External USB Hub?

I recently purchased a Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 expansion card for my PowerMac 1.8GHz DP. Like others, I too am experiencing the dreaded deep sleep problem. I was wondering if anyone has had better success with an external USB hub. If so, which brand/model are you using?
Thanks,
Kelly

Hi-
You will have better luck (no sleep issues) using a USB hub. The only draw back is if you have multiple devices sending/receiving data at the same time, the transfer will slow down. One at a time, or static connection, no problem.
Here is a source of several quality hubs:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/usb/hubs/

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Base Station (n) with two printers using a USB Hub. I
am now trying to hook up an external hard
drive(acomdata 250 gb). When I plug the hard drive
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Extreme Base station resets to amber and flashes
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