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I fried my MBP Mobo twice in the last 18 months using these cheapo HAMA usb hubs.... dont want it to happen ever again!

But for connecting external drives, USB sticks and even my trusty UM880 midi interface....

1, what are the rules to follow here to never have issues ?
2, what are reliable usb hubs to go for ?
3, maybe better going for a MacPro instead ?

If you have some useable advice I would appreciate it !!

12th August 2010	#1
Googlyman Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 739 Thread Starter	USB port expansion on Macbook Pro: what do you recommend ? I fried my MBP Mobo twice in the last 18 months using these cheapo HAMA usb hubs.... dont want it to happen ever again! But for connecting external drives, USB sticks and even my trusty UM880 midi interface.... 1, what are the rules to follow here to never have issues ? 2, what are reliable usb hubs to go for ? 3, maybe better going for a MacPro instead ? If you have some useable advice I would appreciate it !!