USb 2.0 Hub

[smoore99]

I'm looking at buying this USB 2.0 Hub of ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...6774198724&rd=1

in its descripition is says it is a "Self USB port bus powered" so does this mean i can charge my iPod shuffle from it??

Thanks

[dman]

It means that the hub gets it's power from the usb port, not an external power supply. Many hubs with a power supply have a switch so you can use them in both modes. A hub with a seperate supply would probably be better to use as a charger.

[Zxian]

I second the recommendation of a hub with a separate power supply.

If you run the USB-powered hub to charge your iPod, you'll get very poor response from anything else connected to the hub.