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Belkin FireWire 6-Port Hub (F5U526-APL)by Belkin Components
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Features
- Works for your iPod, MP3, DV camcorder, web cam, PlayStation2 (PS2), and other Firewire devices
- Delivers a full range of FireWire performance at speeds of up to 100, 200, and 400 Mbps-depending on the capacity of your devices
Product Description
Transfer data at incredible FireWire speedsÂ?up to 400Mbps / Holds up to 6 Firewire IEEE1394 DevicesReviews
As AdvertisedCompact size, works as it says it should. It's effecient enough for my needs and handles activity on all ports well. No unbearable dropoff in performance while say, transferring huge files to an external hard drive while burning a DVD and fiddling with the iPod. If you're like me and you need your laptop to do a little more without occupying desk space uneccesarrily this should suit you fine.
Careful what you wish forI bought both the 7-port USB hub and the 6-port Firewire hub to work with my iBook. Needed more ports. No problem with the USB hub. I attached the Firewire hub, then attached my new Iomega external hard drive, and had a near-disaster which took me a full day to recover from. Turns out my new hard drive is not supposed to be plugged into a hub. No warning from Belkin about that possibility, and a warning from Iomega deep in the CD that came with the drive. So, MAKE SURE YOUR COMPONENTS ARE HUB-COMPATIBLE. That's the little lesson I learned.
