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Hi !

I have a Dell with only 2 USB.
For the moment one is for my mouse, one is for my soundcard (audiobox)

Im planning to buy an APC 40 and a keyboard (M-audio keyrig 49 or LPK25)
The two products have connection with USB. Im also looking forward (I dont know if one day I have a maschine or something else)

How I can do? Hub USB? but I read that it create latency...
I was thinking put the keyboard on my soundcard but there is not midi in midi out on the type of keyboards. Sould I take an other keyboard?

Thanks for your answers.

Use a hub!
Works fine..

Use a hub, but make sure it's got it's own power supply. I've heard stories of devices losing power when plugged into a hub which takes it's power from the laptop itself.

you'd think, the price that I paid for this macbook pro, I'd get more than 2 usb ports

Element wrote:you'd think, the price that I paid for this macbook pro, I'd get more than 2 usb ports

You should have bought the 17"

Cezband wrote:Use a hub, but make sure it's got it's own power supply. I've heard stories of devices losing power when plugged into a hub which takes it's power from the laptop itself.

+1 for powered hub.

@ Element you didnt pay for extra USB you paid for the privilege to advertise for Apple when you open the lid in public. get it straight!

Yes, a hub can be very useful, and if you're stuck with two ports, go for it. But hubs can give you a bit of grief, too,
depending on the type of device you're connecting. I find that I often have to plug in my controllers individually in order
to make them register properly. This is particularly a problem with my Novation controllers (Launchpad and Nocturn).

I'm currently looking for a new laptop, and it's really frustrating that it's so hard to find one with four ports which also
satisfies all my other requirements.

Im going to buy a powered hub !
Thank you very much

I also feel the crunch of too few USB ports. I even have the 17" MacBook with 3 ports. Another issue i run into is not having enough power to run all my USB controllers at once. I have considered a powered USB hub, but might wait to buy this...

http://www.akaipro.com/eie

The powered hub built into the Interface is brilliant. I also like that it has more ins than my current Interface. The effect sends are also an awesome feature.

Element wrote:you'd think, the price that I paid for this macbook pro, I'd get more than 2 usb ports

If it's a Macbook why do you need a mouse? It's got a great trackpad. There's one port free already!

Sub_Vert wrote:
http://www.akaipro.com/eie

Holy crap - that looks amazing. I WANT.

Any word on release dates?

Element wrote:you'd think, the price that I paid for this macbook pro, I'd get more than 2 usb ports

+1

Heads up - this subject has come up a few times on here. I would advise doing a search as even some powered hubs don't work so well. There is a thread w/ a bunch of recommendations if you hunt for it (it was a Belkin 7 port, not sure which model).

Piplodocus wrote:

Element wrote:you'd think, the price that I paid for this macbook pro, I'd get more than 2 usb ports

If it's a Macbook why do you need a mouse? It's got a great trackpad. There's one port free already!

Yes i think the trackpad is more useful than a mouse, but I mean for USB midi controllers / hard drives / Audio Interfaces / iPods...
They could've chucked in another two on the opposite side.
They just want us to pay up for more gear on the apple store

agent314 wrote:

Sub_Vert wrote:
http://www.akaipro.com/eie

Holy crap - that looks amazing. I WANT.

Any word on release dates?

No news on release date or price yet. It's a new item they were showing off at Namm for the first time.