[Mac-talk] extra firewire/usb ports for laptop?

[Gautam Godse]

The Dlink firewire and usb port combo is a good one. you can get that  
at Fry's..
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gautam
On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Catherine Moroney wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been lurking on the list for a while but this is my first post.
> I'm hoping somebody here can give some guidance as to what the
> best solution is.
>
> I've got a 15" MacBookPro (Intel chip), and an Apple cinema display  
> and external
> keyboard hooked up to it.  This configuration fills up all of my  
> firewire
> and usb ports on my laptop, so adding anything new to it (such as a  
> camera or
> external hard disk) requires shutting down, disconnecting the  
> display and
> then rebooting which is a real pain.
>
> What's the best way to get around this?  Can anybody recommend a good
> usb and firewire hub?  Or, is there any such thing as a cheap (under  
> $100)
> docking station for a MacBook Pro?
>
> How have other people gotten around this problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Catherine
>
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