Sandee Clause (My Sweety and kids) gave me a digital camera for Christmas.
My printer and scanner occupy the only two USB plugs.
Is there some type of "splitter" contraption one could plug into one without having to install another USB plug? Are USB plugs hard to install?
Thanks for the help
Posted by Bruce Evans (Member # 44) on :
You want to get a USB HUB. They usually come with 4 ports. Make sure you get one with its own power source. Most are stackable as well, meaning you can plug one hub into another for expansion.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Yup, go with the hub and like Bruce said, get one with its own power source. Some USB devices get their power via the USB port so if you have a bunch of USB devices that require power via the port, you can overload the port. The powered hubs solve this problem.
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
That's the beauty of a bus, they can be stacked. Good answers Bruce and Mike.
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Unanimous replies! Thanks guys.
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
I've noticed on the boxes of some digital cameras, that they do not recommend being plugged into a hub. I have a kodak dx3500 and mine recommended to be plugged in straight to the computer usb port and not a hub device. Wondering why?
Posted by Del Badry (Member # 114) on :
i bought a 4 port hub for my laptop, came with only one port... got all kinds of contraptions working with it... its got its own power supply
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
TigerDirect has a whole bunch of them ranging from 2 port to umpteen ports and from $9.99 to $159.99.
Some of them are self powered some use power from the PC and others are internal.
Since I'm seriously considering adding some more RAM, I might just install an internal one while I have the tower open.
