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Unit is solidly constructed and works well. This hub is an inexpensive way to add seven USB ports to a computer without installing an internal expansion board.
I also don't like my Belkin laptop cooling mat. After the first week or two of use, I kept getting the message, "Your USB device could perform faster." I now wish I would of gotten another product. It won't let me use any 2 ports that are pointing toward each other.
I bought it from Target for 30 dollars, I think. It won't power my portable HD at all. I have had this for a few months now.
It's very flimsy. I am never buying another product from Belkin ever again. I'm still using it, and it's my first USB hub.
I hate this thing.
Better plastic and a few more plugs and ill buy another~ It was okay Im still using it right now just because it has cheap plastic dont mean i wont use it and just toss it aside.
The only improvement I would make would be some way to adhere it to the side of my computer so that it would be removable when necessary. I use it for the stuff that will stay plugged in, like the webcam and speakers, leaving the ports on the front of my computer available for things like my iPod and such. I like this hub very much. It lets me plug in my stuff and clear my computer area of wires and such.
And just today when I plugged in my iPhone, my mouse froze up and my entire screen turned a lovely shade of pink. I can't believe Amazon is trying to sell it for almost $30. The other half the time, the device I plug in will be "ejected" out of the blue. Whenever I plug in a USB device to it, it freezes my mouse and my keyboard.
If I could rate it zero stars, I would. I had to force-restart.Do yourself a favor and buy something a little more expensive and more reliable. I guess it's great if you want something for target practice or to chuck across the room when you're POed, but other than that it's completely useless. This thing is a piece of junk.
Half the time the device I plug in will not be recognized by the computer (Mac), meaning it won't be detected at all. Im planning on going back to the store and spending the $50 on the high quality USB Hub I was going to purchase originally. I bought it at an electronics store near me for $15 and well, you get what you pay for. I wouldn't pay that for this thing if my life depended on it.
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