USB hub with a detachable cable?
My life story before the recipe. Been working on cable managing my desk, and figured that mounting a USB hub behind my monitor would be an easy way to keep some ports in reach without them being...
My life story before the recipe.
Been working on cable managing my desk, and figured that mounting a USB hub behind my monitor would be an easy way to keep some ports in reach without them being on my desk.
I don't need anything fancy, just a couple usb ports. I thought it'd be pretty straightforward to find a cheap hub, that either had a long integrated cable or let me bring my own to route from my monitor to my desktop.
Boy was I wrong.
It seems that the vast majority of USB hubs have integrated cables, and those cables are super short. Detachable cables seem to only become common above my budget (~$50), and also include a bunch of features I don't need (charging, networking, display out, etc...).
"but /u/zoroa, why not just grab the first hub you see, a usb extender, and call it a day?" As far as I understand, USB-C male to USB-C female cables aren't compliant with the USB standard and can potentially cause issues. My google-fu isn't good enough to tell whether the same applies to USB-A male to USB-A female cables, so I'm just assuming that they are also non-compliant.
I'm looking for a USB hub that:
- Has at least 4 usb ports
- The USB ports are all along the same edge of the device. (For easy access even when the hub is behind my monitor)
- Can be bus-powered (i.e. doesn't need to be plugged into an outlet)
- Has a detachable cable for the connection from the hub to my computer
It'd also be nice if it:
- Was USB 3.0
- Cost less than $50 USD
- Had a mix of USB-A and USB-C
- Didn't look ugly
I've spent a couple hours looking, and the only hub I've found that hits my hard requirements the 4 port and 7 port variants of a hub from StarTech.com . I was curious if anyone was aware of anything better in this price range, before I just pull the trigger.