USB Help.

[LewyMan]

My computer, being old and slow etc. etc. has just two USB ports placed rather inconveniently at the back. I'm just wondering, is there such a thing as a USB cable that plugs into one port at the computer and at the other end has several connections? The number of hardware I use is increasing, and it is really annoying to have to rip one out, plug in the other one then rip the other one out etc.
Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks 👍

 

[Tornado]

Yes. In fact, I use one (the hockey puck looking thing below the controller).

'Tis this one.

 

[LewyMan]

Cool, are they available in computer shops and the like in Australia?

 

[Tornado]

Yes. Belkin is an International company, so I don't see why not.

 

[LewyMan]

Okay then, thanks. 👍

 

[wfooshee]

They're called hubs, and they're all over the place.

If your PC is old enough to just have a couple of ports on the back, then they're probably USB 1 and quite slow compared to current USB specs. You might think about a USB 2 card to put in one of your slots.