How many devices do you have plugged in to your USB port(s)?

[Eytukan]

On what layer you are writing code for? Driver ? CEN-XFS type or Application level?

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[Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter]

I have two on front-panel and four on back-panel on my desktop (no laptop for myself - it is for my wife)... Occasionally I connect my phone to charge it via the computer (when I want it to be close to me while working)... All my keyboard/mouse/printer are wireless... No credit cards to read... The speakers are powered from the wall... No external drives... However - this week I started to work on an Arduino based project and it takes an USB port to work on it...

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[Clumpco]

I think that I can come close.... 1. Mouse dongle 2. Keyboard dongle (yeah I know about unifying, but...) 3. FiiO DAC 4. Dymo Labelmaker 5. FitBit dongle 6. External SATA drive bay 7. 1TB 2"1/2 drive 8. E-cig charger 9. Another E-cig 10. Multi-card SD/CF reader That's all folks!

[Smith]

Your machine would look like a large USB hub.

:beer:

[Lost User]

I'm surprised you don't consider yourself safe enough to put on the 'safe list' I keep hearing about.

[Chris Maunder]

I just don't trust myself. It's those shifty eyes. I'm sure I'm hiding something.

cheers Chris Maunder

[Brad Stiles]

At work:

1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Third monitor.
4. I also charge my Mio Link when it needs it.

At home:

1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Three external hard drives, one of which acts as a NAS.
4. Printer
5. Bluetooth dongle
6. Camera (one of those that sits atop the monitor)
7. UPS
8. A remote control for Windows Media Player
9. Xbox 360 controller
10. Joystick/throttle or steering wheel, depending on the game
11. Pedals (yes, I have two sets or those as well, one for driving and one for flying)
12. iPhone/iPad

9 and up are not plugged in all the time, though one of (9 or (10 and 11)) is generally plugged in at any given time.

Currently reading: "In Enemy Hands" by David Weber

[Dan Neely]

I'm pretty sure that very few internal SSDs use e(xternal)SATA. As for USB3, it still uses 8/10bit encoding; meaning that 5 gigabits/sec translates to 500MB/sec max. Good SATA SSDs will send data faster than that in sequential reads. USB 3.1's speed doubling could push an external drive over the top; but only if it's a PCIe model internally.

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[Nish Nishant]

Hey Vunic, what's going on? Haven't seen you in a while. :-)

Regards, Nish

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[Kirk 10389821]

I have a few Dell Precision M6600s with DUAL SSDs, internal. I have a USB3/eSATA External Device (BlacX) that I use for Cloning drives. I can tell you that eSATA out performs the USB3 consistently enough that I use it. Probably 10% faster. With USB2, I would put destination and source INSIDE the machine, because it was so much faster for both devices to be on the SATA bus. Finally, if you are running SSDs, please check for firmware updates! We had a Crucial drive failing because we logged more than 5,000hrs on it, and they had some bad code in the firmware. I even put a spare SSD in my TiVo to see how the continuous writing is handled. 2yrs, still going, but I am ready to take it out and clone it for safety :-)

[Dan Neely]

Kirk 10389821 wrote:

I even put a spare SSD in my TiVo to see how the continuous writing is handled. 2yrs, still going, but I am ready to take it out and clone it for safety

Check the smart levels if you're concerned; but consumer SSDs are still generally good for a write/day for several years even though the warranty max TB written number is much lower (mainly to pressure enterprise customers to buy higher margin products).

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

[dandy72]

It's what turned my first-gen Surface Pro into a full-blown workstation, and is now doing the same with my Intel NUC. (the only reason I've moved away from the Surface Pro is that the NUC can output 4K)

[Charles Programmer]

3 Why didn't you ask for what folks had plugged into their USB ports, so the answers here would make sense?

[BrainiacV]

1 Dymo Dual label printer (return address labels one side, postal stamps the other) 2 Seiko label printer (shipping labels) 3 - 6 150 CD/DVD disc carousels (love these, saves me hours of digging through piles of discs) 7 - Dymo scale (can weigh packages up to 5 pounds for automatic postage calculations) 8 - Nostromo N52 gaming keypad 9 - Logitech wireless mouse 10 - Microsoft HD webcam 11 and beyond, USB 5.25" drive enclosures (IDE and SATA) I had 8+ with 250 GB drives, 2+ with 500 GB, and 1 TB workbook, not to mention thumbdrives. Not that I have all the drives plugged in at once, but if I am doing video editing, I may have a fair number of them up and running. I have a Ziotek 13 port hub that I fill on occasion and an 8 port hub as well. Printers (LaserJet and InkJet) used to be USB, but now they are network connected.

Psychosis at 10 Film at 11 Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.

[Marc Clifton]

Charles Programmer wrote:

Why didn't you ask for what folks had plugged into their USB ports, so the answers here would make sense?

Yeah, I should have, but the funny thing is, everyone except you has actually enumerated their devices! ;) Marc

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[Charles Programmer]

It's like a test, read the question, answer correctly. Ask for a number, get an array of strings returned. Makes sense in a computer forum kind of way. Can I get a "BAAAA-AAA" from everyone?

[Brisingr Aerowing]

I sometimes use a wireless keyboard/ mouse receiver and a 32 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive, but not very often. Backups are still being set up as I don't have my server working on our new network yet. I am having issues getting it connected, as Windows states that the router is invalid. Annoying as he-double-toothpicks.

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[Eytukan]

Hey Nish, how are you doing ? Yup, it's been months. I've been away for a while, got busy with new assignments at work and it feels good to spend some time with the base-mothership (CP) talking to very old/New mates here. Just for a change! And please say hello to Rohan :)

Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.