Just purchased the iMac 27" retina, 5k/4ghz/1tb flash/4gb graphics (will be upgrading to 32g ram with Crucial) Wondering what usb hub I should get? Following items to hook up external monitor 2 thunderbolt external hard drives usb card reader usb waccom tablet 3 usb printers 1 thunderbolt gdrive dock with 2 1tb drives usb monitor & printer calibration devices scanner so... 3-thunderbolts 9-usb Appreciate your thoughts and recommendations!!
wirecutter.com The recommended USB hub isn't exactly what you're looking for, but they're pretty good at evaluating the entire category. USB hubs
Thanks for the link, a good read on that Hub. I was also checking this one out..pricey though!! https://eshop.macsales.com/preorder/OWC-Thunderbolt2-Dock/ Thanks again!!
To support hard drives, you need one with power adapter. I have one of the HooToo USB hubs. It works great. Mine is the HT-UH010 with 7 USB ports and 2 charging ports. May not be enough for you. But they have a 10-port model under the same link.
You might want to consider a Thunderbolt 2 dock - here's one that gives 5 USB 3 ports, FW 800, HDMI 1.4, and Gig e-net. https://eshop.macsales.com/preorder/OWC-Thunderbolt2-Dock/