Belkin High-Speed USB 2.0 7-Port Mobile Hub
by Belkin Components
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Customer Review: Black Magic
Summary: 5 Stars
This little guy is pure magic and solves the problem I was facing admirably. I have an HP Pavilion laptop that I use pretty heavily; it has 4 USB ports and I was finding that very restrictive given the number of things I plug in at my base station. My list of peripherals include: Logitech Nano mouse, iPod, laptop cooling pad, Cannon printer, SimpleTech remote hard drive and an Hauppauge WinTV-HVR. That makes 6 items for 4 ports, then add the thumb drive that I use pretty regularly and I was doing a lot of USB port swapping (not to mention the constant daily ritual of unplugging in the morning and replugging at night).
This hub solved those problems, I run smoothly with all of the peripherals connected to the hub (the mouse dongle stays on the laptop, it is so small that there is no need to ever remove it). I unplug one connection in the morning and replug it at night; the direct power to the hub means I can charge my iPod even without the laptop. The only negative that I have at this point is the cord length on the power supply (I think it is less than 3 feet); thankfully I have a plug close to my desk and the USB cables are all long enough to reach.
Bottom line, nice glossy black finish, powered USB 2.0 hub, saves me time and clutter around my laptop, well worth the price in my opinion.
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Customer Review: Perfect for low-power and self-powered devices
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had zero trouble with my Belkin hub. I use it with my unibody MacBook Pro, a pair of external hard drives and the Korg Nano Kontrol, Nano Key and Nano Pad controllers.
Several other reviewers have complained about the short power cable. Since my external hard drives have their own (required) power bricks, and the Korgs are very low power devices, I haven't needed to use the Belkin brick. Rather than complain about the brick's cable, I would rather Belkin just not include it.
If this hub was lost or stolen, I would buy another one.
Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good USB hub. Several USB devices can be plugged into the hub without plugging the USB hub into an outlet with the power cord (which I agree is a little short.)
These can most likely be plugged in without powering the hub: Wireless mice, wired mice, usb headsets. I have a Microsoft Wireless mouse and I can use it with the hub without plugging the hub in to an outlet.
iPods and external hard drives can be plugged in to the hub, but you have to plug the hub into an outlet.
I would say that any solid state hardware can be plugged into the hub without powering the hub. Solid state hardware is hardware without motors and moving parts. iPods and external hard drives have motors which move the drive head to read and write data so that's why you need to plug the hub into an outlet.
I also have a wireless number pad which works very well with this hub.
This is a very excellent product and I recommend it.
Customer Review: Does the job perfectly
Summary: 5 Stars
If you need a USB hub (we all could use one to be honest) then please, look no further. This little hub has saved me. I do most of my work from my laptop and therefor have all my peripherals plugged into it. With only 3 USB ports on my laptop I was hot swapping peripherals as I needed them. With this little beauty, I have no more need for that.
PROS: Packing 7 USB ports and having it's power source this thing is beautiful. I have a Logitech MX510 Mouse, Dell Printer, External HDD, iPod, 8gb thumb drive & LED Light all plugged into this bad boy and nothing skips a beat. The plastic is durable and has a nice contoured look to it. Even the cable length (which can be quite short on hubs) raises no complaints.
CONS: None so far.
A definite buy whether you're mobile like I am or tied down by a desktop. Not to mention Belkin has been in the computer accessories department a long time and they know how the game is played.
Customer Review: Full power
Summary: 5 Stars
I ran out of ports on my PS3 and was looking for a powered hub to extend it. As a geek with an engineering degree, I read the USB standard. The voltage level is 5V and the maximum amps spec'ed is 0.5A. So 2.5W/port. This has 7 ports and I checked the "wall-wart" specs for this unit and it does provide 17.5W to the hub. The key problem with most hubs is that they either are "vampire" powered, dependent on your computer, or that the power they provide is less than what the USB standard says it should be.
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It is true that many devices do not follow the USB spec and draw more power. Most famously Apple's iPod and iPhone devices, but also most smartphones that charge via USB. So it is possible to come up with more power draw than this hub can provide. And a word to the wise: cheap car chargers will provide more than 5V and can damage your equipment.
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