Razer Orbweaver + Razer Edge with USB Hub

Levi Strauss · July 14, 2016

Dear People,

I would like your help with the following issue. I recently bought a Razer Edge Pro but as you may know this product has been discontinued along with its peripherals. The device only has one USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port and the official docking station (gives you 3 USB 2.0 ports and HDMI), is impossible to find. So I figured, I will go with a DIY solution. Buying the following stand ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-IPM-TAB1-AMZ-Adjustable-Tablet-Stand/dp/B006ZT4VA0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468459411&sr=8-3&keywords=tablet+stand ) and a USB hub. This way I could connect my Deathadder Mouse and an Orbweaver (which I haven't bought yet) for some mobile pc gaming. My question is, do you think that an unpowered USB 3.0 hub can handle both the wired keypad and mouse? Also would there be any conflict with Synapse 2.0?

Many thanks in advance,

Levi

Squirrel724 · July 14, 2016

I have no issues running a backlit keyboard (g710+) and an illuminated mouse (G502) along with an external hard drive through a 3 port usb 3.0 hub (which also had gigabit ethernet which I use when I am at school. No issues at all. Don't know about possible conflicts with Synapse as I do not have any Razer products.

Levi Strauss · July 14, 2016

Thanks for the answer! Could you please tell me which USB hub are you using? I was also thinking about buying one with ethernet port, I'm just not sure if there is any difference between less and more known brands. For example:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-Adapter-Windows/dp/B00XMXMUVE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468503680&sr=8-3&keywords=usb+hub+with+ethernet

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Gigabit-Ethernet-Converter-Support/dp/B015875MQQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1468503680&sr=8-6&keywords=usb+hub+with+ethernet

Not that I mind paying the extra few pounds difference, just curious.

Levi Strauss · July 21, 2016

If anybody's interested, I did buy an unpowered USB hub with lan port, and so far both the Orbweaver Chroma and Deathadder Chroma is working flawlessly, no lag whatsoever. Installing Synapse now.