USB Hubs


I've just ordered this one http://www.play.com/.../-/Product.html hoping I will get both a USB hub plus lots of additional storage from one device in the USB port. I'll let you know how it works.


Dave

Well the hub works well, feels a little flimsy but I guess that's the trade off for having it rotate and swivel to so many different angles. I've tested it with a extra 8gb sd card, a 32gb flash drive and a usb gamepad all at once running from the Pandora battery and it all works fine.


There is a power socket for providing external power but no instructions on voltage/polarity - can I assume it is +5v?


Anyway, here's some pics:


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is it not possible with that tower hub to allow the pandora to sit flat on a table?
 
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Almost, but not quite. In the 4th the back is only about 1 or 2 mm off the table. It seems okay to type on in that it doesn't feel like it's putting too much strain on the usb port, but it probably should have something underneath the Pandora for support.


I've just tried it powered and it runs a usb hard drive no problem (using a 800ma 5v usb charger).
 
I've been looking for a while both in the forum and in the wiki list to find a usb hub.
Most of the informations i found were outdated (hub is not longer available) or too expensive imo.
I found : IOGEAR GUH285W6 4 Ports USB 2.0 Hub on amazon.ca
I received it today and it works well.
It is not powered, compact with a nice design and only $6.
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B002O0KM52/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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He looking for a usb hub, not a card reader ;^).

Not easy responding the boards while playing Ms PacMan, huh ?
 
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