USB 2 Hubs

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Hello all:

I have about ten USB 2 drives hooked up to a computer that does a lot
of work with video.

Are there really any differences in USB 2 hubs? If I have disk
access
to several drives going on through a hub things slow up. Is there a
hardware solution to "switch" bandwith better through certain brands
of USB 2 hubs? I'm willing to pay a lot more to get several good
hubs . . .

Any help is appreciated.

Andrew
 
Hello all:

I have about ten USB 2 drives hooked up to a computer that does a lot
of work with video.

Are there really any differences in USB 2 hubs? If I have disk
access
to several drives going on through a hub things slow up. Is there a
hardware solution to "switch" bandwith better through certain brands
of USB 2 hubs? I'm willing to pay a lot more to get several good
hubs . . .
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If you are just going to access one (or 2) drives at a time
any USB2 hub should be fine...
But if you are going to be using or transferring data on or between a number
of drives
at once...then IEEE1394 is the way to go
 
If you are just going to access one (or 2) drives at a time
any USB2 hub should be fine...
But if you are going to be using or transferring data on or between a
number
of drives
at once...then IEEE1394 is the way to go
Click to expand...

Add USB2 cards to your PC to get the number of ports you need. Multiple
drives on a single hub will definately hurt performance.

Firewire would be an improvement. Firewire 800 even better. eSata the best.
 
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