Usb hub configuration

ive just got a macbook.
it has one firewire port and two usb ports. ive bought a belkin firewire hub so i can plug two firewire device in.
and now im looking in to buying a usb hub so i can plug in my external hard drive, my keyboard (mouse will plug into that), my scanner and my printer.
is there a perfect configuration of these devices?
ive been told that plugging the external HD directly into the mac would be best but i can only do that if the keyboard (and therefore mouse as well) plug into the hub. and i worry that might cause conflict issues...
any advice on this?
the perfect solution seems to be to get a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse... but is there anything i can do without having to spend more money!
thanks

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ive just got a macbook.
it has one firewire port and two usb ports. ive bought a belkin firewire hub so i can plug two firewire device in.
and now im looking in to buying a usb hub so i can plug in my external hard drive, my keyboard (mouse will plug into that), my scanner and my printer.
is there a perfect configuration of these devices?
ive been told that plugging the external HD directly into the mac would be best but i can only do that if the keyboard (and therefore mouse as well) plug into the hub. and i worry that might cause conflict issues...
any advice on this?
the perfect solution seems to be to get a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse... but is there anything i can do without having to spend more money!
Any time that your hub is spending with low-speed (1.5Mbit/sec) USB devices (keyboard or mouse) is bandwidth that isn't going to your high-speed devices on the same hub. If at all possible, keep low-speed devices off the same main port as your high-speed devices.

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