USB TIP:

If you have more than a couple of USB devices, it is often a very good idea to invest in a Powered USB Hub device, one that has its own separate wallwart power supply, and leave those devices attached to the hub. Especially good for laptop users, where you can simply remove or replace the one USB cable to the puter and disconnect or connect all those devices at one point.

Even if you don't use a laptop, the powered usb hub can be a treat with many fullsize PCs, simply because it does not rely on the PC power supply to run the USB devices. For example, you are far less likely to run into the rather common "not enough power to run this device" problem, or have to resort to one of those dual cables that tie up two USB ports in order to get enough power from the mobo to run the device properly.


--Mac