Need a quality USB hub that is able to power external hardware

Posted by Jon Erickson on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Jon Erickson
Published on 2009-07-15T20:26:40Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 10:13 UTC
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What is the most useful USB hub that you have had experience with.

I have a Seagate FreeAgent Go that is powered by USB and I want to get a USB hub that is able to provide me with more USB ports and can power my harddrive.

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