Questions about expanding USB Slots

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Hey guys. I have a 250GB Slim and was wondering if it's safe to buy a "usb-hub expansion" for it. I remember reading some people here saying that the ps3 fans do more damage than good. I just wanted to make sure that these don't do more harm than good, as well.

Products I am looking at:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...spx?path=a984036a70c4f11b1f88fdc2b691daa4en02

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=aac740e8da785ab127cf8f6ef2019819en02

I am asking because I need some more ports for my Move controllers and Sing-it mic's.

Thanks in advance.

Edit - Some pics of the first one for anyone that's curious:
http://c3.yoyo.com/images/products/p/xle/xle-045_1z.jpg
http://www.ceshowroom.com/assets/images/PetraImages/D/DRM3809_1.jpg

Edit 2:
From what I reading on Amazon, it looks like the Dreamgear stand has its own power source, so would it still affect the PS3?
 
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That seems unnecessary and could possibly damage the system. Wouldn't this work just fine?

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-4-Port...UAWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321329603&sr=8-1

There's even a guy that got it for his PS3 and submitted a review for the product.

I needed a USB hub for my PS3, and oddly enough this was a difficult decision.

Powered or un-powered?

Expensive or Cheap - why are the prices of these so wide spread?

There are concerns that powered ones can send power back up into the console and damage it, as well as issues of hooking too many peripherals onto it (an un-powered one) and over drawing power from the console.

I have been using this one for a few months and I think I made the right choice.

I have the PS3 with the following peripherals:

- USB Microphone (Karaoke) (Not for me I Swear!)
- Logitech GT Racing Wheel
- Eye (Web Cam & Integrated Microphone)
- External Hard Drive

With all of that how do you plug in a USB Thumb Drive or charge your controllers?

This is a simple solution that works from a legitimate company for a low price.
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[quote name='Scorch']That seems unnecessary and could possibly damage the system. Wouldn't this work just fine?

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-4-Port...UAWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321329603&sr=8-1

There's even a guy that got it for his PS3 and submitted a review for the product.

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Yeah, that's why I am bit worried about the first one. The only reason I am a bit reluctant to get a regular 4-port usb is because I have read that some third party devices don't work with a PS3.

However, the second link (Nyko Media Hub) is much more basic and also provides two addition ports, so I may just go with that as it poses less of a risk.

Thanks for the response, btw!

Edit:
From what I reading on Amazon, it looks like the Dreamgear stand has its own power source, so would it still affect the PS3?
 
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