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July 21st, 2011

USB Splitter – Top Buys

The USB splitter cable as the name suggests, is used to split a single usb port into a multiple one. It is often that people feel the number of usb ports are inadequate and added to it is the recent trend in the electronic devices where almost all of the devices can be connected through an USB. Hence they can serve your purpose.

They generally comes with a single connector to the computer or a laptop which is connected to a small bus driver which is in fact connected to 3-4 USB ports. The usb ports are generally connected to the bus via cables. The beauty of most of these splitters is that they do not require external power source, however connecting the ports to many other devices would definitely mean huge power dissipation.

The cost of these splitters may be around 4-12 US dollars however there are many brands which sell it at a very small cost of 2 US dollar as well. They are also referred as USB to USB splitter, however there can be other type of splitters as well. While buying also be sure to buy one suiting your computer’s USB capabilities. The recent version of USB port, the USB 3.0 is the fastest one. However most of the available ones have are of USB-2.0 or 1.0 version. Even though a USB 3.0 is compatible with a USB 2.0 splitter, the speed cannot be harnessed. While buying the cheap one’s you may end up with a slow lower version supporting splitter. Hence see through that you buy the best suitable for your budget and speed requirements.

The list below gives USB splitters having good user response:

Belkin USB 2.0 4-Port Ultra Mini Hub F5U407 : The belkin USB 2.0 4 port usb hub/splitter is one of the most preferred in the electronic market.

It has a consumer rating of above 4.5/5 out of over 500 consumers voted.

Its features include:
Compact design ideal for travel.
4 downstream ports with the data transfer speed going up to 480Mbps
It is USB 2.0 compatible and USB 1.1 backward compatible.
Requires no additional power supply.
It gives you a life time warranty.

It costs around 10 dollars and comes with a user manual which can be useful in case you are feeling it difficult to operate the it.

Connectland CL-U2MNHUB-4B 4 Ports USB V2.0 Mini Hub : The Connectland 4 port 2.0 hub is a good product having superior quality than most of the other ones around. It costs around 7 dollars and comes with a separate on of switch for all the 4 ports.

Plugable USB 2.0 10 Port Hub : The Plugable usb splitter hub can be very useful in case you want the USB ports to be extended by a big number.Of course, due to the big capacity, the Plugable USB 2.0 hub requires additional power supply, which comes along with the hub. However this device is said to have problems with apple OS but works fine with rest of them. The device costs around 30 dollars and is worth the money spent.

GWC Technology HU2044 USB 2.0 4-Port Hub: It is known for its good look and a good quality. This is also known to save power and in case of Over-current usage, there is a detection and protection mechanism present. The GWC Technology usb hub costs around 8 dollars.