On Oct 19, 2008, at 8:50 AM, Doug Burton wrote:
> > > On Oct 19, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Steve R wrote: > >> >> Are there any advantages speedwise to having an internal multi-port >> USB card versus having an external multi-port USB hub (hopefully able >> to draw its power from the internal USB port)? My G5/1.8 has >> 3-480Mbps USB ports which may or may not already be sharing the bus? >> >> Steve R > > I can't speak as to an internal card, but I just bought a couple of > CyberPower USB 2.0 powered 4 port hubs from Wal-Mart. At about $20 a > pop, they work very well. Of course it will operate without the > power brick plugged in, but I find so many devices don't work this > way that I just always use mine plugged in. HTH > > Just a message from Doug... > I've had 3 powermac G5's all of which had USB2.0 cards in them and all of them were so finicky I finally resorted to 2 cheap 4 port hubs that have worked flawlessly ever since. My vote goes for the USB hubs. Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
