CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
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Customer Review: Best one I've owned to date, but still needs work
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned quite a few USB hubs and this one is, by far, the easiest to use I've had yet. Plug it in to the computer and hook up the AC adapter...and you're up and running. That's it, couldn't have been easier to install. It's also fast, one thing that used to drag my other hubs down was moving stuff from one external drive to another if they were both on the same hub. I'm not sure if this thing has some built-in feature for doing that in a cleaner way, but it is a lot faster than anything I'd seen before.
Pros:
- Fool-proof setup.
- Fast transfers, even from/to two things on the hub.
- Extra port on the front for easy access to USB flash drives.
- Durability. Working non-stop for over 16 months, not a single problem.
Cons:
- The cables plug into both sides of the hub, so even with the hardest bending of the cable you'd risk to route the wires, the width footprint of the hub goes from ~2 inches empty to OVER SIX INCHES! Redesigning this so the cables plug in on the back, or even angle the ports back at 45°, would go a long way toward reducing footprint.
- The lights never go off. They are on even if nothing is plugged into a port! I prefer the lights to be tied to data transfer, but at least they should only be on when something is attached to a port, right?
Even with the drawbacks, suffice it to say this has been in constant use on my desk for well over a year, and it's not going away anytime soon. I would recommend this hub to anyone.
Customer Review: Its a USB hub, not a Floorwax!
Summary: 5 Stars
I must have bought one of just about every powered, USB 2.0 hub on the shelf at Fry's and returned them, one by one, because I wasn't happy with them for one reason or another. Besides those criteria, I was looking for a hub that has both the power jack and USB upstream jack on the same surface of the housing, because I hated the ones that are small, but take up a big footprint on your desk because they have plugs sticking out of them on 3 or 4 sides.
While the CP-H720P does not meet this criteria, it uses that fact as an advantage. First, the housing can be mounted vertically in a weighted stand (provided) to minimize footprint. Then, it has USB downstream ports on both a forward and rearward facing edges, so that plugs for long term connections can attach to the back of the hub and the cables route out of the way, and plugs for temporary connections face forward for easy access. Arranged this way, the power and upstream plugs don't get in the way. But the best feature is the seventh port, on the face of the housing, which is great for frequently accessed flash drives.
On the down side, not so much. The power light is an intense blue LED that lights up my workspace when the lights are off. There are additional less-spectacular green LEDs for each of the downstream ports, but to my dismay, they are not activity indicators but power overload indicators, so they don't normally light up at all.
On the whole, I am very satisfied with this unit. It's a "keeper".
Customer Review: Lightweight and Needs Design Tweaking
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this several months ago after reading all the Amazon reviews. It works well with my 20" iMac and all the peripherals and cards I attach. I use it powered, and everything works all the time. I'd give it 5 stars except that it could has some minor issues with my desk and peripheral configuration. I know this would vary depending on how you're set up. I also run a Compaq Workstation and have a shared printer. Because of limited space, the USB hub has to sit edgewise to me. The power adapter fits into one side and the computer connection into the other. That means the hub is edgewise, and I have to do some bending over it to put cards in the edge that is now in the "back." Because it's next to a scanner, it has to be slid away before I can insert anything into the front slot. I know this a result of my personal set up, but if you wish the hub to face you, it must be positioned either to the right or left edge of your desk, depending on where your power source is. The weight of the base isn't all that great either, so if you have any stiff or heavy USB cables that are kinked, the base won't hold the hub on the table. I can live with it, I'm happy with the performance, and I didn't waste my money, but you may want to consider a hub with the power and computer cables going out the back, one that lays flat on your desk with all, or most of the ports facing you. I suppose none of these hubs are perfect for everyone. The main consideration is that everything I plug into it works.Customer Review: Great Little Powered Hub
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 running XP SP3 and wanted to connect a "WD My Passport Essential" to it. I was using a non-powered hub connecting an HP PSC 2210 all-in-one, a PS/2 keyboard connected by a USB adapter, and a USB mouse. When connecting the external hard drive (to the non-powered hub or to an available USB port) I kept getting a USB port overload message. I ordered my new CyberPower powered hub. I received it sooner than expected. I plugged it in, connected all my peripherals, and connected the hub to one of 2 USB ports. I booted up, then connected the external hard drive - worked like a charm! With 7 ports (and a free USB port on my laptop), I still have room to connect several other peripherals if I want. The hub takes up very little room and has a rubberized bottom to help keep it from slipping around. My only VERY minor complaint is that it has to be unplugged from the power to turn the hub off - it would be nice if it had an on/off switch. By the way, I love the blue light :)
Update: I now use this hub with a Dell Inspiron 1750 running Win 7 64-bit, which only has 3 USB ports. I have my printer plugged directly into one of the ports and the powered hub (with the keyboard and mouse) in another. This leaves 1 free port on my laptop for my new powered external hard drive and 5 free ports on the hub for my camera, non-powered external hard drive, and anything else I need. I still love the hub - and the blue light :)
Customer Review: Nice small package with 7 ports!
Summary: 5 Stars
With only two USB ports on the new Macbook air, I was looking for a product that would work with the new Macbook air and snow leapord. The Macbook is attached to a KVM switch and a usb network cable which left no USB ports. I needed to add a samsung SE-SO84D drive. The drive comes with two USB connections for additional power. I was torn purchasing this product as it has only 4 ports and now 3 would already be used, but I really liked the fact that the hub is forward thinking with USB 3.0.
After doing extensive research on the web, the two products I found equally promising were the Syba and the CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub. The CyberPower only supports 2.0 USB and lower, but it has seven ports. So I purchased both to do a bit of testing since the cost was low. Both were close in price. Amazon was selling the Syba for $26.99 and free 2 day shipping for prime members - great price.
I have connected the samsung drive and the KVM switch to Syba, and it is working flawlessly. In the end, the Cyberpower is performing just as well as the Syba hub and not surprising since the Mac Book supports only up to USB 2.0. I didn't need the Syba USB 3.0 until sometime in the future, where the additional USB ports on the Cyberpower will be useful now. Both are great products and work well with the Mac, KVM switch and Samsung DVD drive. In the end, if you have a 2.0 USB port, go with the Cyberpower.