vantisan USB Hub 3.0 Powered, 7 Ports USB Data Hub Splitter with One Smart Charging Port and 5V/4A Powered Adapter and ON/Off Switches for MacBook, Mac Pro/Mini, iMac, Surface Pro Laptop/PC

we use it in a class room setting and it works very well when using more than one thumb drive

This is my third of one of these, my last one was too small, and I was given a new laptop with minimal USB ports. This one was easy to to connect and use, youll be as happy as I am.

All the USB ports on my computer kept burning out (or in a couple instances, getting poked into the case by my kids), so I went through several USB hubs to try and use them. I used the dinky dongle-style ones for a while, but those wore out pretty fast. Since this one is powered by an outlet instead of the computer itself, it works so much better, especially for things that use more power like external hard drives. I also really like how you can turn the ports off and see which ones are off or on based on the light turning on. A super good product.

Theres not much you can say about a USB hub. It works. The point of buying a USB hub is that you have more USB device that you want to plug in than there are ports on your computer. You plug it into the computer and you plug USB device into it and they work. It takes a few seconds to recognize my trackball, I have no idea why but its no big deal, just keep moving it until the cursor starts to move. Note this is a powered USB hub. That is, you plug it in and then all devices you plug in to the hub get full power. With an unpowered hub, they only get 5 volts total. I think usually the hub divides this evenly among the devices, which may or may not give enough power for everything you plug in. Definitely not enough if you expect to charge something off the hub. I regularly plug my kindle into this hub to charge it, and Ive charged headphones and microphones off it. This hub also has the cute feature that you can turn individual ports on and off with a button. I have an external disk drive that I regularly leave turned off because most of the time I dont use it. Maybe that saves a little wear and tear. Maybe its not enough to make a difference. Saves a little electricity, Id have to look up the power draw, but Im sure its pennies a month.

I almost had buyers remorse on this on two accounts: 1. I saw a quite similar looking thing on amazon yesterday after Id already ordered this for about half the price. 2. When I tried it out, I wasnt able to figure out how to use the little power buttons. I pushed them and nothing happened. I thought it was defective and/or very poor quality. Super irritated. But then I took a closer look and watched a YouTube review on this product. Turns out - to turn power OFF a usb port, you need to hold the power button for a moment - not just push it and let go. To turn power back on you dont need to hold it - pushing the button on a deactivated switch will turn its port on immediately. This design is really sensible because it gives you a much greater assurance that you will not accidently deactivate the wrong port - which could be pretty problematic if you were in the the middle of a dependent data write operation or video stream etc. I was delighted to figure this out and love the fact that I am only powering the ports that I am actually using. Great design there. Secondly - I started to pay attention to the charging port on the end. Because of its different coloring and unique placement, its hard to mistake it for a data port. Thats a helpful design element right there. And when I think about it - it is really helpful to have a port that only provides power and doesnt transfer data. Ive often wanted to power a device that I didnt want to start talking to my computer at that time - charging my phone or my dictaphone are examples. Now I dont need to be concerned with it - there is a dedicated port just for power, should I need it. Brilliant. I also like the way this thing looks on my desk. Turned out to be a really tidy little thing, and a great compliment to my Beelink mini-pc and I am not worried about the price. Ive gotten what Ive paid for enough times to suppose that for one reason or another, Im likely not to like the cheaper ones as much.

take 30 minutes just to transfer 1.5 GB data file over USB 3.0. It is slow as USB 2.0. Beside that great value for the hub. So i just leave it as neutral review.

Looks great. Use great.

7 ports can be turned off unused ports individually, has a power cable for wall connection or usb can be attached to computer, usb wall socket or other electronic with usb connecter, can be used in cars, very convinient for gaming or office charging phones, tabs, etc.

Fantastic but no way to turn off the blue light. It lights up the whole dang room. Wish there was a way to subdue the light without having to disassemble and unplug it. Review form asks for me to rate the camera. There is no camera. Other than that it is a great USB bus. Super fast data. Very flexible. Plug it in at the airport and you will make eight friends real quick.

Works well - I now have enough ports to do anything including charging multiple devices.