I have an older KATUMO 4+1 USB3 hub with LEDs for each port but 3x of the LEDs completely failed. Also, the older KATUMO turns ports on with a click button: tap = on, press and hold 2secs = off. For my old hubs ports with dead LEDs, it is hard to tell if they are on or off since the buttons give no indication as they just click. Note, when all the LEDs worked, they were very bright. The new RSHTECH RSH-516 USB3 Hub has buttons that extend above the hub slightly, when a port button is pressed down it turns the port on and locks at a lower level almost flush with the hub's body. Pressing the button down again will release the button back to it's higher level and turn the port off. What's really nice about the new RSHTECH buttons is *if* the LEDs fail, the buttons will physically indicate their state: pressed in = on, out = off. The RSHTECH LEDs are not bright at all unlike my older hub. If a USB cable is blocking my direct view of the LED, I can't see the blue light. This is what I want, a just bright enough LED for each port. Also, the RSHTECH has an aluminum body that is much smaller than my older 4+1 hub's plastic body. The RSHTECH also has a detachable USB3 data cable so I can use longer cables or a right angle cable if needed. I did some basic USB3 data speed tests using a USB drive and phone comparing a direct port connection and connection via the RSHTECH. The speeds were within 1%. Overall, this is just what I wanted: compact, LEDs that work and are not too bright, and buttons that indicate the power state. OLD HUB KATUMO USB3 Hub 4x data ports + 1x smart charging port with 3amp Power Adapter looks very similar to Atolla Hub https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083XTKV8V purchased 2018.10 button tap = on button press and hold 2seconds = off plastic body NEW HUB RSHTECH RSH-516 USB3 Hub 4x data ports with 2amp Power Adapter https://www.amazon.com/RSHTECH-Splitter-Portable-Aluminum-Individual/dp/B07HMZSRS7 purchased 2024.09 1st button press locks button to lower position = on 2nd button press releases button to higher position = off aluminum body Read more
I needed a powered USB hub to add to my Mac. Only 4 hubs. Nothing too expensive. However, I wanted the best bang for the buck. I didn't want to overspend on a name brand if I didn't have to. After researching different hubs on Amazon for about 30 minutes, I stumbled upon this little guy that though it didn't have a lot of purchase history, it was rated well. At the time of purchase, there were only 5 reviews and they were all five 5-star. That was enough to motivate me to blindly purchase this hub. There really is nothing exceptional about this hub other than the fact that it works exceptionally well. I mean, it's well constructed but it doesn't look fancy. It's small. It's simple. It's the kind of thing you keep hidden away than out in the open. What I like about this hub is that it has on/off switches on every input. Why is this a great thing? With every USB device you plug into one of these hubs, it draws power and resources from your computer. You may not want 4 devices running at once. So, instead of plugging and unplugging each device you don't want to use, you instead just turn off a corresponding switch. Much easier! To date, no problems with this USB device. Every port works. It seems like it's going to hold up long-term. The only negative I can give is that the power plug has a very bright red light on it. If you can't hide it, it's going to cause some illumination issues. In all, yet another 5-star review for a great hub that you might have otherwise passed by for a name-brand. Go for this instead! Read more
I bought this mostly to separate some of my several USB Wi-Fi dongles (keyboard, Fitbit, headphones) so that they don't interfere with each other, and for my USB light strip that provides light under my monitor while streaming content and playing games. I don't know how well this hub will work for charging devices. It should, I suppose, because it has it's own power cord but I'm not certain using the hub while powering all ports with several devices connected is a good idea. For me, however, I just use it for devices that don't require a lot of power -- my Wi-Fi and Bluetooth dongles and my USB light strip. I really like that each port has its own on/off switch -- I turn the light strip off when I shut my computer down. I have a motherboard that keeps USB power on even when the computer is off, so the hub switches are very handy. Also, the hub frees up several USB ports on my computer that might need full power for other devices, such as an external hard drive, for example. I would definitely purchase this product again. It works very well and appears to be of good build quality. [Update Nov 2020: The USB ports still work perfectly along with the on/off switches, however, not long after my purchase two of the four blue indicator lights that show a port active no longer work. Very minor detail but surprised by this. I might still purchase this one if I needed it again because the construction, ports, and on/off switches are all very good, very solid.] Read more
Looks nice and seems to function properly with some limitations. One nice thing to note is that the power adapter is not actually required unless you need the extra power or depending on how you use the hub. The switches and LED indicators will work with just the USB bus power. But, for example, I noticed that without the power adapter, my USB MIDI Keyboard controller was getting very "jumpy" data throughput. With the power adapter plugged in, it was smooth. (This was with ONLY the keyboard plugged into the hub). I plugged in a mouse and it seemed smooth with or without the power adapter though. One small negative note is that the blue indicator LEDs are not just on/off indicators. They flash with data throughput which I found slightly annoying and distracting. Read more
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