What kind of devices can a USB Hub be safely used with?

[b_man]

I have 3 USB ports on my laptop and are just not enough for the other gadgets that i have, so i got a i-ball USB 2.0 4-port HUB.

Some of my gadgets include stuff like
Pen Drive
MP3 player
USB to PS2 adaptor
which i presume can be safelly used.

I also have an All-in-one Printer that connects through USB. Is it safe to connect this or similar 'heavy' devices to the USB HUB??

Also for devices that take their power from the USB port, does the HUB have some kind of a power rating??

 

[Cool G5]

Don't worry there is no harm.

 

[b_man]

Can i daisy chain the USB HUBs??

Any company other than iBall that sells these?..i am curious because i couldn't find another brand than iBall...i tried D-link but they don't sell it in India...anyone tried Belkin's products?

 

[sashijoseph]

Smaller brands like Quantum,Enter etc have 4-port hubs for 50 bucks.
I think it's possible to daisy chain hubs,but connecting too many devices at once may not work due to lack of requisite power.

 

[b_man]

Naah...don't trust a 50 buck adaptor....i think i'll stick to the iBall...

 

[VexByte]

So what about Coffee makers and other fancy USB stuffs ?

Are they really safe ?

 

[Cool G5]

^yeah they are safe.