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Cabinet mounted USB ports?
arzoo:
I've been looking for an inexpensive way to provide USB ports on the outside of my cab - primarily for the light guns. One option would be to use a data wall plate, but I was hoping for something smaller. I found this, but it's friggen expensive - $18.50 + $7 shipping!
ChadTower:
Same thing, cheaper and more versatile.
Kaytrim:
Just get a cheep USB hub and mount it in your CP. A little gorilla glue or small angle brackets and you are good to go. Check out my CP here, sixth pic for the angle bracket mount. Here is a larger pic to look at.
ahofle:
I used these in black:
http://www.markertek.com/SearchProduct.asp?item=NAUSB&off=1&sort=prod
They are simple to mount, and you only need a standard USB A-B cable to run to your computer or USB hub. I have them on the front part of the CP for dual gamepad games (mostly console emulation). They work great!
More Cowbell:
For anyone who has considered adding handy usb ports but has not or is on the fence, do it. There are so many times that I wished I had done it originally in my machine. I finally added a usb extension so I could at least have easy access to it right on top of my panel. Beats opening the back every time I need to add or move something via thumb drive. I like the products in the links and will definitely use one next time.