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(More customer reviews)I had been shopping for a reliable USB hub that wasn't badly designed or a ton of obnoxious blinky lights that looked like an arcade game.
I gave up and then stumbled across the Moshi iLynx USB/Firewire hub. It was really kind of a eureka moment, specific to a niche need.
I'm happy with the purchase. The iLynx is well made, probably as well or better than other USB hubs, but I think it important to note a "reality checks."
The hub doesn't use a external power supply, instead it draws power by connecting to a USB and Firewire port on your computer. So, your net gain is 3 USB ports and 1 Firewire port.
While it's a beautiful and elegant design, it's a bit of an ergonomic and visual challenge to access the ports. It is probably better suited for long term connections. To their credit they do include some nice short extension USB and Firewire cables to make life easier.
The hub doesn't seem to power down with the computer is shut down which can be a problem if you external hard drives are designed to shut down with the computer.
Shipping was free and fast, but did not up to Amazon's standards of packaging. It was shipped in a padded envelope. The third party include with the package an explanation that it is an effort to be green and ship with minimal packaging. I appreciate the sentiment, but considered it risky and would have preferred somethinga bit sturdier.The iLynx is tightly boxed with light boxboard which didn't survive the shipping. The iLynx itself was in good condition.
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Product Description:
iLynx offers unprecedented speed to Mac and iMac users through an easy to use and aesthetically pleasing FireWire/USB combo hub that doubles their USB and FireWire ports without any external power supply. Equipped with our proprietary DPS™ (Dynamic Power Sharing) technology, iLynx is the only FireWire/USB combo hub that can support simultaneous operation of high power peripheral devices such as external hard disc or DVD drives without the need for a power adapter. When plugged in, iLynx provides 4 downstream USB 2.0 ports (backward compatible with USB 1.1) and 2 FireWire 400 ports. iLynx is the quintessential desktop I/O extension for users who demand absolute performance and reliability out of their FireWire and USB peripherals. *Note: DPS is only active when both the USB and FireWire cables are plugged into your Mac.
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