Brando has 16-port USB hubs in stock

Sixteen-port USB hubs are oft-blogged but never seem to be available for purchase. "Where do I get one?" is one of the most frequently-asked reader questions.

If you're prepared to drop $140 on one, Brando has a batch on sale, right now.

Product Page [Brando via Pocket Lint]

[#1 posted by meerkat , July 8, 2008 8:53 AM]

Fantastic news - I am envisioning some type of awful home-built Roomba utilizing this device, 14 mini-vacuums, two flashing USB lights for looks, a shitty old laptop and a pile of legos...

[#2 posted by jordan314 , July 8, 2008 8:56 AM]

I've gone through three USB hubs and seem to be burning through a forth. Either they overheat or I think my MIDI keyboard is frying them; they just stop working. Anyone know why this is happening, and if I bought something like this, would there be anything to prevent it from happening again?

[#3 posted by Rob "Useless Vitriol" Beschizza , July 8, 2008 12:13 PM]

"a shitty old laptop and a pile of legos... "

Sounds like a party!

Jordan, a bad device shouldn't be able to mess up a USB port, unless it's independently powered.

A good USB controller should be able to deal with it, though -- you might once in a while have seen your computer warn you about power spikes from bad USB devices. i.e. the hubs are supposed to know how to deal with it.

[#4 posted by mdhatter , July 8, 2008 6:32 PM]

I was just discussing a device like this with my father this afternoon (as I ran a cable for him, toward a USB port that didn't exist).

The two-computer swapping feature is real nice, though I imagine it plays heck with Windows.

Thanks for reading my mind, BBGadgets!

[#5 posted by Downpressor , July 8, 2008 6:33 PM]

the only USB hub I've ever been happy with is my Dr Bott 7 port unit with full 5V to each port.

[#6 posted by andbigdaddy2 , July 8, 2008 8:54 PM]

"Because Brando has what computers crave."