Zurg
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Currently I am using my ultralight laptop computer as my only computer until I get a new tower in a few weeks. I have all kinds of external stuff hookup to this tiny laptop making it look something like an octopus. A few weeks ago I bought an M-Audio transit so I could get sound from my computer to my reciever. The Transit is a USB 1.1 device. Initially I tried to daisy chain the Transit to an open port off my USB keyboard, (it is also a 1.1 hub). Installation balked at this configuration so I unhooked some stuff and connected the Transit directly to the laptop. It installed and worked with no problems. The only problems was I really didn't want to give up one of only (2) USB 2.0 ports my laptop had. Then I remebered I had bought a Belkin Tetrahub a few months earlier. The tetrahub is a special USB 2.0/1.1 hub that provides an independant 12mbps connection to EACH 1.1 connected device as opposed to most hubs which provide a SHARED 12mbps connection for all 1.1 devices. Anyway, the transit now works fine connected to the tetrahub.
Belkin often runs 50% off (list) deals directly through their website but you need a coupon code. Check dealnews.com. I don't know if the Transit would work OK off a regular USB 2.0 hub, but I am glad the tetrahub solved the problem for me. I have had problems before with USB devices that don't work off of hubs. Any solution that minimizes these kinds of problems is golden in my book.
Tetrahub
The transit works well and sounds great! I'm going to try digitizing some analog recordings in the next couple of weeks.
Hope this helps - Z
Belkin often runs 50% off (list) deals directly through their website but you need a coupon code. Check dealnews.com. I don't know if the Transit would work OK off a regular USB 2.0 hub, but I am glad the tetrahub solved the problem for me. I have had problems before with USB devices that don't work off of hubs. Any solution that minimizes these kinds of problems is golden in my book.
Tetrahub
The transit works well and sounds great! I'm going to try digitizing some analog recordings in the next couple of weeks.
Hope this helps - Z