USB hubs

[jayctech]

In the processing of putting together/shrinking down my pc to take to uni. Seems the new build lacks the ports for all my peripherals (who knew how much they build up? :huh:). Anyone have any experience with these sorts of devices and their reliability?

Thinking of buying this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E0NH9FC?colid=1H2YJMXIFL5WV&coliid=I3VYI2LZD99XF7&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

 

But wondering if I'd be better off saving money with this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003M0NURK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl_encoding=UTF8&colid=1H2YJMXIFL5WV&coliid=IZJ5V3N37U8FQ&psc=1

[crabcrabcam]

I used one from fricking poundland for quite a while and it worked fine. Even with 24/7 use on my RPi server right now. Get as many ports as you need. What I used to do is have a longer wire and bluetack it to the desk, or on laptops to the back of the laptop. Keeps it neater.

[Kyuubixchidori]

In the processing of putting together/shrinking down my pc to take to uni. Seems the new build lacks the ports for all my peripherals (who knew how much they build up? :huh:). Anyone have any experience with these sorts of devices and their reliability?

Thinking of buying this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E0NH9FC?colid=1H2YJMXIFL5WV&coliid=I3VYI2LZD99XF7&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl

 

But wondering if I'd be better off saving money with this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003M0NURK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl_encoding=UTF8&colid=1H2YJMXIFL5WV&coliid=IZJ5V3N37U8FQ&psc=1

depends, are you planning on running just peripherals or hard drives and such? because its basically if you need aditional power or not

[Picky Peep]

That is frigging expensive, I can get a 10 port hub for like under 5 pounds. yes there is a catch

[jayctech]

If you're not running file transfer intensive tasks with the hub, lots of ports is just fine.

 

If you plan on using any of them for charging, I'd recommend a powered hub.

depends, are you planning on running just peripherals or hard drives and such? because its basically if you need aditional power or not

Off the top of my head the most demanding items that I'd put on there would be a webcam (720p 60fps capable), wacom tablet and a 360 controller. Other than that it'd be small storage devices like usbs (sd's via usb etc.).

 

While not heavy file transfer, poll-rate is a thing so not sure how that'd come into play..

[sqzit]

I currently use this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Portable-Aluminum-Adapter-3-3-Foot/dp/B00KMOYFBO/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1439397004&sr=1-5&keywords=anker+usb+hub

 

works fantastic for me. I have my mechanical keyboard, my mouse, my headphones and an external hard drive plugged into it 24/7