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From: VanguardLH on 1 Jan 2008 04:21 "Yousuf Khan" wrote in message news:VZGdnbESDeVeSuTaRVn_vwA(a)giganews.com... > > VanguardLH wrote: >> >> Sounds like it is time to toss the flaky old USB hub and get an new >> one for $7. > > $7? Where can you get it for $7? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2002810026%201228013606&bop=And&Order=PRICE&SrchInDesc=4%2Dport&Page=1 (or short URL = http://preview.tinyurl.com/3yx48d) However, many are bus-powered (which they misname as self-powered) or require the addition of an "optional" power adapter (at further expense, of course). I noticed the cheapest 4-port USB 2.0 hub in the list that includes the power adapter is $11 (but I've never heard of the Anywhere brand). The next one up is the Rosewill for a $1 more. So the $5 and $7 models are those that are bus-powered or don't include the power adapter, sorry. It's possible you could reuse the old power adapter provided it supplied the correct voltage and also could push out the required milliamps.
From: krw on 1 Jan 2008 13:46 In article <Of#3qUFTIHA.4656(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips, VanguardLH(a)mail.invalid says... > "krw" wrote in message > news:MPG.21e38d03dbbc123b9897eb(a)news.individual.net... > > > >> Vanguard said: > >> Sounds like it is time to toss the flaky old USB hub and get an new > >> one for $7. > > > > I was thinking the same thing, but it sounded too simple. ;-) I > > found one model I liked (seven-ports, two on top) so bought a > > spare, just in case. I can't even buy the wall wart that came with > > it for $7. > > There are usually price breaks for products after which the rise in > price is almost logarithmic. 4-port USB hubs are most common and > probably where you get the best price break per port. Of course, > popular branding will cost you. I paid $7 for the hub *AND* wall wart. That's my point. I wasn't near it when I posted earlier, but it's a Belkin. > A self-powered 4-port USB hub (which obviously includes the power > adapter) starts at $5 (and Iogear is an okay brand). A 7-port USB hub > (for a brand that I've heard of) runs about $20. It's just like CPUs: > you'll find a sweet price break afterwhich the jumps in price far > outstrips the meager increase in speed. How about "Belkin"? BTW, NewEgg is Charging $30 now for the silver version: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817394056 > Sounds like you're trying to replace both USB hubs with one. Huh? I said nothing about replacing anything. I did mention that I bought a spare (nice hub for what I paid, why not?). -- Keith
From: VanguardLH on 1 Jan 2008 22:15
"Yousuf Khan" wrote in message news:VZGdnbESDeVeSuTaRVn_vwA(a)giganews.com... > > VanguardLH wrote: >> >> Sounds like it is time to toss the flaky old USB hub and get an new >> one for $7. > > $7? Where can you get it for $7? (Microsoft's NNTP is being stubborn again and accepting but not submitting some posts, so I'll try this again.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2002810026%201228013606&bop=And&Order=PRICE&SrchInDesc=4%2Dport&Page=1 (or short URL = http://preview.tinyurl.com/3yx48d) However, many are bus-powered (which they misname as self-powered) or require the addition of an "optional" power adapter (at further expense, of course). I noticed the cheapest 4-port USB 2.0 hub in the list that includes the power adapter is $11 (but I've never heard of the Anywhere brand). The next one up is the Rosewill for a $1 more. So the $5 and $7 models are those that are bus-powered or don't include the power adapter, sorry. It's possible you could reuse the old power adapter provided it supplied the correct voltage and also could push out the required milliamps. |