Top Rated USB and Firewire Hubs

Belkin Inc Laptop Cooling Hub F5L025

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
slim design allows it to fit in the case with my laptop.
from lt.dell.com
date:?march 28, 2009 prosmy dell xps 1530 fits great & keeps it cool.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this product for just one purpose, to help cool my hp pavilion notebook and keep it from shutting down.
from www.amazon.com
it raises your laptop up and the cooling fan circulates the air underneath.
from www.amazon.com
after 2 laptops and years of agony i finally look into the possibility of a cooling pad.

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Positives: Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

Belkin 1.1 4-Port Pocket Hub 4 ports

Belkin USB 1.1 4-Port Pocket Hub Hub 4 ports USB

$8.00 Est. at Amazon

from CyberGypsy from Silver Springs, Fl, clickfrom.buy.com
best hub for my macbook air,small and light great for travel.
from bf from CO, www.circuitcity.com
in a crowded environment, very compact.
from www.amazon.com
can't complain about this product.small compact and just what the doctor ordered.perfect for my laptop that has the 1.1 technology.
from www.amazon.com
but it's small and fits in a pocket of my bag without getting in the way until i need it.
from Dodik from Los Angles, www.circuitcity.com
it is a good looking compact unit.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Mini, Power Source: BUS Powered, Type: USB Hub

Belkin F1U201 2-Port Switch

$36.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
easy to install the software on both computers, plug in the cables to your usb ports, and "presto"!
from www.amazon.com
i have 2 computer connected to a printer using this device and switching between computers could not be easier.
from www.amazon.com
i expected that the printer would automatically be available to two different notebook computers via usb.
from www.amazon.com
the problem is that the device simply doesn't work: i have tried belkin's software, on both windows xp sp2, and mac os x 10.4.
from www.amazon.com
both notebooks were running windows xp home edition.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 2 USB, Form Factor: Mini, Additional Features: LED Data Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 12 Mbps

Belkin F5U215VMOB 4-Port

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
if you need more power than that for your devices, buy a small regulated 5v 2.1a power supply and plug it into the jack on the side of the hub.
from A Customer from Fort Worth, Texas, clickfrom.buy.com
this is working out well for me--4 2.0 ports on a very compact hub.
from lt.dell.com
conshalf of the things i want to plug into the hub won't run when i do, including my wacom tablet, my keyboard and my external hard drive.
from lt.dell.com
i only have 3 usb ports on my xps m1530 (the only drawback to that machine), and that means i have to choose between the hub and the hard drive.
from A Customer from Fort Worth, Texas, clickfrom.buy.com
comes with a very short usb connector, and an extension cord if you want to stash it on your desk farther away from your computer.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Mini, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Type: USB Hub

TOSHIBA PA3627U-1ETC 2.0 Mini 4 Port

TOSHIBA PA3627U-1ETC USB 2.0 Mini 4 Port Hub

$15.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
Bought to make the rear USB 2.0 ports accessable, and it works.
from www.amazon.com
USB 2.0 connectivity.
from www.amazon.com
I bought this because it has a 3 foot long cord, a very nice price and the number of ports I needed.
from www.amazon.com
Pros:It's a Toshiba product so I knew it would work just fine with my Toshiba laptop.
from www.amazon.com
This hub will not power USB devices such as charging your iPod or powering a thumbdrive.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Power Source: Self Powered (Power Adapter)

Zonet ZUH2214 4-Port

$18.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i tried attaching external drives and an ipod but it did not supply enough power even when plugged in.
from www.newegg.com
it worked, not much more to ask of usb port.cons: very very very short usb connector.
from www.newegg.com
this tiny little hub has more power then most powered hubs and after a few days i ordered a 2nd.cons: tiny - a pro for our laptop a con for my desktop.
from www.newegg.com
great for transporting along with a laptop or from work and back.cons: if you're looking for a desktop hub, this isn't the hub for you.
from www.newegg.com
easily fits in a shirt pocket (don't put it in you back pocket and sit on it though.) takes almost no space in a laptop case.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

Pioneer Portable Media Adapter

$73.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
After using the usb plug for 6mo+ I am very happy.
from www.amazon.com
If you already have an iPod or MP3 player that can be played through Pioneer IP-Bus enabled head units or connected directly, you may find, as I did, that this device doesn't give you any extra capability.
from www.amazon.com
Good god, why hasn't Pioneer fixed this yet.
from www.crutchfield.com
I bought the head unit in 1998, says a lot about Pioneer in general huh?
from www.crutchfield.com
I am now using the USB port to run my hard drive after trying three hard drives I contacted Tech Support again and they told me exactly which hard drive was used in making the instruction video on your website.

