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SlickdealsForumsDeal TalkAUKEY USB Hub Powered Charging, 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 3 Charging Ports, 4 USB 3.0 Data Ports, 12V/3A Power Adapter, Power Switch for Laptop, PC, Mac, HDD Hard Drive (Black) - $16
Aukey 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub (3x Charging Ports + 4x Data Ports)
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Aukey Direct via Amazon has Aukey 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub (3x Charging Ports + 4x Data Ports) for $15.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on orders $25+. Thanks WormyWorm
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Pass for me. The type a receptacle being used for the host connection is probably one of the oddest things I've encountered in this product category. KVMs, print servers sure, but not consumer grade hubs. rather than something obvious this will make it a pain to use anything but the included cable (which is reflected in the first review) if you ever lose it or need a longer length.
This thing heats up like a oven and ended up returning it.
Many powered hubs heats up especially when you are drawing lots of power charging devices. I much prefer metal housing, and this one appears to be plastic.
Pass for me. The type a receptacle being used for the host connection is probably one of the oddest things I've encountered in this product category. KVMs, print servers sure, but not consumer grade hubs. rather than something obvious this will make it a pain to use anything but the included cable (which is reflected in the first review) if you ever lose it or need a longer length.
They sell USB A to USB A cables. Granted it is weird that it's not another type of connector, it is a readily available one.
USB connections aren't peer-to-peer. One side of the cable is the host (usually the computer), the other side is the client (peripheral). USB-A connectors are standard for the host side. It's never supposed to be on the client side. And there isn't supposed to be such thing as a USB-A to USB-A cable. That's like a power cable with prongs on both ends.
p.s. This is about USB-A/B connectors. USB-C is different, it's still not peer-to-peer but the same connector is used on both ends, so USB-C devices *are* protected against someone plugging the wrong end of the cable.
They sell USB A to USB A cables. Granted it is weird that it's not another type of connector, it is a readily available one.
USB A to A cable is the equivalent of a power cord with prongs on both ends. It's a violation of the connector standard, and has the potential to cause damage (e.g. if you connect the output port on one computer to the output port on another computer by mistake- it would *probably* be OK, but that's not something they're protected against because such a cable isn't even supposed to exist).
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It looks like a standard USB A connector?
Voting on this looks suspicious ymmv.
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p.s. This is about USB-A/B connectors. USB-C is different, it's still not peer-to-peer but the same connector is used on both ends, so USB-C devices *are* protected against someone plugging the wrong end of the cable.