very important question about usb2 on laptops

zaknbou · 04-10-2008, 08:41 AM

Hi guys I am intending to buy a laptop hp pavilion 2799 special edition, it is a very good laptop but it lacks a sufficient quantity of usb2 ports as it has only two ports and I am in need of at least 3 ports or even more (external hard disk with a 7200 rpm speed ,external soundcard, music keyboard midi controller… ) I am a musician ….so I was thinking of connecting them through a hub but is that will reduce the usb2 speed and bandwidth and will interfere and makes things work slower ? or expanding with a hub will react as it has by default more usb ports ?

concorde · 04-10-2008, 11:29 PM

Well, I'm not sure about whether it will slow things down with a hub... I'm thinking not. But please correct me here if I am wrong, fellows. I would just get a powered USB hub that plugs into the wall so that you don't draw any power from your computer to use the devices, esp. with a laptop.

voyagerfan99 · 04-11-2008, 01:53 AM

Yeah. You can get a cheap USB hub for like $20.

zaknbou · 04-11-2008, 06:05 AM

ah ok , so if i could understand right... if the hub usb will drawn electrecity from the wall that means it won't make things slower ? so powering the hub from usb port will make it slower ? so if i power on the hub from the wall and i connect to it 4 other usb devices the speed won't get slower comparing if i connect them directly without a hub ?

Vizy93 · 04-11-2008, 06:07 AM

the powering of a hub from a laptop won't in actually slow it down. just that it draws power from ur laptop which might drain ur battery faster. i didnt even know that there were wall powered usb hubs....u learn something new every day

zaknbou · 04-11-2008, 06:56 AM

Please help ...this is the direct question ?

connecting a 4 inputs hub (connected to devices as external tv tuner,external soundcard, external hardisk, mouse) to a usb port of a laptop will be the same as connecting the 4 devices directly to the 4 usb of the laptop ?

04-10-2008, 08:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
zaknbou New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7	very important question about usb2 on laptops Hi guys I am intending to buy a laptop hp pavilion 2799 special edition, it is a very good laptop but it lacks a sufficient quantity of usb2 ports as it has only two ports and I am in need of at least 3 ports or even more (external hard disk with a 7200 rpm speed ,external soundcard, music keyboard midi controller… ) I am a musician ….so I was thinking of connecting them through a hub but is that will reduce the usb2 speed and bandwidth and will interfere and makes things work slower ? or expanding with a hub will react as it has by default more usb ports ?

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Vizy93 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Angels Age: 15 Posts: 2,636	the powering of a hub from a laptop won't in actually slow it down. just that it draws power from ur laptop which might drain ur battery faster. i didnt even know that there were wall powered usb hubs....u learn something new every day __________________ http://www.computerforum.com/6663-funniest-joke-world.html "75% of all statistics are made up, including this one. 62.481% of people who read that believe it is true. And if you're one of the 37.519% who don't, copy and paste this into your signature." - tlarkin, Cromewell, and Rambo.

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04-10-2008, 11:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 295	Well, I'm not sure about whether it will slow things down with a hub... I'm thinking not. But please correct me here if I am wrong, fellows. I would just get a powered USB hub that plugs into the wall so that you don't draw any power from your computer to use the devices, esp. with a laptop.

04-11-2008, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
zaknbou New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7	ah ok , so if i could understand right... if the hub usb will drawn electrecity from the wall that means it won't make things slower ? so powering the hub from usb port will make it slower ? so if i power on the hub from the wall and i connect to it 4 other usb devices the speed won't get slower comparing if i connect them directly without a hub ?

04-11-2008, 06:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
zaknbou New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7	Please help ...this is the direct question ? connecting a 4 inputs hub (connected to devices as external tv tuner,external soundcard, external hardisk, mouse) to a usb port of a laptop will be the same as connecting the 4 devices directly to the 4 usb of the laptop ?