If you’re looking at this product, it probably means you are curious if this is better than the cheaper generic brand hubs and don’t really want/need a full KVM. It most definitely is, premium quality, has external power for powering any type of higher power draw usb device you may be using. The thing that sold me was that this was the cheapest non kvm hub with 4 USB-C ports (instead of 2 or 3) in addition to all the extra USB-A ports it has. I thought about going the USB-C pcie expansion card route but truthfully I do have one or two usb devices that have always had weird behavior on just motherboard power, and shocker I know right, no issues on my externally powered hub/splitter, total game changer. Do yourself a favor and eliminate the hastle and buy the brand you can trust won’t end up being junk that you want to send back! Read more
I bought this to setup a midi keyboard for the worship team. I connect a couple ipads and the keyboard and it works great. It powers all the devices, has good length for the power cord and just works as intended. What else is there to say. It's a good product. Read more
Its a life saver!!! There's this device that isn't being detected by my phone so i was thinking what a waste but then my brother suggested to buy this. Lo and behold! Everything works!!! Thanks to this hub im able to transfer and backup my files in a short amount of time. Read more
Stable power delivery and connectivity, tested every port, sleek looking. I estimate the connector cable to be about 18" so if you plan to have this hub on a desk connected to a tower or portable under the desk, you might need a usb extension cable. Read more
If you only need to connect peripherals like an external drive to your computer or tablet and provide power to the peripheral devices, then this hub should work for you. Please note that it WILL NOT provide pass-through power to your computer or tablet without adding an additional power source. Read on if you feel this may apply to you. I purchased this Anker hub for the very specific purpose of connecting my DSLR camera to the Cascable App on my 4th generation iPad Air. This allows my clients to preview their portraits on a larger screen during a photoshoot. My hope was, that out of the box, the hub would connect my camera and iPad (which it did) as well as charge my iPad throughout an entire day of work. Unfortunately the product description provided by Anker does not clearly state that pass-through power to your laptop or tablet is only possible by connecting an additional power supply to the PD in port (USB-C) which is located next to the DC power port that connects to the included power supply. It's by no means an elegant solution, but it gets the job done. UPDATE: this is now addressed by amazon in the "About this item" section. Fortunately I had a spare 65W USB power adapter that I was able to connect to the PD port and get power to my iPad. If not I would have to buy that additional piece of equipment to make this work for my needs. My thanks to others who have taken the time to mention this in their reviews - saving me the frustration of sending this back. Read more
This was working pretty well... but in the chaos of packing, we forgot the DC adapter. THIS MODEL (A8307) DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE ANKER WEB SITE ! Try it! Search for 8307. Not there. Anyone know the spces for the DC adapter? Probably 12v 5 A, but want to be sure. The support is horrible. I just need basic info to purchase a replacement DC adapter. Probably $15. Thanks in advance if anyone can help. Read more
Works well with my HP laptop. I use it to plug-in an external hard drive and it works really well and very quick. Only issue I have is with the power supply being a little bit large but no issues. Read more
Perfect for managing my peripherals and seamlessly switching from laptop to desktop through my monitor's KVM. Definitely would recommend Read more
