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Having only 2 USB ports on my new macbook Air, I have invested in a USB hub ......well 3 in fact.
Trouble is, none are doing the job I need them to do, which is work properly. The first one I bought, has 4 ports, and works with some stuff, but not with others....I have no idea why.
The second I bought, also has 4 ports and seems to work with everything I plug into it but not my external DVD drive (wont work when attached to a hub), or my portable samsung HDD (wont work when attached to a hub either).
and third, I bought a 10 port powered hub, thinking this will be able to take everything....but it doesnt. this one has cause me the most grief to be honest. At present, I have it plugged in but not powered. Whenever its powered, things seem to work intermittently. Now its not powered I have 3 HDD`s a printer, and usb-ethernet cable....all work fine untill I plug something else in, like my memory stick....they all disconnect and then connect again. This was a pain as I had my keyboard and mouse plugged in to it aswell so I couldnt do anything untill it reconnected again
So....what I need is at least a 7 port hub that is reliable. Can anyone recommend a brand that will be of use to me.
Also, what is the difference between the powered hubs and the unpowered hubs. Will a powered hub not drain my battery as much ??? is that the reason behind it.
Trouble is, none are doing the job I need them to do, which is work properly. The first one I bought, has 4 ports, and works with some stuff, but not with others....I have no idea why.
The second I bought, also has 4 ports and seems to work with everything I plug into it but not my external DVD drive (wont work when attached to a hub), or my portable samsung HDD (wont work when attached to a hub either).
and third, I bought a 10 port powered hub, thinking this will be able to take everything....but it doesnt. this one has cause me the most grief to be honest. At present, I have it plugged in but not powered. Whenever its powered, things seem to work intermittently. Now its not powered I have 3 HDD`s a printer, and usb-ethernet cable....all work fine untill I plug something else in, like my memory stick....they all disconnect and then connect again. This was a pain as I had my keyboard and mouse plugged in to it aswell so I couldnt do anything untill it reconnected again
So....what I need is at least a 7 port hub that is reliable. Can anyone recommend a brand that will be of use to me.
Also, what is the difference between the powered hubs and the unpowered hubs. Will a powered hub not drain my battery as much ??? is that the reason behind it.