[CUBE] USB Speakers

[Sean Terrill]

Quoth TonVanHest (a.vanhest at chello.nl) at 05/08/2004 13:57:

> Op 5-aug-04 om 19:36 heeft Todd Masco het volgende geschreven:
> 
>> There's a lot of misinformation concerning the Cube USB speakers.  The
>> speakers require more power than standard powered USB hubs provide.
> 
> The article only stipulates that one should use powered USB hubs
> (contrary to unpowered ones). This is normal, julrt like many scanners
> do.
> 
> Hubs in monitors  _are_  powered hubs!

Yes, but only the Apple hubs supply enough power *by design* for the Cube
speakers, which are rated at 20 W max, a lot more than the USB spec. Using a
hub to power them could easily fry the power supply for your hub. From the
TIL:

> Note: If you have more USB devices than available ports, a USB hub can be
> connected to one of the USB ports on the computer. The hub will provide
> additional USB ports. However, the Apple USB speakers must be connected to the
> computer or monitor.

Regarding the comment about RAM, Apple does tell you how to buy RAM from
other vendors. There's an article on it for every Mac. For the Cube:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42671

Sean Terrill
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