A Printer and a USB hard drive at the same time

Hi all,
I currently have an airport extreme (g) but I'm thinking of upgrading to the newer version Airport Extreme mainly because it allows sharing a hard drive. However I noticed that there is only one USB port. I would ideally like to use it to share a printer and a USB hardrive for time machine backups over the network.
An apple salesperson at the Apple store told me it was possible to connect both using a USB hub, but I would like to know if anyone on the board has attempted to do this and if it works properly.
I know there is the time capsule option but I generally don't like all in one boxes.
Thanks in advance for your responses,
- Dan

I have had a 2.0 USB hub connected to the USP port on my AEBS for almost a year for a printer and a HD. Initially I had intermittent connectivity to the HD but never the printer. As Apple upgraded the software/firmware for the AEBS, the problems have stopped. Reliability has been 100% for several months. Go for it.
Regards,
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