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    MBP Expresscard with USB 2 slots

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cdnalsi, Nov 29, 2007.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Of course my external HDD needs to have a powered USB so I stick it into one of the USB slots, the second is my mouse, and that's about it. I need more USBs.

    So I figured, why not use the Expresscard slot (34) I have on my MBP. But I could only find ugly crap USB extensions like this one:

    http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=278321#

    Does anyone know any better - maybe with just USB slots Expresscards?

    Price is not an issue.

    Thanks ;)
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 29, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    why don't you just get a regular USB hub?
     
    hehe299792458, Nov 29, 2007
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  3. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    I did, and the one I got seems to not be powered, so my external HDD doesn't work :(
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 29, 2007
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    plug the HDD into the computer, plug the hub into the computer.
     
    circa86, Nov 29, 2007
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  5. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Yes and that leaves me with no powered USBs for my external soundcard.
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 29, 2007
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    buy a powered USB hub.
     
    circa86, Nov 29, 2007
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    Make sure it's got downpower, though. Some cheaper powered USB hubs only need the ac adapter for flashy lights or bad circuitry.

    I highly recommend the Mac Mini sized hub from Belkin. I've got the one with 4 usb ports, and it works great.
     
    system_159, Nov 29, 2007
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