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"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
I had heard the horror stories ON HD Engadget about DirecTV's HR20 HD DVR and was relunctant to depart with my DirecTV HD Tivo. But to my surprise the HR20 is a very good DVR. I really have not had any problems with it and it's pretty easy to operate. I would think you'd be safe going in either direction. DirecTV or Dish. I picked DirecTV because it had NFL Sunday Ticket. But I love all the HD Channels also.