07-22-2003, 01:57 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Yeah when Jason first mentioned the hub awhile back I bought two right away. I was going to say that it does come w/ a slim AC adapter (but IOGear beat me to it)  It's great for a laptop, etc.
AFAIK USB (1.1 and 2.0) are spec'ed for 500mA (5V) max full power per port (which a multi-port hub can provide w/ an AC adapter, because otherwise it would only get a single 500mA 5V power source from its source upstream port). Many devices classify as "low power" or something w/ 100mA max ceiling... Anyways I guess IOGear is saying some devices (like flash card memory readers) might require more power for a USB 2.0 version vs. an older USB 1.1. version...
Also just to give a mention to one of my fav rants, about devices that are borderline between being able to be bus-powered (500mA 5V max) vs. requiring its own power adapter -- USB HDDs/optical drives. Well.. I won't repost what I've mentioned in past threads... |
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