unfortunately I found out the other day that they're phasing it out. And I checked like 30 vendors online and nobody has them in stock anymore. Does anybody know of another brand USB2.0 2-port hubs that look very similar to Adaptec's? All I've been able to find is some non-branded USB 1.1 hub. I've checked Belkin & Kensington (that's the only major brands I know) but had no luck. :frown:

 

[corkyg]

Never used a 2-port hub. Seems like a waste. I use Belkin 7-porters at present. Have an Adaptec AUH-4100, 4 port, w/small 5VDC power module onhte shelf. It works fine. I use it for travel because it is so small.

HUB

I think I got it at Circuit City a while back. Your XHUB is not powered, so it would not work for an external HDD very well.

 

[jadinolf]

This is what I bought recently.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817111402

The rebate came today.

I love this baby.

 

[thewhiteboy]

If it were up to me, I'd go with the 7-port also. But this is for work. And you know how bosses are. "I DON'T WANT PROBLEMS, I WANT SOLUTIONS!!" I found out that the XHUB2's we get go to some guy in electronics department, then from there I dunno what he does with it. Can't be just for the ports themselves, that wouldn't make sense to buy 2-port hubs... *sigh* I hate work :disgust:

 

[corkyg]

7 ports are sweet. But - I checked the specs and it does not list a a/c power module. Does it come with one?

 

[thewhiteboy]

I'm pretty sure the 7 port comes with an AC adapter... god forbid you try to run 7 things off the bus, I'd be scared to even try that. But no, the 2-port we were using was just bus powered, no external power. Which makes me even more confused as to what we really use it for.

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: thewhiteboy
I'm pretty sure the 7 port comes with an AC adapter... god forbid you try to run 7 things off the bus, I'd be scared to even try that. But no, the 2-port we were using was just bus powered, no external power. Which makes me even more confused as to what we really use it for.

A bus powered hub is OK for mice, flash memory, and connecting to externally powered devices such as digital cameras, hard drives, scanners, printers, etc.

I can't imagine a 7-port hub w/o its own power. Let us all know how it works out.

 

[TDiddy]

here u go
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/buffalo-bhb4u207-usb-tentacle-hub-188812.php

 

[thewhiteboy]

Originally posted by: TDiddy
here u go
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/buffalo-bhb4u207-usb-tentacle-hub-188812.php

Thanks TDiddy, that's probably the coolest hub I've ever seen. Now the problem is trying to find someone in the USA that carries this baby :disgust:

 

[corkyg]

It's cool but borderline useless - no power module for it.

 

[GeekDrew]

I've bought several APC 7-port USB hubs from Walmart, and have had no problems with them. I frequently connect USB Flash Drives, External Hard drives, and Barcode readers to them.