At 3:05 PM -0700 10/21/08, Ken posted:
> To me it looks like something more suitable for a laptop where the
> ports would be close to the desk. It also seems to lack a power
> supply so I would suggest being very careful what type of things
> you plug into the thing. With 4 ports it would be rather easy to
> suck more power than the "native" port might supply.
Other than keyboard plus one other device, I've never had a third
device powered even on internal cards. Right now I have a stack of
hard drives, all individually powered and plugged into what can best
be described as an 18"x18"x3" 5-outlet power 'strip.' I've searched
for a web image but no such luck. The unit raises my monitor by 3",
has 5 3-prong receptacles at the back with corresponding power
switches + Master at the front. It's a glorified power strip/monitor
stand that lets me power the individual receptacles via the front
switches. Because of the lack of USB ports on the G5 to match the
number of USB devices, and because I use just one (non-keyboard)
device at a time, whenever I want to use a device, I move the USB
cable to the device I'm wanting to use. If a device isn't being used,
it is turned off.
If I'm using a multi-port USB hub for "cord management" and not for
dual use of a USB port, is there really any need of a powered USB hub?
Steve R
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