Usb Hub with multiple controllers

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Hopefully this is the right spot for this?

Hello! This is going to be very rambling, i am not the best at explaining, my apologies.

I'm messing around with a project using a midi keyboard with an Uno with a midi shield. My laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad 5i if thats important) has two usb-a ports and two usb-c ports, one of which is also the charging port. Both the keyboard and Uno of course each require one of the type a's, I also like to use a wireless mouse with a driver that plugs into the laptop, which i have a type c to a adapter i can use for this. However, I may also need another uno board, which requires another port.

What I'm wondering is, if I plug both unos and either the mouse or keyboard into a usb hub like this one ( Amazon.com ), will I still be able to use both microcontrollers?
This may be a stupid question, but figured I'd ask before buying a hub that may not help.

Hopefully at least some of this made sense, thank ya'll for the help!

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Once a sketch is uploaded to an Arduino, only power is required to run the sketch. USB is one method (of many) of supplying power.

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Only one USB A or C is needed to program the MCU, the other devices just need power and the HUB will work great for that.

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Try not to limit yourself. If your hub is now already full you might have a problem in the future.

I have always used 7-port hubs. When my last one died I did buy UH700 | USB 3.0 7-Port Hub | TP-Link. It has a power switch (only works when external power is connected :frowning:) and therefore I can switch all connected Arduinos off at the same time when I have to change wiring between them.

At the moment 4 Arduinos connected and a logic analyser; leaves 2 ports available for future expansion.

It is more expensive though than the one that you mention.