Good USB hub to use?

I was needing some input on which USB hubs are good for the MBP? Also, do they make a USB hub that plugs into the firewire port on the MBP?
Thanks

I use D-Link DUB-H7. It has 7 expansion slots, and the option to use an external power supply, though that 's not always necessary. I would use the external supply if the connected devices draw too much power.

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Hubs and computers vary in their power needs, but it seems that your setup is lacking in the power department. This isn't a big deal with desktop computers, but since you use a MBP, you're going to do best with a powered USB hub.
If you're looking for a USB hub with power supply, Belkin is generally reliable (and above average in price). But the D-Link is compact, reliable, and has a good price. Aim for a USB 3.0 hub if possible, though 2.0 will work fine with just about anything. Insist on a refund if the hub doesn't work in your system. Make sure it's compact, since you'll be carrrying it around.

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Which USB hub to use ?

There are so, so many USB hubs out there. You definitely want a powered hub, of course, and then you need to determine how many ports you need.
Just whistle over on Amazon and do a search for "USB powered hub" - I have one of these.
Clinton
Message was edited by: clintonfrombirmingham

Looking for a good USB Hub

I am looking at purchasing one of two different USB hubs for my iMac. Both are from Belkin. The first is a 7 port hub and the second a 4 port.
I am leaning towards the 7 port but have heard that it suffers from severe overheating. I'd like to know if anyone here has experienced this problem with either of the Belkin hubs. If you did have a problem what are you using now?
Any info is helpful, even recommendations of other hubs available on the market. A four port hub meets my requirements exactly. I have an APC UPS and my iSticks plugged directly into my iMac, and I will be plugging in my free-1 Skype phone, 5G iPod, card reader and Shuffle into the hub. I like the idea of having a couple extra ports for future devices.
Thanks.

Thanks Tom.
Not bad. However, I don't plan on using the dock once my Vaja case arrives. Much as I did with my XtremeMac case with my two previous iPods, I will leave my iPod in the case when connected or charging. If I did plan on using the dock I would use the Universal dock I have now. To be honest I think having an upward facing USB port is extremely useful for plugging in a Shuffle. With the TuneSync hub I would have to reach in behind every time I wanted to connect or disconnect the shuffle. Either that or I would have to buy a dedicated Shuffle dock. I think it is more efficient to purchase one device allowing me to connect a Shuffle rather than two.
Thanks again.

I need a good USB hub

I have several USB devices I have to switch between when using my macbook. It is my only computer, until I get a iMac in the future. I have a wired mouse, an external hard drive, printer, and plan on getting another external hard drive. Plus I have devices I use occasionally like updating my car GPS, using flash drives, and iPods. My biggest concern is the speed of data access if I have more than one external drive hooked up to a USB hub; would this raise any issues? And are USB hubs all the same, or are some of higher quality than others? I'd like one that has the ports separated far enough as some devices have bulky USB cable ends. Thanks for any advice.

I'd like to know this info as well as I am also looking for a hub for the same reason. I am also concerned about data flow and such.
I bought one of these:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2540
And it is terrible. I would get those "Please eject before disconcerting" messages (it was randomly dropping connections) and one time, even got a KERNEL PANIC just because I was using 5 out of the 7 ports at the same time, and apparently that was too much for it!
I think the best hubs are ones from real brand names like Belkin or Kensington. Only problem is the price and that is why I don't have one yet.

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The USB port on the TC is used for a disk drive or printer. It doesn't make any other devices accessible. For disk drive or printer you must configure the TC using Airport Utility to share the device, and you need to turn on Printer Sharing and/or File Sharing via the Sharing preferences. Read the manual that came with the TC for configurations.

What is the best USB Hub to use with MBP?

Hello All,
I'm hoping someone can recommend the best and most reliable 4 way or better USB hub - Preferring self powered - for the Mac Book Pro.
I've tried a dick smith one and nothing seemed to work right on the mac.
Thanks
Brian Lord

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Unfortunately we have not tested which other cables might do the job. Although it is not supported, the VIGOR 1120, has been tested for up to 200 ft; this other cable: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Cable VE280306 has not been tested with National Insturmens USB boards but it seems it can handle USB 2.0 and 1.1.
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Here is a quick question, looking for some opinions.
I just got my new iMac and I am switching from my Macbook Pro. since all the USB (and the other connections are all in the rear of the iMac, obviously makes it difficult to plug and unplug devices. Do may of you use a separate hub or some other solution?
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Mark

You have tons of options, the only real question is if you need your hub to be powered or not. (ie: plugging external HDs, etc.) If not, it's up to you & your preference of functionality & style.
For my desktop for example, I use a long single USB extention cable which ends in a stand so the port is sticking up. This makes plugging items in & out easy since it's an up & down motion, not forward & back. Most of my perifs are already plugged in so I only need one. For my laptop though, I have a smaller footprint item with x4 slots on it (unpowered).
I say go shopping & have fun.

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Along with a wireless keyboard ( that uses a USB transmuting dongle)
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Anyone have any luck with this hub:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-USB-Plus-Port-F5U307-BRN/dp/B000NAXC6G/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1282657682&sr=8-2
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other than being brown, I don't see a difference?

