help with usb hubs!

[imkeith]

hey guys currently my pc broke down, so im kind of forced to use my laptop.
my laptop has 3 usb hubs but i need to plug 4 devices in (mouse, keyboard, webcam and wifi adapter)
so if say i were to get a usb hub probably non powered, which 2 devices would you guys advice to go on the usb hub?.

 

[ondooy]

shouldn't matter....

 

[imkeith]

shouldn't matter....

really? thn what's the fuss with powered and non powered usb hubs, i mean for the price difference im sure there's a reason eh ? can someone enlighten me

 

[Aymanhero]

really? thn what's the fuss with powered and non powered usb hubs, i mean for the price difference im sure there's a reason eh ? can someone enlighten me

Powered USB is for stuff that requires power drawn to function for example RGB keyboard or USB fan. For normal usb hub,mouse,WiFi,kb and webcam should be fine.

 

[Piezoq]

hey guys currently my pc broke down, so im kind of forced to use my laptop.
my laptop has 3 usb hubs but i need to plug 4 devices in (mouse, keyboard, webcam and wifi adapter)
so if say i were to get a usb hub probably non powered, which 2 devices would you guys advice to go on the usb hub?.

Note there is a difference between Usb hub,switch and port. What you see on the laptop are ports. Whether these ports are connected to hubs or switches will depend on the machine.

As for powered external hubs, they allow more than one port to provide power to the plugged in accessory. Things like external hdd, cell phones, tablets etc. some are capable of charging tablets.