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

[sean mckinley]

Hi,

Thank you for that information.  A trip to Burbank can
cost over $7.00, at todays prices. Some times that
wipes out the money saved by going to FRY'S, which is
know for there knowledgeable, helpful floor employees.

Sean
--- Gautam Godse <gagix at mac.com> wrote:

> you can also get it at Circuit City / PC Computer
> and Di-No's (i think)..
> --
> gautam
> 
> sean mckinley wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > That's a trip to Burbank, or to the City of
> Industry?
> > (What ever city the 60 at Cross Roads Parkway is
> in?),
> > maybe its Bassett. Is that item also available
> from
> > from Fry's.com.
> >
> > Sean
> > --- Gautam Godse <gagix at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> The Dlink firewire and usb port combo is a good
> one.
> >> you can get that  
> >> at Fry's..
> >> -
> >> 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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