I'm looking for a 7-Port powered USB Hub for my media archive which are on a bunch of 4-5TB external HDDs.
I have found 3 decent options with their prices including tax and shipping:
- StarTech, 65W, $132 CAD (from Amazon Canada)
- Sabrent, 36W, $75 CAD (from Amazon US)
- ACASIS, 36W, $69 CAD (from Amazon Canada)
As I understand, each drive is going the consume a maximum of 5W and 36W seems to be enough for all drives working at once (which is gonna happen rarely anyway).
Is the StarTech worth the double price or is it overkill for my use case?
The Sabrent one seems fine but is unavailable in canada and is made of plastic (might overheat).
I have not heard of ACASIS before, but it has aluminum enclosure and has great reviews on amazon (4.6 stars with 800+ reviews).
Appreciate your help hoarders!