Reply With QuoteAnything hub / dongle / charger related i always go Anker. I always find their products are extremely well designed, safe and good value, never had an issue with Anker items.
Rather late in the day, I've realised that only some of the USB ports on my desktop are USB3.
I think that I need a USB3 hub so I can connect more drives with the benefit of USB3 (without having to keep climbing behind the PC to access the ports). Is that how it works?!
If I am using powered drives, do I need a powered hub? (I must do for a portable drive, I assume??).
And finally, recommendations on decent brands would be much appreciated.
Thanks for any advice.
Last edited by David_D; 4th April 2022 at 12:45.
Anything hub / dongle / charger related i always go Anker. I always find their products are extremely well designed, safe and good value, never had an issue with Anker items.
Thanks. Agree about Anker - have several of their chargers and cables.Originally Posted by vulcangascompany
I guess I'm just being a tight wad not wanting to pay £60:
https://uk.anker.com/products/a7515
This would do the job for £24 but never heard of the brand:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RSHTECH-Alu.../dp/B09LVJVP9F
Last edited by David_D; 4th April 2022 at 14:03.
Well depends how power hungry your devices are and how many - the RSHTech is 24W and the Anker provides 60W of power - different products.
Ah, thanks! My ignorance of electrical items comes shining through!
As I say, if I have a powered desktop drive, I don't know how much power that would need from the hub. Obviously a portable drive relies on the USB connection for its power.
Interestingly (!),
https://www.anker.com/it/products/va...b/68ANHUB-S7KA (No idea why Italian site came up when I googled).
“Some USB 3.0 devices (such as Apple SuperDrive and some WD hard drives) require direct connection to host ports.”
Last edited by David_D; 5th April 2022 at 11:29.
I can't comment on the anker product/s but I do have a RSHTECH hub and had no issues with it - I use it for a 1TB SSD hard drive with FLAC music files and also for a CD/DVD drive.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZKSK6...629781_TE_item
Excellent. I was hoping to have some thoughts on another brand. 4 ports would probably do me and under £20.
I bought this one last year - seems to work well, and handy that you can switch in and out connected drives.
I stuck it to the side of my PC CPU which sits atop my desk - so sits very neatly.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Powered-RSH...ps%2C77&sr=8-1
Thanks. That’s definitely my preferred price point!
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