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Next time I'll spend $20 for something that works. These are low-power-draw peripherals - card reader, Zen MP3 player, MagicJack phone adapter, etc. This one goes into the pit. This one taught me a lesson about going cheap on something that's under $20 to start with. Even when it does connect a given peripheral, there's no guarantee that it will connect it next time the system is rebooted.
I have had no issues, although i will be putting black tape over the FLASHING lights in the center of the unit - thats my only issue - other than that, i bought a second, as the first i have had for 3 months, and am quite happy with it, except for the flashing. I have used usb devices since they barely worked in windows 98 - and i would say a usb hub is a terrific device. this hub is no exception, as it replaced another 7 port i had, that wouldnt take more than 4 devices.
This works about 90% of time, but is quite frustrating if you want to do something quickly and its acting flaky that day. I have found it "hiccup" a couple of times since then where the port I'm using doesn't work.It works fine when it works, but I want something to work 100% of time and not have to worry about it possibly not working. Bought this product about 6-8 months ago. Within about 1 month I had my first experience where it wasn't working for one particular port.
The product arrived in a timely fashion, I was very pleased with it and would buy from this seller again.
The makers did this part well, as it will fit nicely on a power strip.5) The light show - Oh, where to begin. I bought this from another vendor, but having run across it here I feel compelled to let others know about this unit.1) I'm not sure about the others complaining about this being a 1.1 hub. I've never had any problems with speed using it.2) However, I HAVE noticed that under heavy data transmission this hub WILL drop connections. I've had worse, but I've also had a lot better.
It reminded me of some kind of alien tracking device. Good concept, but poorly executed.6) Construction - The plastic feels very thin, and I suspect if the hub is handled often or used by travelers, that the case will crack with very little effort.All in all a sufficient hub, as long as you don't hook up a hard drive to it. Seriously, the LED's are VERY bright and the thing WILL light up your room. I then unhooked them and proceeded to cover every square inch of the cases that didn't have a USB port with black electrical tape.
Heck, it even drops connection sometime when I'm just "topping off" my iPod.3) It connects to the computer via one of those mini-USB plugs (normal on the computer side, mini on the hub side). I received them and tested them out. OS X shows it as a 2.0 device. I ordered two of these hubs, thinking that LED's on a hub would be cool.
I personally don't like the mini-plugs, but your mileage may vary.4) One thing I did like about the hub is that the "wall wart" is a "slim-line" kind and is unobtrusive. I would not recommend hooking up a hard drive to it, as the chance of data loss is just too great. Some people love 'em, some hate 'em.
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