I needed to make 400 clones of a flash drive. First I bought a $250 duplicator unit from DupliM (which was a disaster) and then I tried using this Sabrent device in conjunction with a free software applicaton (imageUSB from Passmark Software). Does EXACTLY the same job, but without the erratic behavior and random error messages, all for ONE THIRD of the price, and sixteen ports instead of just ten. This solution is just as slow as the DupliM device, but as long as you're not in a huge hurry, it's a lifesaver! Certainly way easier to set up 25 batches than to manually copy to 400 USB flash drives. I can't comment on the performance in more typical situations, since I'm only using it to make multiple flash drive clones, but it seems decent. Everything seems to work as it should. Seems well made, too. Read more
Very solid, precise build quality. LED's with no load continue to glow for several seconds while internal capacitors discharge, so you think they are defective (switches) but they are not. Load them and the LED's respond instantly. Super nice for a dense workbench or office desk. Wall mounting excellent. Highly recommended! Read more
Don't expect full hard drive speeds. I have two T7's connected and they average about 300MB per sec. read and write. Since I am using them for some basic storage of clip art the speed is fine for me. Use this if you have loads of input devices. I had three hubs going and this replaced them all with this one device. All gadgets are working great. Especially handy for those pesky USB dongles for keyboard and mouse. I love the power buttons. I keep hard drives off when not using them. This hub is also really helpful when you have a device that needs direct connection to your Mac. Plug everything else into the hub. I am using 11 of the 16 ports with no issues so far. Read more
I have some issues with composite devices like my smart watch staying connected for data (same cable and watch had no issues on older model 9 port hub from sabrent) but everything else is working fine. Not the end of the world as I have other usb ports to use on my pc. Read more
Until now, I was using 2 usb hubs. One was a 2.0, the other was a 3.0. both were 4 port hubs. I never understood why sometimes data transfer was way faster than other times. Sometimes my phone would barely charge. The answer of course is that 2.0 hubs, ports and cables are about 10 times slower than 3.0 cables, hubs and ports. A 2.0 device will not be harmed by plugging it into a 3.0 port or hub. The device determines how much current to draw. A 3.0 cable plugged into a 3.,0 port also can carry significantly more current than 2.0. PROBLEM: My wireless keyboard and mouse connection became intermittent. I tried plugging the dongle into several different USB ports without success. I googled the problem again, (two days later) and saw a post about plugging the dongle into a port on the other side of the computer (laptop). I switched the dongle into a port on the other side of my desktop tower. SUCCESS!! Apparently, the problem is not is not in the hub, it is a USB conflict. My guess is that there are at least two USB buses in most laptops and my desktop. Switching the dongle to a different bus solved the conflict problem. If I ever realized that I was using a both a 2.0 and a 3.0 hub, I had forgotten. Now, I have one hub with plenty of ports. It is a great connivence to be able to simply turn a hub port on or off when removing or plugging in a new device. Buying this hub was a really good decision. Time will tell how well it holds up. I really like the of being able to turn individual port on and off. I have a Western Digital 4 TB drive a 2 TB drive and two 32 to 500 GB sd cards connected, in addition to 3 usb cables used primarily to recharge devices. They all work flawlessly. Time will tell the story about how long this hub lasts and customer service. I did take the time to register the hub which extended the warranty by a couple of years. Read more
Excellent, efficient but also small. Read more
So I bought this after seeing a Linus Tech Tip video with this product featured in it, and i have to say this product is garbage and sketchy. It arrived with one usb slot broken, which is annoying, but can be dealt with, then after like a week of owning it, 6 more USB slots broke. This product is sketchy and faulty, don't buy it. Read more
This hub is fantastic. Easily handled 5 external HDDs without a hitch. You pay a little more but, the build is solid and performance is excellent. Read more
