JFerio Wrote:I actually saw a networkable hub at the thrift store that appeared to be intended to make most USB drives out there into a networked drive. I didn't buy it, in part because it didn't seem to have it's power brick, but also because I currently only have two computers my external hard drive gets used on.I'd have picked that sucker up in a heartbeat, regardless of missing power bricks. During our move to San Antonio, we had to go through a 15x20x12 foot storage unit. That's 3600 cubic feet of random kipple. Afterwards, we now have a good sized box full of the damn things. Pretty sure we're set for spare power boxes.
And on that note, I am now wishing that all homes had a AC->DC converter to directly supply electronic appliances with DC voltage instead of screwing around with these little power boxes. Of course, that means a Matterhorn of paperwork as new standards are set up for that sort of thing.