Customer Reviews

Entrega HUB-4U 4-Port USB HUB

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I reciently purchased and installed the Entrega 4 port USB Hub. Dispite the illeterate manual the installation was rather streight forward. I did my installation of the physical connections while the computer was shut down. When I started up, the instructions for software installation bore no resembelance to what I experienced. However, as an advanced MSWindows user I had no trouble installing the software. If you are uncomfortable with installing new hadrware on your PC, you might have your neighborhood guru sit in while you add this great hub to your system.

I hooked everything up with the computer shut off. As soon as I turned it on again Windows instantly recognized it and informed me that installation was completed. I first plugged in a Joy-stick with no problem. Then I installed my mouse and Back UPS and again no problems. As soon as I use up the last port I`m going to order another one. A friend who is running Windows 95 told me that he had some problems with his installation. I`m running Win.98 and had no problems whatsoever.

I found this product does almost exactly what it was advertised to do. I've had everything from a low-powered joystick to a scanner plugged into it, and haven't experience many difficulties. The only thing that threw it for a curve was a USB ethernet adapter, which inexplicably stopped functioning properly after a few hours of being plugged in to the hub. I'm not sure why, but it had to be plugged directly into the computer's USB port to work reliably.

That anomaly aside, the only thing I can think of that it doesn't do what its packaging says it should, is add four ports to your system. It adds only three, because, of course, it has to be plugged into one of your computer's existing ports. Indeed, every time you add one of these puppies to your system you're only adding three more ports, because one port always has to be used simply as a connector.

Other reviewers have pointed out that it doesn't work well on Macs or under Windows 95. I unfortunately haven't been able to verify either of those statements, so I'll leave my review qualified to this extent: by and large, it works very well under Windows 98. If you have Windows 98 or ME, this is the USB expansion solution you want.

I have used this product for some time now with no trouble. Installation is automatic. This hub is self-powered which means it comes with its own power supply; this is good because it does not make your computer supply the power via the usb cable. Product is small and sturdy. Hub can also be stacked on top of others of the same brand.

This little unit works just fine for what I need. I have a couple of cameras, a joystick and a USB Modem installed. I recently installed a printer and it works fine also. Seems fine for the price

Do not try to install this port on an iMac-this port is intended for PC's despite the claim that it is mac compatible. Instead, look for the Mac version of this Entrega product (search mac USB). P.S. It would be nice for Amazon to bring the MAC version up as an initial choice when searching for USB ports.