R2-Q5 USB Hub For Those Who Think R2-D2 Is Too Mainstream

@whatne1wuddo: I'm saving this comment just so I can quote you: "disemvowelment" lol

notlikeacat

@SysRq: None of them don't have stars, so they don't count...


It may take a while for people to realize they need to show all comments before they post anything.

jdale

Thank you, all, we get that it is not Revenge of the Jedi. I'm not really sure what it was about the other six posts correcting Dan that made you think "I should say the exact same thing again" but needless to say it is appreciated.

Back on topic, this is expensive and I bet it would be annoying as hell. Besides, R2-D2 has Firewire.

I don't know what the rest of you think, but I think a typo like "Revenge of the Jedi" deserves a Giz staff member disemvowelment.

76 bucks for a 6 inch tall USB hub with only 4 ports, and makes noise?

Yeah, so it's Star Wars. But seriously, nothankyou.jpg. Especially in this economy.

"Revenge of the Jedi"?

I thought Lucas discarded that name in favor of, you know, "*Return* of the Jedi"?

Mysterius

"appeared only in Revenge of the Jedi" isnt it return of the jedi i dont think the jedi belive in revenge...

SeemantiniHalomitosis

Revenge of the Jedi huh?

Charles Frisby

Looks like goth R2 really

Cryo

R2-Q5 is still way to mainstream for me... I'm waiting for Q7-Z9

psychiccheese

I'm sorry I have full respect for originals but I have to say I would pick this over R2-D2 anyday.

There I said it.

@dingus: Man 1: Soda is really bad for you. *takes a sip of Dr. Pepper.

Man 2: Wait... You're drinking it, though.

1: Oh this? This cures cancer.

2: ...

@Alchemistmerlin: I hear you, it's getting overplayed like a song on the radio. But times still are tough all over, which would make this a, wait for it, bad economy. Or would you prefer 'credit crunch'?

@Castleknight75: But of course. Sadly it doesn't do that, so I will pass.

@ Dan Nosowitz
Do me a favor & blow it out yer tail-pipe, I don't appreciate the tone of yer article. You write for fuckin Gizmodo & yer lookin down on us Star Wars nerds. I hope R2-Q5 tazes yer ass bro.

I'm going to refrain from getting into any Star Wars arguments, but where is Dan seeing red accents? These are gold or orange at best.

@HAZman27: Do you want some cheese with that "coke"?

rDub

@Dan Nosowitz

"Lots of stuff blows up and Harrison Ford is a total badass, but that's about as much as I care."

Blasphemy!

nutbastard

@SysRq: That's not just Texas, it's the entire South. As a Northerner forced to live down here, it drives me nuts.

HAZman27

@DoomDoomDoom:

THE ECONOMY! OH DEAR GOD THE ECONOMY!

Sorry, it's barely even a word to me anymore.

Alchemistmerlin

@rudmer90: True... and R2-Q5 has a cone-shaped head with a flat top. It's just a painted R2-D2, however.

@deliciousburglar:
Vaporators? Sir, my first job was programming binary loadlifters—very similar to your vaporators in most respects.

@DoomDoomDoom:
but what if it repaired your computer when you were too preoccupied with a game online... would that make it worth it.

what i really need is a usb hub that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.

deliciousburglar

See, Apple fans, things do look better in black ;)

@Rob: Shhhhhhhhh, he just want to show the world how geeky he is about star wars, let him be.

SewerShark

@dingus: DP is acceptable if you're highly adventurous. Oh, you mean the drink?

USB_Humping_Dog

@rudmer90: Nowhere did Dan call it an "R2-D2 unit."

He's speaking about it in reality. The product itself is likely just an R2-D2 model painted black. Not talking about what it may or may not be in the Star Wars universe.

@SysRq: Dr. Pepper is never referred to as Coke. D.P. is acceptable. BUT NEVER COKE.

dingus

@Weihovah: Is that anything like people in Texas calling all soda Coke?

OH WAIT I TOTALLY LIVE IN TEXAS I FORGOT

@jdale: And yet, I don't see any rules anywhere saying I can't be snarky and sarcastic. Although I try not to be so pretentious as a star commenter, I'm still waiting for someone to realize they gave a star to the wrong person and take it back. So I try not to be all "in your face" with it.

Besides, who are you to address me directly, O Grey Commenter? Bow before my comment-approving majesty!

I like the black paint job. Makes the other colors really pop.

kangaroo

@rudmer90: that's a terrible analogy. nobody cares about pontiacs

Weihovah

Star Wars dork here: R2-Q5 is NOT "an R2-D2 unit." R2-Q5, R2-D2, and any other droid whose designation begins with "R2," are simply R2 units. Calling R2-Q5 "an R2-D2 unit" is analogous to calling a Pontiac Grand Am a "Pontiac Solstice unit." Understand?

rudmer90

@whatne1wuddo: Why? Because it called it by it's original working title instead of the final title? Whatever dude, I'm more impressed that he knows that title vs the one on the box if you ask me.

@Hank Scorpio: Hahahahaha...let the Star Wars quote fest begin! :)

@dingus:

If a women walked into a bar and asked for a DP, she would get strange looks I can tell you!

He's an one of the very few Imperial astromechs that we ever see, so Imp-loyalists might find him preferable. He's painted black, so anyone with a case of Mac-backlash might prefer him over any white-bodied astromech. Um...and frankly, any R2-unit astromech besides R2-D2 has about as much chance as any other in having a huge fanbase, and any non-R2 astromech would require new tooling. As far as I'm concerned, it's probably the best choice they could make to get more use out of the same molds.

Purple Dave