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Belkin F5U021V 4-Port

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
Be warned, this is not a USB 2.0 hub.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
Pros: Excellent piece of equipment.
from rogerider, www.newegg.com
I get a system warning each time I insert a USB drive or device to this unit, reminding me that the USB port where the Belkin is plugged can take a bigger challenge (i.e.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
Cons: The hub will not work with a usb wirless B adapter pluged in or not
from Peanuts, www.newegg.com
Pros: Have had this hub for several years and 3 computer builds later is still going strong.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Mini, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator,LED Data Indicator,Stackable, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 12 Mbps

Sabrent SBT-U2H4 4-Port

$8.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
brought 3 of them for 3 laptops.
from www.tigerdirect.com
all 3 stopped working (only 2 out of 4 ports would work at a particular time).
from www.tigerdirect.com
i have a dell xps laptop and a dell 9300.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i have used many different kinds and brands and have not really seenany performance difference in any of them...
from www.tigerdirect.com
compact with a short cord.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

IOGear GUH420 3-Port

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
when i plug in a firewire enclosure into the hub or my ipod, neither device is recognized by windows.
from www.pricegrabber.com
compact but confusing, firewire portion is weak or failing.
from Josh Locker from Rochester, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
so none of the 4 usb ports are occupied when plugging it into the computer, while one of the firewire ports is.
from www.amazon.com
Don't bother with this hub; the firewire ports are unpowered.
from www.amazon.com
* 4 USB 2.0 ports work well.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 3 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Type: USB Hub

Targus Chill Hub

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
it does what it is advertised as being able to do (keeps my dell inspiron laptop cool).
from lt.dell.com
proskeeps the laptop very cool.
from lt.dell.com
proskeeps my notebook nice and cool.
from www.amazon.com
just to be helpful, here are some things you want to look for in *any* notebook cooler:
from lt.dell.com
consi think the usb cable connector on all of these devices is far too long.

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Positives: Long Battery Life

Zonet 7 Port 2.0 Hub

Zonet 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub with Power Adapter

$27.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
the cable is supplied but the jack is set too deeply into the hub, so the cable can only plug in partially, making an intermittent connection.
from www.newegg.com
about 2mm gap between two plugged in usb cables.
from www.newegg.com
add the third device and stops working.
from www.newegg.com
pros: sizecons: windows reports device errors with my external dvd writer, external hard drive, and scanner when plugged into the hub--with or without the external power source connected.
from www.newegg.com
the first hub has only two hid-compliant devices connected; an ir remote control receiver (standard microsoft receiver for xp media center) and a game controller (belkin nostromo speedpad n52).

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Positives: Number of Ports: 7 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Power Source: Self Powered (Power Adapter)

Trendware TU2-700 7-Port

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
very small and compact.
from A Customer from Overland Park, KS, clickfrom.buy.com
product quickly became quite hot not long after plugging in 5 devices.
from www.tigerdirect.com
it has four ports on front and three on the back, this makes it useful for connecting mp3 players and cameras for the front ports and hard drives and printers on the back.
from www.newegg.com
i ordered two of these and both of them do it on two different computers (one notebook and one desktop).
from www.newegg.com
after a month xp began to sound like a pinball machine with constant errors.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 7 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

ACCO Brands Kensington K38035US 4-Port AC Power Adapter

ACCO Brands Kensington K38035US 4-Port USB AC Power Adapter - For Multiple Device - 2A - 5V DC

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
I got this to take on the road, being fed up with crawling under desks and behind curtains to plug in all my mobile devices for charging in hotel rooms.
from www.amazon.com
THIS USB CHARGER DOES NOT CHARGE PS3 CONTROLLERS, PERIPHERALS OR YOUR PSP!!!
from www.amazon.com
I bought this charger so I only had to take one charger for my phone, iPod, Kindle 2 and my DSi while on the road.
from www.amazon.com
I was surprised to see the low number of stars for this charger because mine works just fine.
from www.amazon.com
My computer charges everything, but I hate leaving it on all the time to be used just as a power source.

