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#154523 30-Oct-2014 19:22
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Hi Dudes, Geeks and Earthlings

I need a powered USB hub with at least four USB ports to run several externally powered HDD's plus the odd USB memory stick. The one I have, cheap ex trade me, the USB ports keep going to sleep. Meaning some or often all external drives are not available.

Any suggestions?

I could splash and get an air port extreme, but not sure this would allow the four external HDD's to connect.

Running OSX 10.5.8 in an old Mac Book, if that helps.




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  #1165239 30-Oct-2014 19:26
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if your needing to connect to that many external hdds at once...

ild question if your doing your storage setups wrong and would be better off with a NAS of some sort.


for a usb hub to support that, ild look at one with its own power-supply.  




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  #1165249 30-Oct-2014 19:45
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PB tech had a 7 port powered one with some USB 3 and some USB 2 ports for quite cheap a while back. It will spin up 2 WD 2TB 2.5" drives and a USB optical drive fine.

this one
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=USBMBE1003&name=mbeat-USB-M43HUB-powered-4-port-USB3-3-port-USB2-H




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  #1165286 30-Oct-2014 20:41
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Not quite what your were after, but has same effect.
http://www.startech.com/HDD/Docking/4-Bay-eSATA-USB-3-to-SATA-Hard-Drive-Docking-Station-for-25-35-HDD~SATDOCK4U3E




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  #1165324 30-Oct-2014 21:39
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make sure you have a backup doing it like that - very easy to corrupt the hard drive. "I think" :D

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