Media Hub For Mac
• Wi-Fi storage technology allows you to stream up to 5 users. • Streams music, video, photo and data files over Wi-Fi to mobile devices. 1 • Works with USB flash drive, USB hard disk drive and SD card.
You can setup virtually any Mac as a home theater media center, all you need is the right tools. Yes, that means your MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac Mini, iMac, even Mac Pro, can all turn into a media center, and it’s a lot easier than you might think. Macally Media Hub and Travel Router Mfr P/N: WIFISD2 OWC SKU: MACWIFISD2 Meets all your streaming and sharing needs. Whether you own an iPhone or an Android, this hub is your one-stop solution. Whether you own an iPhone or an Android, this hub is your one-stop solution.
2 • Secure your contacts, photos and videos with one-touch phone backup. • Sync the drive with your Dropbox account. • SMB/CIFS/Samba/HTTP server functions. • Built-in fast Ethernet port to turn wired into wireless access point. • Works as a wireless access point. • Supports Internet pass-through access.
• Built-in 2600mAh battery for up to 7 hours of continuous play time. 3 • Battery works as a charger for mobile devices.
• Built-in USB 2.0 SD card reader.
To connect an external hard drive, wire keyboard, Logitech mouse receiver and laptop cooler usb power, I bought this. Pros, Design is very solid and simple Additional power source(adapter) provides putting more than 4 usb-based devices. Reduce power loads on my laptop. Led light indicates what ports are used as a data source or not (e.g., led light of the port for a laptop cooler is not turned on.) Data transfer speed is very close to the original speed when i put the USB to my macbook. Putty for mac os. Cons Power adapter is little big than what i thought. Excellent choice for USB Hub.
Like the compact size, and there's on/off button next to each USB so one has the option to turn on only the USB slots one is using; plus each USB slot lights up when powered on so one can see at a glance if Hub slot is on. Has a nice blue glow to each powered USB slot when powered on. If blue lighting is a problem for your situation then this unit is not for you as if light is out the USB will not have power.
The electrical cord is good length and not a stingy shorty type. Has a double sided suction cup pad, in double rows that one can apply a bit of moisture to mini suction cups to anchor unit to your desk surface to maintain it's assigned spot. I have mine on it's side so the USB cords plugged. The AH430 aluminum hub works very well with my 2012 iMac running OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks. When both USB 2 & USB 3 devices are plugged into the hub, it will appear in the System Information app as two hubs, one on a 'USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Bus' with the USB 3 items attached to it, & the other on a 'USB Hi-Speed Bus' with the USB 2 items attached to that. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test shows that it can deliver USB 3 speeds to USB 3 devices even when both USB 2 & 3 ones are plugged into it. I saw no difference in transfer speeds between plugging a fast USB 3 hard drive into the hub & directly into one of the iMac's ports.
Since the hub does not have a separate power supply, it is limited to supplying a maximum total of 900 ma (0.9 amps) to all the devices. AUKEY USB Hub 4 Port, Aluminium I like surprises. This USB hub was a surprise. I have had USB hubs in the past, and while they were all fine and worked just like they were supposed too, this one brought a little more to the game. The Construction: This is where this hub went above and beyond. It is a solid aluminum outer shell, offset with white plastic side panels and usb sockets. The feel is tremendous.
It feels solid, really solid. When a device feels this solid, even if it does not work any faster than any other devices, it still jumps up notches in your mind. I know that Amazon is full of this style of hub, by many manufacturers and if any are up to this quality, then you really have no fears in picking any like this.