Do usb hubs affect performance?

[Cyberspirit]

I ran out of usb ports in the back so i was thinking if i should get a usb hub but i haven't used one before so i would be interested in it's pros and cons.

 

I would just use it to transfer data and plug in stuff like usb sticks, controllers and a digital tablet.

[Jurrunio]

If everything connected to it are used, then yes. If only 1 of the connected devices are used, then usually no, unless you get a [profanity] bad one.

[Cyberspirit]

@Jurrunio I would most likely have 2-3 thing connected at once.

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, Cyberspirit said:

@Jurrunio I would most likely have 2-3 thing connected at once.

if you read/write to multiple of them at the same time, then it will slow down a bit (unless you are talking about USB 3.1 connected to multiple USB 2.0 devices)

[Cyberspirit]

@Jurrunio I would be connecting 2 usb 2.0 and 1 usb 3.0 to it most likely.

[AshleyAshes]

Gamepads, mice, keyboards and other input devices are basically all USB 1.1.  Their bandwidth is negligible. >_>

[Cyberspirit]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

Gamepads, mice, keyboards and other input devices are basically all USB 1.1.  Their bandwidth is negligible. >_>

Really? Didn't knew that honestly. What i would be using is a phone an usb stick (3.0) and a digital tablet which probably uses 2.0

[Cyberspirit]

@Sierra Fox Alright thanks for clarifying.