So one of my biggest gripes with Macbooks is that there's only 2 USB slots, and most products aren't using the firewire peripherals. I've used hubs, but some things need a direct connection to the MBP to either have enough power to function and/or transfer data fast enough.
I have an ext hard drive, ipod, cooling fan, printer/scanner, ext keyboard, and an ext dvd drive since my internal one broke, twice.
I'm wondering, is there a USB hub that can convert to firewire input? So I can make use of my unused ports with fast enough data transfer. I have a powered USB hub that broke, but even that wasn't providing fast enough data rates for some of the peripherals. I've had trouble finding something that does the trick. I have a 2.2 Ghz Core 2 duo MPB, about 3.5 years old.
I have an ext hard drive, ipod, cooling fan, printer/scanner, ext keyboard, and an ext dvd drive since my internal one broke, twice.
I'm wondering, is there a USB hub that can convert to firewire input? So I can make use of my unused ports with fast enough data transfer. I have a powered USB hub that broke, but even that wasn't providing fast enough data rates for some of the peripherals. I've had trouble finding something that does the trick. I have a 2.2 Ghz Core 2 duo MPB, about 3.5 years old.