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IOGEAR 4-Port USB 2.0 and 3-Port FireWire Universal Hub GUH420

3.0 out of 5 stars 36 customer reviews
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  • 4-Port USB 2.0 and 3-Port FireWire Combo Hub
  • 400 and 480 Mbps data transfer
  • Plug-n-play
  • Chain up to 190 devices
  • Hot swappable
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  • Mac Compatible
  • Minimum RAM: 64 MB

Product Information

Product Dimensions 1.2 x 34.2 x 5.9 inches
Item Weight 5.3 ounces
Shipping Weight 1.4 pounds
ASIN B0007RB28U
Item model number GUH420
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3.0 out of 5 stars 36 customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #150,678 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#1,552 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Networking Products > Hubs
Date first available at Amazon.com June 17, 2003

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3.0 out of 5 starsCareful
By T. Rubino on July 6, 2008
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Great hub IF you need both USB and Firewire all the time. The hub will not power on or work unless you connect both the USB and Firewire cables to your computer. Therefore you cannot just use usb, or firewire.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot nearly as bad as they just said.
By Jorge Lourenco on March 2, 2006
Good:

* 4 USB 2.0 ports work well.

* Don't know whats wrong with these guys my firewire ports ARE POWERED. Both my iPod and iSight work as expected too. All connected to the GUH420. See the pic I uploaded using my plugged in iSight camera.

Bad:

* False advertising. IOGear claims 3 firewire ports. NOT TRUE. There are only really two. One port needs to be connected to the computer or in my case the back of my Apple Cinema Display.

Conclusion: 3 of 5 stars only because the 3 Firewire ports claim irritated me. Otherwise it looks good, works well and is very inexpensive.
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5.0 out of 5 starsfirewire hub
By Arturo Hinojosa on November 30, 2009
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My daughter like it because it gave her more usb options to her pc but I miss understood when I purchase it. I was looking for what I thought was a adapter to be able to use both usb and firewire since my daughter's pc does not have firewire she had the option to use both. So I am right back to square one.
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1.0 out of 5 starsFirewire ports are unpowered
By Tiger Vijay on July 23, 2005
Don't bother with this hub; the firewire ports are unpowered. Your iPod will drain its battery power; your firewire hard drive will not work unless it has its own AC power source.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood combo hub, cheap stand
By Eric Greene on August 23, 2006
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This hub works well on my iMac, no problems at all. I especially like the 2 available ports (1 firewire, 1 USB) on the front for easy access to plug in temporary devices such as a USB memory stick, firewire video camera, etc. As noted, you don't really get 3 firewire ports, since one of them is needed to connect the hub to your computer leaving only 2 firewire ports left on the hub. Definitely misleading advertising. My biggest complaint is the cheap soft rubber stand that this hub just sits in. It is very unstable and loose fitting, and the hub pops out of the stand very easily if knocked over. Hence the 3 star rating. Otherwise, it a nice hub for the money.
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4.0 out of 5 starsWorks perfectly
By Joe Collura on February 18, 2013
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I had reservations ordering this because it was very inexpensive but when it arrived, I immediately hooked it up to 4 external hard drives, both firewire and USB as well as my firewire digital video deck. Plugged it into the firewire and USB ports on my Macbook and bing bang boom, everything works, no drivers needed. The only negative thing I would say is that the rubber foot it comes with got thrown in the trash as it seemed useless. It didnt really attach firmly to the unit which is extremely light weight. With a bunch of cables hanging off this unit, it would get pulled off my desk. I just put a strip of velcro on the bottom of the unit and velcroed it to the corner of my desk and problem solved.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNO Firewire to USB conversion data transfer
By Woody on August 5, 2013
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As many of you, I have a new laptop with NO Firewire (only USB) ports. I am looking for a solution so I can capture video from a HDV camera with only iLink & Component video out. I thought this might offer a solution because it had both Firewire & USB functionality, wrong!

If you want to connect Firewire devices to your host computer you do so via a Firewire cable to a Firewire port on the computer, likewise for USB devices. The Firewire and USB connections are isolated from each other with NO data transfer capability from one to the other.
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3.0 out of 5 starsIMPORTANT DISTINCTION!
By ComputerNovice on January 11, 2012
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IOGEAR 4-Port USB 2.0 and 3-Port FireWire Universal Hub will not mean that you can hook up both USB and Firewire (1394) cables to your computer. It will give you additional ports, but that is it. If you do not have a firewire PCI (or PCMCIA for laptops) already installed on your computer that has firewire ports, then firewire ports on the IOGEAR GUH420 will not cooperate with your computer.
Apparently the people at IOGEAR get a lot of angry phone calls from people who were under the assumption that this device will make your computer more universal -- don't be one of those angry callers. Buy this device only if you want more USB/Firewire ports in addition to what you already have.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome! Better than advertised +++

Awesome! Better than advertised +++

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3.0 out of 5 starsIt accomplishes the task, but the way in which ...

It accomplishes the task, but the way in which you have to plug them in can make for a tangled mess of cables.

Published 20 months ago by Jennifer ONeill
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Stars

Firewire not useful - doesn't seem to work.

Published on September 23, 2014 by Philosoph66
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We needed it to get our vides from our recording camera and it did not work. Nice for USB hop.

Published on February 5, 2014 by Larry
2.0 out of 5 starsRead the FINE print in the product description...then read reviews!

Will NOT take the place of a Firewire Port if your laptop is older, like mine.
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Published on September 7, 2013 by David S McKillop
4.0 out of 5 starsBought it years ago and still use it today.

Very durable, reliable and attractive. My only complaint is that it is not heavy enough to stand on it's own once all the cord slots are filled, the cords push it around, but it... Read more

Published on August 6, 2013 by Mark Carney
5.0 out of 5 starsGood Product...

found it to be very sturdy and does exactly as expected as advertised. I like it and use it...try it :-)

Published on July 25, 2013 by Duane
3.0 out of 5 starsA decent USB/FireWire hub for the price

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Published on June 14, 2013 by Dante Bacani
1.0 out of 5 starsnot satisfied

the firewire hub does not work at all but the usb do now i have to find a new way t connect firewire to a non firewire pc

Published on December 5, 2012 by customer
4.0 out of 5 starsWorks perfectly fine

I'm amazed at the poor reviews. I've had this hub for nearly 2 years. I use it as a firewire extender. It works without issue. Read more

Published on November 28, 2012 by drh

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