USB 3 0 Hub USB Data Hub Metal Case Mountable 7-Port Powered USB Hub 3 0 with 36W

Well made. Input is 12V and seems to be internally regulated, so mine have been tolerant of powering from my common 13.8v DC bus. Individual TT's per port, so it works really well with a mix of older USB devices and newer devices. Read more

I have a computer on a stationary platform connected to various peripherals on my sit-to-stand desk. My long-standing requirement is to minimize the number of cables stretching between the platform and my desk, and to ensure that anything that's on my desk stays there during height adjustment. This USB hub replaces a clumsy solution that involved a hub sitting on top of my desk which was constantly falling off, tilting over, and generally being ugly with cable clutter. My basic requirements were USB 3.0, screw-mount, and at least 6 ports. Surprisingly few products matched this (although perhaps some products were screw-mountable, but didn't prominently advertise the fact). The new USB hub is screw-mounted to the bottom of my desk, with USB connectors pointed toward the back so that cables can come in from the desk rear. This was straightforward, and it's very sturdy. The hub has been functional and hasn't given me any problems. I've basically forgotten it exists since setting it up, which is a good thing. The one perhaps slightly surprising thing is that it has a power brick, not a wall wart. As neither cable coming out of the brick is that long, it means the brick ends up hanging off the ground (since it's plugged into my UPS, also on the stationary platform). But the brick isn't heavy, so this hasn't been a problem. Read more

I was impressed with this the minute I opened the box. Built very solid. The large transformer is indicative of the power available for charging items - it charges faster than my old hub. It works perfectly. I have had other USB splitters that did not work right and did not last long. This one is definitely built to last !! Read more

This is a sturdy USB hub that sits on the top of a rack-mounted server. Connected to it are: 2 external hard drives that are used for rotating backups, a memory card reader, and a USB2 ethernet interface. It works great and the weight of the cords don't drag the unit off the edge of the server. It runs so reliably that I actually forgot it was there until I received a review request from Amazon. This is a great unit, especially when you want all the connections on the same side. It takes up very little space since it doesn't need room on both sides for cords. It also means that when it is pushed into a rack, or up against a wall, or just mounted to something, everything can be accessed from one side. The external power brick supplies lots of power (36W) but is still an external power brick. Read more

(review of the 7-port powered USB 3.0 Hub) If you are using multiple USB hard drives on adjacent USB ports on your computer, and notice one drive going momentarily (or entirely) off-line when the other is plugged-in, you are experiencing the same issue I was before buying this USB hub. I have also experienced this same problem on other inexpensive powered USB hubs. This USB hub does not experience this problem. I have plugged-in 5 USB hard drives plus a universal chip programmer, and this USB hub happily handles all the devices without any issues. I couldn't find a 7th high-current device to try to load it further. This was all tested on Gentoo Linux, but since this is a hardware-specific concern, it should work great on Windows, MacOS, other Linux distros, FreeBSD, or any other OS. IMPORTANT NOTES: This is NOT for charging devices. It is for handling multiple full-power USB devices for data purposes. You could probably charge something with it, but it's going to be a slow charge. This is also a USB 3.0 (5 GB/sec) speed device, and not USB 3.1 (10 GB/sec). It handles 5 GB/sec devices with no problem, but do not expect USB 3.1 speeds (your faster device will likely work, but just be limited to the max speed of the hub). The only other caveats with this is that all the jacks are on the front of the hub (as another reviewer noted). This means that the jack for the external power brick (yes, a brick) plugs in on the same side of the USB hub, making it a little awkward for cable management. Likewise, the downstream USB cable to the computer is on the same side, and contributes to the arguably awkward access to the USB jacks. While this is a little bit awkward, I'd gladly accept this when considering all the positives. Also note that the hub comes with little mounting brackets, which allows it to be securely mounted to a desk with screws. It would be nice if it came with rubber feet to keep it from scratching a desk, but these are easily obtained. In short: a great little powered USB hub, does what it should do, sturdily-built (in a metal box), for a reasonable price. Can't go wrong with this one. Read more

I usually write and read 1 star reviews. I know what I want and before making the purchase I need to know if there are limitations with the product that will prevent me from using it. This thing works where several other hubs were randomly throwing at me USB device not recognized errors or sneakily missing keypresses with a keyboard that used wireless USB adapter. Read more

Purchased it because of its sturdiness and brackets. It now sits very neatly under my desk, securely screwed into it, and works well ... except that after a couple of days, it starts losing USB packets or something - it starts becoming erratic and my keyboard loses connection for a half second or so. Not sure where the problem lies, but my keyboard works flawlessly plugged in directly to the computer. But all I do is unplug the power and plug it back in, and then it works fine again, for the next couple of days. Apart from that problem, it's awesome. Too bad it kind of is an important problem, I wouldn't dare rely on it for anything permanent like hard drives or something. For office use, it's fine. Read more

It mounted easily and I have been able to more easily use several external hard drives. Read more