USB Hub + Airport Extreme

[707Gnome]

Just got me an Airport Extreme today. Planning to hook up an external hard drive (3.5", externally powered) and a Canon printer to the AEBS.

Looking at a USB hubs to hook up multiple devices to the AEBS and I'm slightly confused as to whether I need an externally powered or USB powered hub. Both the hard drive and the printer have their own power sources.

I'm guessing the USB hub does not need to be externally powered (i.e. it can be a USB powered hub)???

Thanks.

 

[oli2140]

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[chas0001]

Just to be safe I would definitely get a powered USB hub.

 

[707Gnome]

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

I'm eyeing this little beauty:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817394017

matches the AEBS just perfectly, although the USB cable seems a little short.

Any experience with it?

 

[trip1ex]

That looks sweet. Expensive though. $30 to go from 1 port to 2? Oh it has 4 ports. Wow. I might buy one. Thanks.

I hate those fugly ac adapters though. I like the one with the brick in the middle. I suppose I can create my own with a 3 ft extension cord.

 

[knux11]

for the record it does NOT need to be powered. i've been doing what you're describing since last november without issue, with a simple 99 cent usb hub (non-powered).