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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: xyril on Fri, 12 October 2012, 13:32:25

Title: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: xyril on Fri, 12 October 2012, 13:32:25

Title says it all...

for instance, gonna transfer my girlfriend's pictures from my camera using the usb2.0 port available with the TT MEKA G1 . Does the transfer rate will be the same as the original USB hub @ pc?

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: Neo.X on Fri, 12 October 2012, 13:56:01

I believe so. Because it's using an extra usb cable for the port.

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 12 October 2012, 14:07:23

YES.

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: BucklingSpring on Fri, 12 October 2012, 17:21:16

But not all keyboards with USB a hub will work well if connected to a USB hub themselve.
This is why I prefer boards without builtin hub.

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 12 October 2012, 17:26:47

Some keyboards have hubs. Others have hub + passthrough for the USB 2.0. Passthrough means that it is just a cable that is wired through the keyboard.

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: gloster on Fri, 12 October 2012, 17:36:20

Some, e.g. the Das Keyboard, provide power while others, e.g. the Matias quiet pro, provide an interface but will not charge a device.

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: MechKey on Fri, 12 October 2012, 18:48:59

Depends.  You have to read the specifications of the keyboard.  What is a Happy Hacking Keyboard?

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: xyril on Sat, 13 October 2012, 00:20:34

Quote from: BucklingSpring on Fri, 12 October 2012, 17:21:16

But not all keyboards with USB a hub will work well if connected to a USB hub themselve.
This is why I prefer boards without builtin hub.

Hmm idk why i wanna go with a keyboard with a USB hub :S.....   and if in the future , a TKL keyboard + a USB hub would be awesome for me<3 !!!... but if you know any TKL version keyboard have a USBHUB dont hesitate to tell me .

Title: Re: Does a keyboard with a usb 2.0 hub give you true usb 2.0?
Post by: MechKey on Sat, 13 October 2012, 10:00:02

Why did you ask then?