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Infinite Stackable USB Devices&#63

Hmm that factor could possibly be mitigated by including a linking rail system along the stackable heads and making the stackable heads adapters instead of being the device's connector. The rail system could be as simple as protruding and indented rigid plastic at the front and rear ends of the head.

With both in place you'd only run the risk of breaking/bending the first pass-through head when stress is applied and when/if that head breaks you can simply use another adapter instead of having to splice another USB head on.

Of course, this is just simple on the spot thinking. With the adapter idea you'd have to deal with the weight from the extra heads and with the rail idea the connectors wouldn't look as sleek unless you changed the design. Not to mention there would have to be a "Master" head without the rail system on the front facing portion of it so it can actually connect to the laptop.

Well shit that got pretty long winded didn't it?
 
Breaking them off is one thing. But the problem I see is running out of USB power very quickly. Sure, you can plug in a dozen devices at once, but can you use them all?
 
Temo Vryce said:
Breaking them off is one thing. But the problem I see is running out of USB power very quickly. Sure, you can plug in a dozen devices at once, but can you use them all?
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USB3 provides more power, assuming that devices that are USB3 don't use more power to begin with.
 
Unless the connectors can look like one hub to the host, you'll run up against the 5 hub limit fairly quickly.
 
I have yet to run out of USB ports. I have at least six coming off my MB. My printer uses one, but gives me one plus a media card reader. My monitor uses one and gives me two and a card reader. My keyboard uses one and gives me two. My mouse (and the occasional USB drive) is the only device that actually uses up a slot.
 
How can it be infinite? I thought you could only have 128 devices on a USB port or is this some older 1.1 specification?
 
shaggy77 said:
How can it be infinite? I thought you could only have 128 devices on a USB port or is this some older 1.1 specification?
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Infinite within the realm of reason and the limit of the spec, how about that? A little wordy if you ask me. As others have said, outside of 3 or maybe 4 not only does it look like crap, it would be very prone to accidental damage. I do dig the idea though.
 
Assuming you're not using bus-powered devices that could be pretty cool. It's a great concept.
 
It's a good idea until someone puts too many together and burns out the USB from excessive power draw or like others have said some idiot stacks them ten high and accidentally snaps it off.
 
I've had enough drama with my Razer Megalodon headset and my Bose 5.1 Speakers to last a ifetime already. It's one device per hub controller for me from now on and even that isn't enough for some bandwidth/power hungry devices under load.
 
Can't imagine futzing with this and usb-powered videocard extenders. Ugghh.
 
I think we've already determined this would only work for USB 2.0 devices being used with a USB 3.0 port (which would provide more power).

Would be interesting in a few years when most laptops come with USB 3.0. I know I wouldn't mind plugging a mouse and a USB flash drive into the same port on some port-limited laptops.
 
Steve said:
The problem I see with this concept idea is people would stack ten in a slot, break them off and so on.
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This makes me remember the scene from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, where Clark is in the garage with about a 1000 powerstrips/plug splitters/extenstion cords/etc...all going into one power outlet.

I have no doubt you would be correct here Steve in the end.
 
Good thing you can only stack 5-hubs deep, then. Anything you plug in after the 5th device wouldn't show up.
 
you know when you see something and you think wtf why didnt i think about that well this is one of thoes products lol
 
infinite is correct, as you can keep stacking these.
 
ViperGrendal said:
USB3 provides more power, assuming that devices that are USB3 don't use more power to begin with.
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Does that mean I can use my Razer Megalodon Head Phones and another USB device on the same Bus? (Yes, the head phones draw that much power)
 
I see this useful, for my work laptop that has only 2 usb ports, and I have 4 devices I use, and syncing, and unplugging is unproductive. I I would love to have 2 of these.
 
Bullshit, this isn't infinite, you'd run out of room eventually.


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Sorry, just wanted to join the people complaining about the obvious.
 
Evil_SPanKY said:
This makes me remember the scene from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, where Clark is in the garage with about a 1000 powerstrips/plug splitters/extenstion cords/etc...all going into one power outlet.
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Almost the same here. My thought was Christmas Story.
 
A USB 2.0 port only supports 255 pluggins...or so i thought?. I would rather have a 5 port add on because that's less cable-age and better mobility for a laptop,
 
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