CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
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Customer Review: Valuable addition
Summary: 5 Stars
Extra USB ports are always useful and this one provides a set of seven USB ports. There are three ports on each side of the device and one on the front directly below its indicator lights. These ports accommodate normal USB connectors however; the extra wide connectors will reduce the number of devices used at once, but it's still an excellent choice. I have not found any fault with my USB hub at this point and it used extensively on my system. This device would be a welcome and reasonably priced addition to anyone's system.
CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
Customer Review: Great little gadget
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great product. It does what it says, no more and no less. It takes up very little desk space, and so far it has accepted every gadget that I've plugged into it, include a headset for use with Skype, a first generation iPod shuffle (the big one that covers two USB slots), a hard drive, a keyboard with mouse, and a Blackberry. In every case, it charges the item when needed, and signals my laptop that the device is attached.Customer Review: Becoming more of a neccessity.
Summary: 4 Stars
Because of proliferation of USB based products, the USB hub is now more neccessary than ever. If you have multiple USB based devices (printers, keyboard, mouse, flash storage, USB speakers, iphone/ipod jack etc) and want to consolidate all your devices into a one single hub, then this hub does its job well.
This devices works equally well both in Windows (Vista) and Mac OS (Leopard and Snow Leopard).
It is about half the size of a medium sized hand.
Each USB port has its own dedicated LED light. The LED light indicators, however, are little brighter than I would like. It MAY bother those who are extremely light sensitive while sleeping. But a cheap way to alleviate such a problem would be to cover the LED lights with tape.
I used this device as a hub for all my USB devices for my MacBook Pro (2009) and the device works flawlessly, including for my USB speakers.
Customer Review: Works Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used these hubs for several years and they all work great! No problems at all. Very Reliable. Whenever I need another hub, I just get one of these! I currently have four and will be getting another one today. No problems at all!Customer Review: Powered USB even when computer is off! 500mA each port.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a 4 port USB hub (also powered) from DLINK. However, that hub would always turn off when the computer was turned off. It wouldn't charge my devices when the computer was off. Also I had a growing list of USB charging/syncing devices.
The devices that are being used to sync/charge are:
Amazon Kindle 2 Charge/Sync
USB 2xAA Battery Charger
Bluetooth Headset(BlueAnt) Charger
Vado HD Charger/Sync
BlackBerry Tour Charger/Sync
iPod Shuffle Charger/Sync
All 6 items charge/sync completely. They also all charge even when the computer is off. Which was the most important thing I was looking for.
Some of the reviews on this site is conflicting because some people say it doesn't charge when the computer is off. That is not true. It does charge your devices even when the computer is off.
I haven't had a chance to test transfer speeds, but I can guess it will be like any other USB 2.0 hubs out there.
This hub is extremely small, even compared to my original 4 port USB hub.
I was surprised it used a mini USB port to USB to connect from the hub to the computer.
The 7 port hub manual also states that it has 500 mA for EACH PORT. Which is enough to charge most USB devices. All my devices charged at a normal rate. Although, my Blackberry Tour was being charged a bit slow compared to a dedicated power adapter (but this was expected...). This isn't a problem for me because I wanted something to charge my devices over night.
It cut down a lot of charging adapters for me. Also, I feel it's more green because I can have all 6 devices plugged in and if I'm not using it, I can just unplug the adapter for the USB hub cutting all the power to the devices.
The 7 port hub was tested with a MacBook Pro (Early 2008) running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Hope this helps!