Subj : recommend good pwr'd usb To : Ogg From : Brian Rogers Date : Wed May 12 2021 11:25 am Hey Ogg; -=> Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=- Og> I have a Staple's branded stapler - takes the full size of a Og> rack of staples - and the spring loading makes for power-like Og> action. Og> The one and only Staples branded hub is Out of Stock. :( Og> The Staples 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub - $19.99 Og> Looked like a great choice. Sounds like you have the same sort of luck I do when I go shopping! "Outta-Stock" seems to be the brand that keeps coming up when I look for things. :\ Og> But I think I will go for this one: Og> https://www.staples.ca/products/47869-en-aluratek-7-port-usb- Og> 20-hub-with-ac-adapter = $32 That should do the job. Og> I can't believe that some of these hub devices are over $100! Two pieces of hardware I think we've gone backwards on are: RaspberryPi USB When I woke up today my USB keyboard and mouse were deadlocked! Fortunately I was able to get in via my cellphone using JuiceSSH and killed my Xorg session... then restarted my desktop (Trinity - a rewrite of KDE3). I also had one of my packet TNCs on USB and that snoozed daily. Once on a real 9-pin serial port, it's been alive and well since. Og> This is the site and the 4-port version my friend got Og> initially: Og> https://www.wish.com/product/5ec3ac424085a7a1a64a7b3b Og> Piece of junk, apparently. Another place you can check is geeks.com. I know they've changed but years ago I got some great stuff from them at decent prices! Two "build your own" kits I got I still have - 20 years later - and both work just fine! wish.com just sounds like something you'd use to send John Cena to visit a very unfortunate child :) .... Heisenberg may have slept here. --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52 þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! Get your bytes revived here. .