USB 3.0 hubs

[Shut Up Legs]

Hi all,

I'm trying to find USB 3.0 hubs with the following characteristics:

• At least 4 USB 3.0 ports;
• At least 7 ports total (i.e. a mix of USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, or all USB 3.0);
• Amperage on the power supply to be at least 4A. This is because I want to be sure that it can power as many devices as possible. USB 2.0 devices need 0.5A each, while USB 3.0 devices need 0.9A each. Of course, I understand that different devices will draw different currents, and that 4A may be sufficient for normal uses even with more than 4 USB 3.0 devices plugged in.
  
• Power brick compatible with Australian power outlets. We use 240V/50Hz, while the UK, if I understand correctly, uses 230V/50Hz, so a UK brick would be fine for my purposes, as I could just use an adaptor for the plug.
• The vendor of course must be able to ship to Australia.

I've had a tough time finding USB hubs with the above characteristics here in Australia. 4 port USB 3.0 hubs are common, but anything more is difficult to find here.

I'm looking at this, because I've just bought a new PC, and unlike the previous one, this is a laptop PC (running Windows 8.1), which I plan to have semi-permanently plugged in at my desk at home. The laptop has 2 * USB 2.0 and 2 * USB 3.0 ports, so I want to increase the number of ports.

I'd appreciate any information .

 

[ColinJ]

Would this one do?

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Would this one do?

Nice hub, and thanks for the info . However, the vendor doesn't ship to Australia . If I really have to, I could use a forwarding service, such as Shipito, but I'd prefer not to.

 

[TheDoctor]

The UK doesn't, strictly speaking, use 230V. That's a nominal figure for us and Europe.
We actually use 240V, Europe uses 220V.
The tolerances are designed such that European stuff will work fine in the UK, and vikky verkey.

 

[slowmotion]

This might do, but I don't know if the power supply will be OK.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7x-USB-3-..._USB_Cables&hash=item4d156c000d#ht_9458wt_964

BTW, why not just use two four port hubs, one slaved off the other? That might give you a whole lot more choice locally.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

This might do, but I don't know if the power supply will be OK.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7x-USB-3-..._USB_Cables&hash=item4d156c000d#ht_9458wt_964

BTW, why not just use two four port hubs, one slaved off the other? That might give you a whole lot more choice locally.

I've considered that. Plus, it makes no difference whether I

• plug the 1st 4-port USB 3.0 hub into the PC's 1st USB 3.0 port, and the 2nd hub into an output port of the 1st; or
• plug both hubs into a USB 3.0 port on the PC.

The end result is the same: instead of 2 USB 3.0 ports, I end up with 8. In the former case, of course, I have 1 USB 3.0 port available directly on the PC, in case I have a device that works best that way.
As for the answer to your question: convenience, that's all.

 

[slowmotion]

I've considered that. Plus, it makes no difference whether I

• plug the 1st 4-port USB 3.0 hub into the PC's 1st USB 3.0 port, and the 2nd hub into an output port of the 1st; or
• plug both hubs into a USB 3.0 port on the PC.

The end result is the same: instead of 2 USB 3.0 ports, I end up with 8. In the former case, of course, I have 1 USB 3.0 port available directly on the PC, in case I have a device that works best that way.
As for the answer to your question: convenience, that's all.

victor, I don't know what the desk/table with your PC looks like, but mine is a spaghetti of cables, PSUs and junk. A couple of four port hubs would hardly seem to be inconvenient round here. They would simply merge into a cluttered background.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

victor, I don't know what the desk/table with your PC looks like, but mine is a spaghetti of cables, PSUs and junk. A couple of four port hubs would hardly seem to be inconvenient round here. They would simply merge into a cluttered background.

Yeah, same here: my desk is spaghetti without the mince.