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I did some research today and found out that some Firewire hubs do not like the voltage that comes from the new G5's and macPro desktops.
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http://www.thesabrehood.org

UPON FURTHER REVIEW
and extensive swaptronics....
The problem is not the HUB, it's the ADS Firewire 800 external drive case. It has 2 FW800 ports on the back and 1 FW400 port. I guess I assumed too much when I thought that I could chain a 400 device off the fW800 case.
When I connect ONLY the FW800 case to the MacPro, and do not connect any FW400 devices off the case, the firewire profile in system profiler shows everything as it should be.
I CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE IOGear hub. I have posted my stupidity in case anyone was influenced by my previously incorrect assumption about the problem.
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Is it possible to use a USB hub on a new MacBook Pro with Maverickss?

I have used a powered Q-Store USB2 hub on first my old trust MacBook with the 13 inch screen running System X.6.8 for years; then I switched it over to my new 13 In. MacBook Pro (non retina) with Mavericks X.9.2 and it still works great. It is powered and seems to run a full load including USB hard drives, camera when wanted, cooling pad with fan, printer/scanner/copier combo, charging a MP3 player or Galaxy S4, apple mouse and keyboard, all with no trouble and no drop outs. I let an old Firewire 400 or 800 hard disk stay with my old Macintosh for now as it mirrors it, but sometimes hook it up with no problem except it gets hot.
I have a new USB3 WD Passport 3 hard drive and a 32 gb USB 3 memory stick. I wanted to put these on a USB3 hub and use one of the ports for the faster items. I can run either my WD My Passport 3 Gb drive that I use to mirror my internal drive as long as it is alone. I can also plug a 32 gb A Data memory stick in fine alone except things get a bit snug, and there's no more room on the USB 2 hub for the memory stick. If I do not use a hub for the one port I have to either use the Hard Drive or the memory stick, not both. I was using the memory stick to port files back and forth between my old and new computers at least for a while. The USB 3 peripherals work reliably when plugged in alone, but the moment a hub gets in the picture even if only one item is plugged into it, things drop in and out. It does not matter if it is the powered USB 3 hub or the non-powered Anker USB 3 4 port hub. The USB 2 items simply work but the USB 3 ones only work alone. I have looked at the power specifications. It seems like one hard drive uses all of the power the hub can put out.
It looks like the USB 3 is rather limited on Macintosh computers is all I can conclude. There may be extra speed, but what good is it if you can only run one peripheral at a time? It seems like even a hub stresses it unless it is a hub and a memory stick or two. I even changed to system settings to keep my hard drives from going to sleep, but still it drops out randomly if hooked to a hub and runs perfectly when plugged in directly. I had hoped to use it for an emergency start up disk if needed, though I must say the rather incredible StoreEdge Micro SDX card works great for that purpose and seems to belong.
That old USB 2 hub, even with a smaller one plugged in with 2 portable hard drives still works flawlessly on the other port and never drops out.
I have not tested the Firewire 800 port long enough to decide, except it gets hot if it reads very long.. The old Firewire 800 / USB 2 hard disk has more than one port on it unlike so many today. I had to use a Firewire 800 to 400 cable for my old computer. Anyway it works in either computer and stays mounted even when asleep.
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no you can't - you have to upgrade it to 16GB yourself.
you can get your RAM from newegg.com, macsales.com.
the RAM you need is 16GB (8GBX2) DDR3 1600MHz DDR3.
upgrading the RAM yourself will not void your warranty.
you need a #00 Phillips Screwdriver - 10 screws at the bottom - 7 long ones and 3 short ones - just remember where they go when you put the screws back in.
a simple 10 minute job.

Possible USB port damage using non-powered USB hub?

Referring to the recent discussion on ruining firewire ports with damaged peripherals, a related question concerning the possibility of damage to the USB port:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7948387#7948387
I have an old iPod Shuffle, USB only, and a camera card reader, both of which which get pulled and connected "on the fly" to a bus powered USB hub which is attached to one of the USB ports on the iMac. Am I risking similar damage to the iMac USB port, itself, if something goes bad on the Shuffle or the card reader? Should I be using a POWERED USB hub to avoid direct damage to the iMac USB hub? (And, assuming it will have to be USB 2.0, will it be backwards compatible to USB 1.1?)

No, my belief is that FireWire devices are more prone to damaging the circuitry behind the port due to connecting and disconnecting on-the-fly (compared to USB). There is supporting documentation on the web, for example.
http://www.wiebetech.com/whitepapers/FireWirePortFailures.php
http://lowendmac.com/misc/03/0421.html
(there are many more)
Mechanical failure (wear and tear) through constant plugging and unplugging is a secondary consideration.
If your FireWire device is constantly connected, this issue does not exist (and there is no wear and tear either). On my Intel iMac, my external FireWire drive is always connected, and I use the direct port on the Mac. If I ever need to disconnect it, I shut down my iMac and then disconnect. The other FireWire port is connect to a hub, and that is where I connect and disconnect FireWire devices on-the-fly (old iPod, small bus-powered drive, and video camera).
If your iPod shuffle is the old +thumb drive+ style with the USB plug, you should be using a self-powered hub. That may be why it is not reliable. Also, that plug on the old shuffle is the most likely part to fail, so it is possible that it is getting worn out. I bought a bunch of used and reportedly broken iPod shuffle (the older white type) on eBay to see if I could fix any of them. I would say, 80% of the time, it was broken due to a faulty USB plug (no data connection). On the rare ones broken for another reason, I used that good USB plug to get another shuffle working. (A few worked after using the iPod Reset Utility, without any other repair. )
But I'm getting off topic with the shuffle talk...

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