Running Out Of USB Ports?

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Running Out Of USB Ports?

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One of the limitations on notebooks is the lack of USB ports in proportion to the number of devices we would like to hook up. An easy remedy these days is the USB Hub, but YD won’t be YD if we showcased run-of-the-mill solutions! So here’s the Infinite USB – an alternative plug on devices that kinda acts like a tag team. The design speaks for itself, so no point elaborating, however what we can do is talk about its effectiveness and limitations. For starters I don’t think we may be able to tag too many devices one behind the other. I reckon max 3 or 4 before the tag starts to look awkward, but the color coding on plugs will make it easy to identify which plug belongs to which device.

What do you think?
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Post by thomasjaldemark »

looks neat indeed.

but if you wanna remove for example the 2nd out of four? then you have to take out the 3rd and the fourth. a hassle if its hdds or other devices that needs reinitializing and stuff..


but useful for some stuff i can imagine
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Post by Harlesden »

surely you can only still put one usb device into these attachments?

am I being thick?
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Post by Ingemar »

how many can you put in a sequence before the power starts being too low to actually power stuff properly? From my experience sound cards and hard drives don't really co-operate with hubs...
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Carl Smart wrote:how many can you put in a sequence before the power starts being too low to actually power stuff properly? From my experience sound cards and hard drives don't really co-operate with hubs...
get hard drives which get power externally. its less portable but would allow you to use a usb hub.
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Post by PsyTox »

pretty good solution for the fact that Macbooks simply don't have enough ports. Even the (expensive) desktop iMac only has a few ports, which are completely full at home. Major downside on Mac.
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Harlesden wrote:surely you can only still put one usb device into these attachments?

am I being thick?
Yes, you are!
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@ Carl Smart

5 ;)

@ PsyTox

or u can use something like this ;) 8)
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