[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Picked up a powered Dynex expander at Best Buy this weekend for about $30-35. Probably more than I needed to pay, since I’m not sure if I really needed a powered one, but though it’d be better to be safe than to have to go back later for another one once I get the iPod.





I like the layout of this one – has two ports on the back, along with the power and computer connections, and two ports on top. That way I can set it at the front edge of my desk (i.e, where it’s against the wall) and the “plugged in all the time” cabling drops off to the floor, out of sight. Meanwhile, the top connections make for easy access for my digital camera – or the iPod when it comes. If all the connections were on the front, like most of the expanders I saw, I’d have cables all over the top of my desk.

Regards,
Wayne