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Question about how to manage 1 USB port!
Hello, I just purchased a Dell Studio 1558 with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium.
It's got a USB 3.0 + Firewire + 1394 + HDMI port.
Unfortunately, it only has one singular USB 2.0 port, which is the media that the majority (as in 9 out of 10 of my things is) falls under.
Currently, I'm hooking up a Kensington Universal Docking Station With Ethernet sd120 into it. The ethernet cable, which is truly gigabit-capable, is in the appropriate port, not in that device. However, I have several Western Digital Elements (1TB each) WD10EARS drives that I intermittently like to use for iTunes library purposes and what not.
I also frequently like to have a flash drive for ReadyBoost + plug & play (file moving) purposes.
I feel like I may be fringing on overloading this one port. If it goes, that's simply it; nothing left. Can someone fill me in on what a USB 2.0 port can handle, and, moreover, if it's specific to the motherboard of the notebook (or PC for that matter?)
NOTE: I have a NZXT CRYO-S (LX) notebook cooling fan underneath which, thank god, can go straight to the wall and circumvent the M-M USB connnection. That's beneficial two-fold: I can crank it up to keep it cool w/o worry of power surge + no worry of running it through the docking station.
I tried to include as much detail as possible.
Shoudl I reconsider this arrangement or perhaps look into a product like I'm linking to below?
THANKS, all around, to anyone who can help me here. This was not a cheap piece of equipment.
OceanicAirlines
LINK: Behold the 24-port USB hub!