USB Hub

**mrsquirrel** · 11-04-2006, 05:06 PM

Any idea where I can get a USB hub and how much will it cost.

I am getting pissed off with haivng to plug an unplug my scanner, printer etc all the time.

**friscofrankie** · 11-04-2006, 05:09 PM

You're BKK right now?
Panthip, or any of hte local computer "malls" in and around BKK.
dunno the prices but if it was over 3 - 400 baht i'd be amazed.

**Goddess of Whatever** · 11-04-2006, 05:30 PM

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, MrsQ.

http://www.pantip.com/tech/market/?url=price/

**mrsquirrel** · 11-04-2006, 05:52 PM

I'm back in my town now so I am a bit limited as to where I can go shopping.

Maybe a trip to IT city is in order

Cheers GoW.

**Thetyim** · 12-04-2006, 12:35 PM

My local compy shop wants 800b for a 4 port hub

**Butterfly** · 12-04-2006, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

My local compy shop wants 800b for a 4 port hub

Hi Speed USB 2.0 is more expensive

USB 1.1 Hub are like 300 baht

**Goddess of Whatever** · 12-04-2006, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

My local compy shop wants 800b for a 4 port hub

Me and my mate used to look for 4 ports hub but difficult to find and 4 ports price and 8 ports price are not much different. Then we got 5 ports.

**lom** · 12-04-2006, 01:14 PM

USB 2.0 is what you should go for MrsQ, you will probably regret it later if you buy an old standard hub.
And make sure it is powered from an external power supply since many computer USB ports only can supply limited power to USB devices.

**mrsquirrel** · 12-04-2006, 01:30 PM

I only have USB 1.0 on my laptop so a 2.0 isn't going to hack it.

**lom** · 12-04-2006, 01:33 PM

Ok, so when you replace the laptop next time you can also buy a new hub..

**buadhai** · 12-04-2006, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

I only have USB 1.0 on my laptop so a 2.0 isn't going to hack it.

It will still work, but at 1.0 speed.

You might have a hard time finding a 1.0 only hub now.

**lom** · 12-04-2006, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by buadhai

You might have a hard time finding a 1.0 only hub now

Hopefully he'll be forced to buy a 2.0 hub.

**Marmite the Dog** · 12-04-2006, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Goddess of Whatever

Originally Posted by Thetyim

My local compy shop wants 800b for a 4 port hub

Me and my mate used to look for 4 ports hub but difficult to find and 4 ports price and 8 ports price are not much different. Then we got 5 ports.

Mrs Q wants a USB hub, not a LAN hub.

**Goddess of Whatever** · 12-04-2006, 02:35 PM

Am I being sheep again?

**Marmite the Dog** · 12-04-2006, 02:43 PM

Nope - you're being a bunny.

**dirtydog** · 12-04-2006, 05:52 PM

I bought a hub for 4 extensions a couple of weeks ago for 300baht, they had some at 600 though, I assume I got version 1, don't really make much differance to me how fast it is though as I have so many windows open all the time.

**Butterfly** · 12-04-2006, 07:27 PM

how many windows open ? irrelavant for USB. However you will notice the difference when you will need to download or copy your porn stash to your external drive

**dirtydog** · 12-04-2006, 08:08 PM

what I meant was while the usb is doing whatever I will generally be doing something else.

**buadhai** · 12-04-2006, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

what I meant was while the usb is doing whatever I will generally be doing something else.

Isn't that the normal state of affairs? I rarely wait for my USB hub to finish it's shtick before going one with my own.

**dirtydog** · 12-04-2006, 10:16 PM

in Penang I nearly filled up my 1gb memory card on my camera, no idea how long that took to transfer over.

**Marmite the Dog** · 12-04-2006, 11:10 PM

I bought a cheap 4-1 USB hub - The fekker doesn't seem to work though.

**lom** · 12-04-2006, 11:20 PM

I seem to remember a TeakDoor member looking for a cheap hub, you could sell it it to him

**Marmite the Dog** · 12-04-2006, 11:23 PM

MrsQ knows better than to trust me.

**RDN** · 13-04-2006, 12:15 AM

I have no free USB ports on my lap top - two hard drives and optical mouse use them all up. So I unplug the mouse and plug in a 4 port hub when I need more. I always have the two drives connected directly to the PC - they don't seem to like going through hubs.

I just used my un-powered USB 1.0 4 port hub (in the background) to download from my camera. It's quick enough for that sort of job. I think it was about 150-200 baht. But it doesn't do USB 2.0.

The powered 4-port hub (USB 2.0 - in the foreground) I use with the web cam and other stuff. I just found the box for it - it was 890 baht!!!

**mrsquirrel** · 13-04-2006, 08:57 AM

That is what I want.

I did look into PCMAI USB 2.0 cards but the reviews of them basically said that only a few worked properly.

Why has now one ever really made Firewire a feasible option? So bloody expensive

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