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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Next on my list that I need:
A USB Hub. I have only 3 usb ports on my laptop and they are all in use. Two for harddrives, one for mouse. I want a cheap in price usb hub that plugs into the wall for power. What do you guys use?

I found a deal on buy.com: http://www.buy.com/prod/Belkin_USB_2...tml?adid=17662
It looks decent. 7 ports, which would be good.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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Move the mouse to PS2?
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by b00gers
Move the mouse to PS2?
how's he gonna do that if the mouse is usb?

any hub will do pretty much, depending upon if you want usb1.1 or 2.0

also, if you will be powering any devices such as webcames, through your usb you might want to look into a hub w/ a power supply.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mike01civic
also, if you will be powering any devices such as webcames, through your usb you might want to look into a hub w/ a power supply.
Hence why I said I need a hub that can be plugged into the wall....
And my mouse is only USB, as are the two hard drives..
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mike01civic
how's he gonna do that if the mouse is usb?
uhh stick it in a 25 cent USB to PS2 converter...I used on for my optical mouse on my desktop to free up USB ports.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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The one you linked looks pretty good. I was actually looking for one for work.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mike01civic
how's he gonna do that if the mouse is usb?
They have convertors for that.

Is this your main computer? I cant imagine needing 3 harddrives for a laptop :thinking:

And yea...what you linked is fine
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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marshy, i have a usb hub i dont want/need il just have u pay for shipping if u want it.

u plug into one usb port and get 4. its one from costco (old) and it has 4 lights on it so u know which is on. and i NEVER used it...just sat in my closet. o and black.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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yes this is my main computer. Its a laptop. 60 gig internal. Internals are too expensive to buy for laptops. I have one 160 gig external and one 200 external...

And my mouse is not the point. I could get a converter but I would still want to get a usb hub for my printer and shit.

How is that brand? How is it rated? I will probobly end up getting that as well as a 6 foot usb extention.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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i dunno, im at my cousins right now...just lemmi know if u want it or not
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