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Positives: Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

Cables Unlimited -3000 2-Port

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
pc #1 has windows xp and pc #2 has windows 98.
from www.tigerdirect.com
we both have xp machines and a hp officejet 5500.we first figured out that the printer had to be reset which was giving us communication errors.
from www.tigerdirect.com
either one works good when connected directly to the printer.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i just plugged both computers in and now just press whichever button for the computer i want to print from.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i loaded the supplied software driver on my xp machine with only the switch connected.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 2 USB, Form Factor: Mini, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Power Source: BUS Powered

Aten GUWH104KIT Ultra-wideband Hub

Aten GUWH104KIT Ultra-wideband Usb Hub (Aten GUWH104KIT)

$125.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
whenever my computer goes to sleep and wakes up again, all connections are disabled.
from www.bestbuy.com
i'm not impressed.this product might work for a laptop, but it doesn't meet my needs for a desktop machine that is on all the time.
from www.bestbuy.com
"i have windows xp professional and intel core 2 duo.
from www.bestbuy.com
i'm running xp sp2 and this is the first time i've had a problem with unsigned drivers that failed the logos test.
from www.bestbuy.com
cons: unreliable performance

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

QPS QU2RCT7 7-Port

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
as long as the power is plugged in, the lights are lit - even if the host usb (laptop) is shut off.
from shopping.yahoo.com
no luck, the device is not able to establish a connection.....
from shopping.yahoo.com
nothing i connect to this device is recognized by my computer, even though i can connect the devices right to the computer and they work perfectly.
from www.tigerdirect.com
worked with 2k and xp.
from www.tigerdirect.com
small and compact, great for travel.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 7 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Additional Features: LED Power Indicator,LED Data Indicator, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps

Belkin Hub

Belkin USB Hub, Cable Free, 4-Port, Black/Silver

$210.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
-can lose connections if you block the line of sight.
from PD, www.newegg.com
could be useful if you have a laptop and do not want to plug a bunch of usb devices in every time you sit down at your desk.
from www.amazon.com
the software only runs on windows xp.
from www.amazon.com
it does not have vista support, loaded with bugs, goes on & off whenever it feels like, and comes at a hefty price.the strange thing is that "belkin customer care" acknowledges the problem and will
from www.amazon.com
on a pc with xp service pack 2, we were able to register the device with windows, but attempting to use it caused the bluescreen of death and a spontaneous restart.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Thumb, Power Source: BUS Powered, Type: USB Hub

Belkin F5U237EAAPL-S 7-Port

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
I've been using this hub with an iMac (OSX 10.5) for a year & 1/2 and have had no problems.
from www.amazon.com
I have 3 of these now, for 2 computers, and they all work perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
Great reliable and usuable product...
from www.amazon.com
The hub works fine, the only problem is a very high pitch ringing noise coming from the unit constantly!!!
from www.amazon.com
This is a nice USB hub, it works well and looks of decent quality.

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Saitek Mini UFO Hub 4-Port

$12.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
This little Saitek Mini UFO Hub solved the problem.

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Positives: Number of Ports: 4 USB, Form Factor: Desktop, Data Transfer Speed: Up to 480 Mbps, Power Source: Self Powered (Power Adapter)

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USB and Firewire Hubs

Best USB and Firewire Hubs

Belkin Inc Laptop Cooling Hub F5L025

Belkin 1.1 4-Port Pocket Hub 4 ports

Belkin F1U201 2-Port Switch

Belkin F5U215VMOB 4-Port

TOSHIBA PA3627U-1ETC 2.0 Mini 4 Port

Zonet ZUH2214 4-Port

Pioneer Portable Media Adapter

Belkin F5U021V 4-Port

Sabrent SBT-U2H4 4-Port

IOGear GUH420 3-Port

Targus Chill Hub

Zonet 7 Port 2.0 Hub

Trendware TU2-700 7-Port

ACCO Brands Kensington K38035US 4-Port AC Power Adapter

Cables Unlimited -3000 2-Port

Aten GUWH104KIT Ultra-wideband Hub

QPS QU2RCT7 7-Port

Belkin Hub

Belkin F5U237EAAPL-S 7-Port

Saitek Mini UFO Hub 4-Port

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