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Hi Dave & Barb
Whenever I have needed to expand the ports on my 4 ½ year old IBM ThinkPad R40 (USB2), I have consistently found that the most reliable way is via the PCMCIA card. When I tried only an external USB powered hub connected to the native USB port, I sometimes experienced problems with certain imaging devices.
So, it might be worth just getting the powered PCMCIA card as phase 1 and seeing if that meets your needs and if it does, then end of story. If not, then add the external powered hub?
Cheers
Dennis
Last edited by Dennis; 02-10-2007 at 08:12 AM.
Reason: Added text "connected to the native USB port"
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