USB HUB Imac

[Tobamory]

Guys what's a good Powered USB 3 hub for iMac, I use the cheap ones online, but im not too sure there full on USB 3, is there any defacto standard one should use with a MAC even at a premium, I just want to extend the rear of my iMac to its true potential and not run into any bottlenecks

Anybody recommend anything

thanks

 

[Jacques Cornell]

Guys what's a good Powered USB 3 hub for iMac, I use the cheap ones online, but im not too sure there full on USB 3, is there any defacto standard one should use with a MAC even at a premium, I just want to extend the rear of my iMac to its true potential and not run into any bottlenecks

Anybody recommend anything

thanks

When my external USB3 drives are attached to my Wavlink 7-port aluminum hub with switches for each port, those drives are often unceremoniously ejected upon sleep, causing the dreaded "drive improperly ejected" warning to appear when the Mac wakes up again. I love the design and build of this hub, but I can't recommend it for attaching drives.

I don't have this problem with the drives attached to a cheap unpowered Orico 7-port hub.

 

[SWATBoss]

I've had good results from this item. With no random ejections.

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[Tobamory]

Thanks guys, ive also been looking at the CallDigit boxes, but reviews seem mixed, Belkin do one also but all of these types retails 200 + but they do include TB and Display ports etc.

Quite intreaged by the Startech one at 300+ it also includes an nVME port for you to slap in a drive....

 

[Greg Edwards]

Guys what's a good Powered USB 3 hub for iMac, I use the cheap ones online, but im not too sure there full on USB 3, is there any defacto standard one should use with a MAC even at a premium, I just want to extend the rear of my iMac to its true potential and not run into any bottlenecks

Anybody recommend anything

thanks

Two things to remember with powered USB 3.0 hubs.

1. Ensure it has a decent power supply. Many dirt cheap ones come with underpowered 5V PSUs that cause more than a couple of attached devices to fail to work properly (i.e hard drives don't mount or eject by themselves). Get one with at least 12V-15V and you shouldn't have any issues.

2. If you attached a USB 2.0 device it can make the whole hub run at the slower USB 2.0 speed. This may or may not be a problem. If it is, you may need to be creative with what gets plugged in where to avoid slowdowns.

FWIW, I'm using this one without issue. 4 data ports and 3 high power charging ports.

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[robgendreau]

It might be helpful to know what iMac.

And what else you need...just USB 3 without even higher rate charging capability is a lot different than say a CalDigit dock with everything from powerful USB-C charging, Thunderbolt and Display Port.

I do have CalDigit and it's worked great for me; runs a 4k display, high rate USB-C charging, and a fast SD card slot along with the usual Thunderbolt 3 and USB ports. But not cheap (they do sell refurbs though, and Apple itself often has good prices on them). I've also gotten great use out of the HooToo and Plugable USB hubs, both bus and AC powered.

 

[Tobamory]

It might be helpful to know what iMac.

And what else you need...just USB 3 without even higher rate charging capability is a lot different than say a CalDigit dock with everything from powerful USB-C charging, Thunderbolt and Display Port.

I do have CalDigit and it's worked great for me; runs a 4k display, high rate USB-C charging, and a fast SD card slot along with the usual Thunderbolt 3 and USB ports. But not cheap (they do sell refurbs though, and Apple itself often has good prices on them). I've also gotten great use out of the HooToo and Plugable USB hubs, both bus and AC powered.

Hi Rob I run a newish iMac Pro so I do have 4 of each on the back, but there all full

I think though a Powered USB 3 is where I need to look, only reason I looked at the call digit etc, was that it has the card reader and extra screen ports which may prove useful plus all very fast

 

[Ellis Vener]

I use and recommend the OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock. But it is not inexpensive. https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/docks/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock