10 Best USB and Firewire Hubs for Laptops
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Out of thousands of reviews for 142 products, over 400 people recommended USB and Firewire Hubs specifically for Laptops. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
D-Link DUB-H7 7-Port
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$27 - $33
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37 People Recommend
"i dont hav much plugged into it but its there if i need it.cons: havent had any yet and i hope it stays that way.other thoughts: got 3 usb ports on my laptop, another 7 would be better.…" - Newegg.com User "making my desk a docking station for my laptop instead of plugging everything to it, one usb plug and we're good to go!…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: i had an external usb 2.5'' laptop hard drive in a vantec enclosure that needed more power than my inspiron e1505 could supply (would randomly shut off) and this baby gives the extra…" - Newegg.com User |
CTG 7 Port 2.0 Hub Aluminum
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$27 - $35
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26 People Recommend
"although i've only used this hub at a home it could just as easly be taken with my laptop and used on the road.…" - RD Miller from St. Louis, MO at Buy.com "i have several external drives with short usb cables, a slide scanner, a usb printer, a card reader and a laptop.…" - A Customer from Bothell, WA at Buy.com "i use this hub for traveling with a laptop and to download pictures.…" - A Customer from Medina, Ohio at Buy.com |
Belkin F5L009 5-Port
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$100
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21 People Recommend
"again, i don't mind the manual process because it is quick and i don't print that much from my laptop anyway.…" - adefields.reg@gmail.com from Grand Rapids, Michigan at Buy.com "i have a vista laptop and an xp desktop, and both of them are sharing all my usb devices without any problems.…" - Mwave.com User "there's a canoscan lide90 scanner which connects to a laptop and a desktop and an imac; a logitech webcam which works great in spite of the hub's warning that it may not work; a dvd burner, a 1 tb…" - TMUhlmann from SF, CA at Buy.com |
Targus Notebook Chillhub
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$25 - $55
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18 People Recommend
"it solves the two main problems my laptop has: not enough usb ports and too much heat.…" - Aluluei from Los Angeles, CA at Circuitcity.com "my laptop is always on my desk, so i'm not sure of the wear it occurs otherwise.…" - Circuitcity.com User "the chill hub , chills the notebook.…" - Circuitcity.com User |
Linksys ProConnect HUB4C 4-Port
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$7 - $20
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14 People Recommend
"there is one draw back to this hub especially if you want to use it with a desktop solution rather than a notebook...…" - Kim B from Auburn Hills, Michigan at Buy.com "i have a notebook computer that i really like but, for some reason, one of the usb ports that i desperately needed stopped working and my local computer nerds could not fix it, recommending that i…" - Amazon.com User "it is compatible with usb 1.0/1.1 devices (not 2.0) another option available is a ac power adapter for it that will allow the hub to power the devices rather than the battery from your laptop…" - Amazon.com User |
Kensington PocketHub 33058 4-Port
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$22 - $28
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13 People Recommend
"works as specified.could use in it in seconds .windows detected it without any problems affordable 4 port usb hub.very useful good for notebook computers ,fits into my notebook bag and can connect my…" - Mwave.com User "summary: works as specified.could use in it in seconds .windows detected it without any problemsaffordable 4 port usb hub.very useful good for notebook computers ,fits into my notebook bag and can…" - Mwave.com User "it is light weighted and i can bring my notebook and the usb hub with me when i travel.…" - Mwave.com User |
IOGear GUB201 1-Port
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$19 - $30
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11 People Recommend
"my wife and i have always nagged each other because we would disconnect the usb cable from the pc or laptop to be able to print.…" - jeyhun77 from san antonio, tx at Circuitcity.com "also, it 's very simple to operate, and effectively does what i'd hoped it would do-enable the use of one printer for my desktop and laptop.…" - DMS from Chicago, IL at Circuitcity.com "using it with my apple laptop and compaq desktop, works great easy to use…" - Bubba from Florida at Circuitcity.com |
CyberPower CP-H720P 7-Port
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$27 - $32
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9 People Recommend
"i use a laptop and they usually only have 2-3 usb connections.…" - Overstock.com User "it seems there's always something else to plug in to a usb port on my laptop, but i've long since run out of ports for plugging.…" - Amazon.com User "if you have an older laptop with limited usb ports or under-powered ports this is the perfect answer.…" - Amazon.com User |
D-Link DUB-H4 4-Port
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$19 - $26
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7 People Recommend
"great product - installed it out of the box and my laptop found it with no action on my part.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "it's truly a plug-and-play product, my laptop w/ windows xp recognized it as soon as i plug it in.…" - Amazon.com User "the hub is small and a bit too light, but it's definitely not for laptop users, as it needs an ac adapter.…" - Amazon.com User |
Belkin 4 Port 2.0 Ultra Mini Hub
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$8 - $30
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6 People Recommend
"now living in south dakota and working on a laptop with only 3 usb ports, i purchased this product for the extra hardware i needed connected.…" - Amazon.com User "ordered this mini-usb hub for my laptop.…" - Amazon.com User "i would highly recommend to anyone looking for a hub for a laptop or even a desktop computer.…" - Amazon.com User |
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