USB hub advice for iMac

[willie45]

Hi

I have a white 2.16Gb 2007 24inch white iMac. I have quite a few USB devices plugged into it and I want to add some extra USB capability. I believe I need to buy a USB Hub.

I notice you can get them powered and unpowered. Is there any advantage to the powered ones or not?

I have also heard that I shouldn't attach more than a 2 way hub because larger ones cause problems is this true?

Last is there any particular brands which are likely to be more reliable than others?

Thanks


Willie

 

[kolax]

Powered hubs are required when attaching devices that use power from USB (i.e. iPod, USB Flash Drive etc) since a single USB port cannot provide enough power for more than one device.

 

[willie45]

Thanks kila. If I used, for example an unpowered 4 way hub and attached 4 devices to it could I use this set up for devices which use power as long as I only used one device at a time?


Willie

 

[kolax]

You can use an unpowered USB hub with things like external hard drives that have their own power supply, printers to name a few.

Anything like webcams, flash drives etc you'll need a powered one. I'd buy a powered one just so you have the option incase it arises in the future.

 

[willie45]

Thank you for the advice and information. I will probably look into powered hubs and consider my needs


Willie

 

[byakuya]

I can recommend this USB hub made by Belkin
(my personal review)

I think it will match your imac very nicely.
And I also recommend getting a powered usb hub.