2006/11/22

6 USB port in a PC enough or not

There are 6 USB ports in my son's PC. I find that all the 6 USB ports have been used up because of the following devices and connections :

1. USB mouse
2. card reader
3. 802.11b WLAN client
4. Web camera
5. colour printer
6. writing PAD

In case of the need to transfer music to portable devices, we have to disconnect the card reader and leave the port to MP3 player. Well, of course, there is also a need for USB drive for backup or other practical reasons.

Because of the wide spread use of USB connections, I certainly think that a PC with 8 built-in USB ports is a standard entry level configuration.

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