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Posted at 6:47 AM on Friday 11/20/09 by
Ben
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Buy.com has the Belkin F5L009 5-Port Network USB Hub for $60 with free shipping. Allows you to share up to 5 devices, backup data on external drives, works with existing wireless network. [Review : Compare]
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    slug - Posted 7:34 am PST 11/20/09 (148 Posts)  Report Spam

    sounds like a useless device to me as it requires someone else to 'approve' the request to use device. this product tries to make it sound also like a wireless print server, but 1) it is not wireless because it still needs to be wired to your wireless router to use your router's wireless feature, and 2) normal print server needs no computer to be on, but this one requires its software to be running on a computer so that someone on that computer can 'approve' the print request.

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    nightowl - Posted 11:18 am PST 11/20/09 (1027 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1, you're right about the "wireless" part. However, it doesn't need an additional computer. And unlike normal print servers, this work with USB drives and multi-function printers (the scanner part).

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    calvinf1 - Posted 2:44 pm PST 11/20/09 (24 Posts)  Report Spam

    So #1, do you have this or have you used this device before?

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    hotdamn - Posted 4:31 pm PST 11/20/09 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have this, works ok. no linux support, requires you use their app to gain access to attached devices. it would be a much nicer device if it didn't require their app.

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