USB 2.0 Hub (Transfer Rates)

[Sarge00]

I've currently got a USB hub, however whenever I plug a High Speed USB 2.0 device into it like an external Western Digital Hard Drive, Windows XP tells me that this device could operate faster if I plugged it into my actual laptop.

I know very little about the whole USB thing and so I'm a bit stumped. What I need is a hub which can support 4+ High Speed USB 2.0 devices (such as external drives) without suffering a transfer rate reduction. I'm looking for the 480 Mbps t/r advertised with USB 2.0 (but through a hub). Is this possible with today's technology? Will Windows XP allow me to acquire these rates through a hub? I need some answers and I hope I came to the right place!

-Sarge00

 

[The_Other_One]

Does your laptop even support USB2.0? Because if it doesn't, it doesn't matter what kind of hub you get, it won't support USB2.0 If it does, I don't know what the problem might be if the hub says it supports 2.0. I have a USB2.0 hub on my laptop and it's working just fine.

 

[Sarge00]

Yes my laptop supports USB 2.0. The thing is, I'm pretty sure my hub doesn't, which is fine with me--its pretty old and was mad cheap. I guess I was simply seeking confirmation that if I go out and buy a "High Speed USB 2.0" hub today that it will give me high speed transfer rates. From your post, it sounds like that technology is available. Thats really what I was in the dark about. I think you answered my question.

-Sarge