USB Highspeed 7 Port Hub w/ AC Adapter (Silver)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0010LXT5Q
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,651 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #47 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Hubs
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Do you find you have too many devices to attach to your computer and not enough USB ports for all of them? Adding a USB Hub is an inexpensive way to add a lot of functionality to your setup. This 7 Port USB Hub is the ideal companion for your laptop or desktop computer, for portable use on the road or at home. This 2.0 Hub is also backward-compatible with 1.1 devices. Perfect for connecting peripherals such as USB mice, USB Portable Hard Drives, USB CD-R/RW or DVD-ROM drives and USB 1.1 hubs. Allows simultaneous operation of up to seven separate devices through the hub, which attaches to a single USB port on your computer. The Hub is powered by an included AC adapter. Supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98, and Mac OS X 10.2 and higher, Linux 9. Package Includes: -- 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub -- USB Cable -- AC Adapter -- Vertical Stand for Hub

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100 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost sent it back., July 16, 2009

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Chefd - See all my reviews

This review is from: USB Highspeed 7 Port Hub w/ AC Adapter (Silver) (Electronics)

I ordered this item 7/09 because my old laptop has only 2 USB ports and a 30GB hard drive. I wanted to attach a mouse, mini-hard drive, external dvd drive, and VHS converter. I knew I needed more power as well. So, I figured this hub with AC adapter was just what I needed. It arrived quickly. OK My excitement was quickly dashed when I hooked everything up and it didn't all work. Specifically: the mini-hard drive, which requires 2 usb ports did not work at all, solo or otherwise. The error message was that the hub did not have enough power. Boo. Then I noted that the included AC adapter was only 2 Amps. When I attached the hub to a 4amp adapter it worked just fine.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Low Power but Cheap, December 8, 2009

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Eric Grau - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB Highspeed 7 Port Hub w/ AC Adapter (Silver) (Electronics)

The supplied 5V 1A (not 2A) transformer is low power which almost defeats the purpose of buying a self powered USB hub. If you want to replace it find a regulated wall transformer with a 2.1 mm coaxial power plug, unless you know how to solder on your own plug. If it doesn't say it's regulated then it is unregulated and will cause problems. Any increase in amps is good, but devices don't expect more than 0.5 A per port so more than 3.5 A probably won't help any more (doesn't hurt though).

I haven't had any latency issues on my thumb drive like the other reviewer btw. But it holds small files.

Update: I edited the above to reflect the glitches I've been having with my unregulated transformer. Don't bother; find a regulated one.

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ugh, December 8, 2008

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Davey H (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: USB Highspeed 7 Port Hub w/ AC Adapter (Silver) (Electronics)

The problem with this hub is that it has horrible latency. If you're planning on plugging a thumb drive or external hard drive into this, forget it. If you're trying to run a keyboard & mouse, it'll work fine. Go from the point of view that anything with an extremely low data rate will work just fine, but anything else is going to have major issues.