powered hub

[zack1234]

Any one use one and are they better for your pc?.

[Rob52240]

Any one use one and are they better for your pc?.

The only difference between a powered hub and an internal hub is powered hub does not draw current from your computer's power supply.

I had to get one when I found myself 1 device beyond psu capacity.

[mbailey]

I use one....... Was having issues with my x52 loosing calibration. Fixed it right up.  I'll shoot you the model number when I get home. 

[zack1234]

Just bought 7 port powered usb hub £20 advent

[Delirium]

I use Belkin powered hubs, they are damn reliable. Currently, I'm using these two.


This one is nice because it also has a 4 piece hub you can remove and take with you for travel.

[save]

A powered hub should be straight up handling what you need to connect it too, I choose a 4 port Belkin with Mucho ampere capability.
I had a low-end powered hub, and I could only have one usb hard drive connected to it (and stick/rudder pedals).

[Rob52240]

A powered hub should be straight up handling what you need to connect it too, I choose a 4 port Belkin with Mucho ampere capability.
I had a low-end powered hub, and I could only have one usb hard drive connected to it (and stick/rudder pedals).

but how many toasters can it run?

[save]

depends how much you want the target to burn 

[Brooke]

I use one.  I got it when my joystick and pedals started to act twitchy, and it cured that.  Likely they were drawing more power than the motherboard USB ports could reliably provide.

[Lab Rat 3947]

Stick, throttle, foot pedals, TrackIR5, ROCCAT KAVE headset, flatbed scanner & printer all plugged into a 7 port Belkin hub and everything runs fine on my 7 year old Dell XPS 400. 


LtngRydr

[zack1234]

Kave is awesome