Potentially you could sell cheap ear buds that plug into a 3.5 mm headphone
jack via wire.

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 4:50 PM charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My talented listmates,
>
> Our library has received new laptops with only have 2 uSB ports.
>
> That beans a problem when patrons need 3-5 ports.
>
> Most often they need to borrow our old portable DVD player powered by a
> laptop via a USB port and a USB drive and maybe a headset.
>
> I'm not sure if all this changes for power needs if they bring in their own
> external hard drive to power through a laptop USB port?
>
> The question is do we need a powered USB hub with it's own power adapter or
> will the usb power through the laptop be enough for all the above devices?
>
> Have you found any specific ones you've liked?
>
> There are parts of our library with no electrical outlets and we don't want
> to be schelppng a portal power unit around the library for this.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
>