10 Best USB and Firewire Hubs for Networking
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Out of thousands of reviews for 119 products, over 100 people recommended USB and Firewire Hubs specifically for Networking. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Belkin F5L009 5-Port
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$100
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23 People Recommend
"i used to have a single usb network adapter for one of my printers, and it cost more than the belkin.…" - Bestbuy.com User "i have tried several network usb hubs, and this is truely the best for its class in terms of performance and it is offering 5 usb ports.…" - Kevin Ip from Fremont, CA at Buy.com "set up was very easy (i downloaded driver for vista from belkin"s website.) and it seemed working but every time i connected anything to the hub, "over current warning" came up.…" - RIS from Wilmingt at Circuitcity.com |
D-Link DUB-H7 7-Port
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$29 - $33
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10 People Recommend
"i have been using their products for many years now including their usb ethernet connector, their wireless router and now this item.…" - Karen from San Antonio, TX at Buy.com "the dub-h7 can do it, with webcam running and and downloading pix from my digital camera at the sametime.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "requested that their website description for this product be changed since it stated that no a/c adapter was required.…" - Kromakey at Newegg.com |
CTG 7 Port 2.0 Hub Aluminum
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$27 - $38
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5 People Recommend
"the only downside is that webcams will not work through the hub, they need to be plugged directly into the computer.…" - Amazon.com User "i can only choose one from my webcam and other devices such as ipod shuffle (the mini one), cooling fan and memory card.…" - Amazon.com User "i really like the fact that this unit has ports on both sides...for me, this allowed me to attach my fixed devices (like my printer and webcam) to the back ports--keeping them neatly out of…" - Amazon.com User |
IOGear GUH275 4-Port
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$5 - $14
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4 People Recommend
"however, it is really compact and useful for small things like usb drive, bluetooth adapter, webcam, etc.…" - Manoj Jain from Middletown, PA at Buy.com "i have it just plugged into the back of my pc and i have four items plugged into it (a printer, a webcam, an mp3 player, and a trackball).…" - ITNINJA from Texas at Circuitcity.com "i have a cordless mouse and keyboard, a webcam, my printer, and my digital camera plugged in to it and they all work just like they do when they're plugged straight in to the computer.…" - Chris from College Station, TX at Buy.com |
IOGear GUH284R 6-Port
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$27 - $50
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4 People Recommend
"i thought my usb hub went out on me so i looked on a few of my websites that i like to buy computer stuff from.…" - SheriLRA from Myrtle Point, OR at Circuitcity.com "don't forget to install the driver with it which can be downloaded from iogear's website.…" - Pcmall.com User "however, iogear has a solution for this you can download a driver from there website which when installed lets you know which reader is which drive letter all the time.…" - Pcmall.com User |
IOGear GUB201 1-Port
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$20 - $35
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4 People Recommend
"many all-in-one printer units do not come with an internal ethernet card, allowing other computer network users to have equal access to all printer/scanner/fax/copy functions.…" - Amazon.com User "i run the iogear 2 to 1 to share a printer between the pcs on my home network and my office laptop which is on a corporate network.…" - Amazon.com User "this was a great alternative to all the wireless routers, wired routers, and office-appropriate megaservers that are just way too big and expensive for a home office environment.…" - Amazon.com User |
Linksys ProConnect HUB4C 4-Port
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$12 - $20
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3 People Recommend
"i use an optical mouse, a keyboard, and a webcam without problem, yet i've heard many usb devices need powered usb and there's clearly a jack, so i thought i should mention it.…" - Amazon.com User "my usb equip: webcam, printer, mouse, external hd, digital camera…" - Amazon.com User "after purchasing this item, i was able to plug all of my hardwares (printer, mouse, webcam, and my jump drive) without having to plug and unplug them all the time.…" - Amazon.com User |
Tripp Lite U215-0004-R 4-Port
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$29 - $32
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2 People Recommend
"by having both big led buttons and easy-software, the 4-port usb switch worked great with four non-networked pc's (or four networked pc's needing to share an inexpensive, non-networked printer).…" - Amazon.com User "my wife and i were struggling using a shared printer on the network. …" - Mikeyv from Lindstrom, MN at Buy.com "by having both big led buttons and easy-software, the 4-port usb switch worked great with four non-networked pc's (or four networked pc's needing to share an inexpensive, non-networked printer). …" - Amazon.com User |
Belkin F5U307
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$30 - $61
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2 People Recommend
"[reading through the web literature, it is possible that earlier versions of some usb 2.0 hubs -- maybe even this one -- had such technical limitations.] my short-term experience with this device is…" - Amazon.com User "some investigation on belkin's website revealed that only 4 of the 7 ports work at the 480mbps (usb 2.0) speed.…" - Amazon.com User "some investigation on belkin's website revealed that only 4 of the 7 ports work at the 480mbps (usb 2.0) speed. …" - Amazon.com User |
IOGear GUH274 4-Port
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$14 - $28
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2 People Recommend
"summary: my laptop has only 2 usb ports and i was fed up with constantly juggling leads for my printer, scanner, digital camera interface, webcam and wireless keyboard/mouse connections.…" - Mwave.com User "in fact, i'm at the buy.com web site today to purchase another one, even though i have a couple other manufacturers' hubs currently lying around unused.…" - Marc Murison from Wheaton, MD at Buy.com "however, my external hd, keyboard, mouse and web-camera work just fine all at the same time without ac!!!…" - Mwave.com User |
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