A 49-Port USB Hub, Need We Say More?
PrintIt took some time, but motherboard makers and case manufacturers have finally wised up to the concept of never having enough USB ports. It's not uncommon to see motherboards equipped with 8 USB ports, and it would take six of said motherboards to still not equal the number of ports on the 49-port Professional USB-2 Hub.
The mega-hub supports the USB 2.0 specification and includes a "separate transaction translator for every port." Each port independently comes with its own Vbus current limit, and multiple rail regulators and localized clock generators keep errant signals from mucking with data transfers.
"We engineered this professional-grade product for dependability and performance first, aimed squarely at the business user - not as a cost-driven commercial product," UK developer Cambrionix stated on the USB hub's product page.
Even still, we could see this filling a niche in the power user segment, though probably not at the £399 (about $660 USD) asking price. Can anyone else imagine stuffing the entire line of Transformers USB keys into this?
Image Credit: Cabrionix
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mesiah
July 23, 2009 at 8:31pm
"Holy crap, USB 3.0 is almost out and we still have tons of 2.0 ports to get rid of.... I know! Lets see how many we can stick on one board!"
Most practical use: 49 angle web cam porno
votre
July 23, 2009 at 12:44pm
When you start unplugging USB keys, does it say: "Stop Dave! I'm afraid..." ?
Balgaroo
July 23, 2009 at 10:10am
Just wondering if there is a way to combine all of these drives into one big array so it would show up as one massive drive. If so I would what the performance of that drive would be?
I know that it would not be practical cost wise. I am a person that likes to see if something is possible and if so what the performance would be especially when compared to today's current drives. Do you think it would be better or worse than today's SSDs?
Again just wondering?
MeTo
July 23, 2009 at 9:17am
I believe these are for mass replication. For home use just daisy chain it's alot cheaper.
bingojubes
July 23, 2009 at 8:48am
i wonder how well a bunch of ready boost USB sticks will perform when plugged into all of those parts...
Defiant
July 23, 2009 at 8:12am
Ill take one! :)
How are those blue things ports btw? Or is it just showing the PCB in no case?
Caboose
July 23, 2009 at 8:20am
Those little blue things are USB thumb drives
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
jcollins
July 23, 2009 at 8:19am
I think they're just showing what it would look like with all ports used.
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