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1 HN user recommended this in 2013, in one comment.
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I view it more as an novel solution. The Pi's power cable is Micro-USB, so buying things that interact with that standard rather than hacking up your own cables makes a bit of sense.
That hub is $50 USD: http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Power-Adapter-VL812-Chipset/d...
So it works out to around $7 for each Pi, probably closer to $10/each with cabling, which is quite reasonable for a slickly put together setup.
That hub also has a 4A power supply, which is probably needed for a few heavily loaded Pi's.