- 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub w/Built-in USB Cables General Features: Black color
- Seven (7) High Speed USB 2.0 ports USB hub with built-in USB cables
- Approximately 3.25-inch cable length 1.5 Mbps 12 Mbps, and up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate
- Backwards compatible to USB 1.1 Supports bus powered mode or by external power supply
- Plug and play installation, hot plug
Product Description
Extend your high speed connections with this USB 2.0 Hub! Its seven USB 2.0 ports allows you to connect to a variety of USB devices including scanners, printers, digital cameras, camcorders, speakers, mice, keyboards, external drives, MP3 players and more! This hub features built-in USB cables and provides up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate. It supports bus powered mode or can be powered with the included external power supply!
Flying Spur @ 1:00 pm
I have multiple peripherals and needed more USB ports than my new Dell Studio XPS 435MT provides (8). I looked at all the offerings, and looked for something simple that would allow me to connect at least 6 peripherals. It would be out of sight, behind the desktop, so appearance wasn’t a factor. I ordered this gizmo with some trepidation due to the absurdly low price. I plugged it into an available USB port, hooked up 6 peripherals, and it works great. It runs well off bus power from the USB, but has a power supply included in case it is needed for older systems. The case seems well made, and the USB connectors and wire leads are solidly attached. There is a red LED to monitor “power-on.” It may not last forever, but it did the job for me at an amazing price.
6-month follow-up: This gadget is working fine, and I am very happy with the purchase.
Samuel Chell @ 2:48 pm
I’ve gone through several hubs and always manage to fill all seven ports and then some. Eventually they tend to become problematic, developing a port or two that’s no longer operative or dependable. More in the “nuisance” category is practically every hub’s tendency to flop around (even the vaunted heavy Kensington dome), never remaining in the position in which the user had planted it. So I recently picked up this unattractive, generic, reasonably-priced squid-like creature. A month later, it’s maintaining contact with the items plugged into it (working off bus power) and, more importantly, it’s opened up space behind my iMac, simply hanging down the backside of the screen, where it’s all but invisible from the front side). As users frequently discover, it usually works best to plug the major players–the printer, the audio-recording or photo equipment–into the precious two USB ports on the computer itself and save the rest for the hub. Now comes the longevity test. To be continued . . .
K. Freeze @ 5:47 pm
Pros: Simple and cheap, Works great – Even off USB power!
Cons: None
D. Lynch @ 7:37 pm
This item does what I expected it to do…. I am running three external hard drives through it using only bus power, no problems at all. I thought it would ship with an AC power supply, but it didn’t. No big deal, I probably wouldn’t have used it anyway.
It’s a little more cheap-looking than I would like, but it gets the job done. Nice having the hydra-like setup rather than trying to cram cables into a rectangular hub.
Bret Blakeslee @ 9:44 pm
This little gem works as advertised. I have 5 of the 7 lines filled and I don’t need to use the optional (and included) external power supply. USB power seems to work just fine – even from a laptop. I like it.