Meets all my needs
This hub is exactly what I am looking for as a solution to sit on my desk. It looks great, built well, but still offers great bandwidth. Build Quality: The body of the hub is made of aluminum. It has a nice black powder coating. Scratching the body doesn't seem to leave any marks, and the oils from my hand don't seem to be a problem. It feels to have enough wait to it to keep it from moving around my desk, without being too heavy. There isn't any unnecessary branding other than the company name, with no tacky stickers or colors. Accessories: The hub comes with its own power supply and an USB B to USB A/C cable. It's rated at 15 Watts (3 Amps 5 Volts). The cables have a nice, heavy click into place and don't feel like they want to come back out easily. The USB cable is long enough (3.3 Ft) to reach my desktop with a little extra to spare. The USB cable has a large diameter. Without cutting it open, this would imply good insulation between wires and having all the pins needed connected without cutting corners. The Power supply cable looks to be about the same length. Packaging: I personally liked the packaging. It was the perfect size, came with minimal plastic, and could act as a travel box for the hub in your backpack. Interface: Each USB port has its own power button that has a nice blue LED that isn't too bright. The buttons click nicely and are smooth in motion. Speed: I personally think, for the price, the price to speed is very acceptable. In my screenshot, I did get about half the write speeds in Sequence tests, but the write speeds are still high 30 MBs (I tested with a cheaper SanDisk USB Drive). For most applications, it really isn't a problem. For high precision applications and ultra-high speeds, you'd likely need something different, but on the other hand, you'd likely be speeding $100+ for something of this caliper. Unfortunately, I do not have a device fast enough to check thresholds, but I feel confident the hub should be able to achieve the advertised USB 3.0 5Gbps rating. Extra: Even when your computer is off, this hub will still charge your device. This is super nice for charging headphones, cellphones, etc. The color matches the rest of my other devices on my desk. I don't have a USB voltage Amps monitor tool, but you're given 3 amps to share over 7 ports. There aren't too many devices that I can think of that would require high amps to function. I don't see 3 amps not being enough for a majority of users. Overall: I like this hub, it does what I want, does it well for the price, looks good on my desk, and gives me control for each port. It has some extra features, like charging at all times, and is something I'll keep on my desk for the foreseeable future. Cons: I personally don't have any. I'm quite happy with it. There are definitely quicker hubs out there, but again, for the cost, it does everything I want and then some. Time will tell if it will last for the next few years, but given they have a good warranty policy and offer the ability to get free extended warranty, I'd like to believe most companies would only offer extended warranties for free if they thought their producted wouldn't last at least that amount of time. Sure, they could be a fly by night company, but given I have used other products from them and have like those as well, I have confidence in their products. Read more
