This next product is something that comes to add commodity and quality of life to everyone, as this is a USB network hub, namely a device that allows you to share virtually any USB-enabled gadget over the network. Recently launched by Eminent, this is the EM4080 four-port USB 2.0 network hub that could help users who have a larger home and don't want to, or find it necessary to purchase more than one printer.

I mean, take even a small office / home office into account, and you still can find best of use for this. Just because one cannot afford, or cannot justify the cost of acquisition, doesn't mean comfort and efficiency should be left aside. You can use this, for example, to save both money and time, and share a printer across the intranet of a small office, as well as anything featuring a USB plug.

Versatile with plug & play, the EMT4080 will make things go smoother in a busy office too, as you can share content on a portable hard disk drive, or USB memory stick directly. Taking things in a different direction, customers can use this to ensure a single storage unit for backing up multiple computers.

As for the connections on the hub, there are the four USB 2.0 ports, of course, three on the side and one atop, an Ethernet port and the DC connection for the power supply. The only button on the EM4080 USB network hub is the reset, located right next to the power plug for resetting the network address, probably. Bundled with all the needed cables, a manual in English and a five-year warranty, the Eminent EMT4080 USB 2.0 network hub has a recommended retail price of $89.77.


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