Belkin USB 2.0 4-Port Ultra-Mini Hub
by Belkin Components
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Customer Review: Great portable USB 2.0 hub
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great little hub. Purchased it to go in my laptop bag but am now thinking of getting a second one to sit on my office desk. The unit has no problem powering both my 4GB Sandisk cruzer thumb drive and WD 250GB passport drive when connected to my MacBook Pro. I have not attempted to plug in more than one high-power device (read: external HDD) at a time, but it definitely has no trouble keeping up with the HDD I have. Other enclosures may draw more power than the WD Passport, which is why some people have reported that it doesn't work for them. So, your mileage may vary.
The red LED is a very favorable alternative than the piercing blue LEDs everything seems plagued with of late.
Overall, I am highly satisfied, especially for under $10.
Customer Review: Excellent non-powered hub; always works
Summary: 5 Stars
This little Belkin hub is great for a laptop with limited USB ports. I have a couple of input devices and a webcam (QuickCam 9000, also from Amazon) connected to my Belkin mini-hub, and the devices all work flawlessly.
As you can see from the picture, the cable that connects the hub to the computer is fixed. (This is convenient, though I sometimes wish it were longer, and since I keep my laptop on a stand, the hub ends up "hanging" down from the stand.) Though it was not clear from the picture, the hub actually has what seems to be a strain-relief connector at that corner shown where the integrated USB "cable" connects at the hub.
It looks great, is a neutral silver/black color and, in my few months using it, this hub continues to work superbly.
Customer Review: My Belkin USB hub arrived this morning.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've already plugged in my AT&T wireless unit and Kingston flash drive. This leaves two empty slots on the hub and two USB ports still available on my laptop. This means I can keep both my scanner and printer attached full time and no longer need to plug/unplug them. The hub is so small and takes up hardly any room on my work table. It's well worth the small price I paid.
J. A. Buxton
Either of my books listed below
would make an inexpensive gift
1,000 Words or Less - A Collection of Contest Entries
Home of the Red Fox
Customer Review: Excellent hub for airport extreme and MacBook
Summary: 5 Stars
I am using this hub for connecting both a printer and USB hard drive to my airport extreme and it is working perfectly (one note of caution, my hard drive and printer both have their own power supply- I have heard that this non-powered hub will not work for connecting a non-powered hard drive to Airport extreme, but can't verify that)
I have had this product for over a month, with no problems at all, just plugged it in and it worked. Now I can print and back-up wirelessly with my new MacBook. Fantastic solution for such a low price.
I guess the only possible problem with this device would be its short cord, but it is actually a positive for the way that I am using it, because I don't want a large amount of redundant cord piled up.
Customer Review: Compact, easy to install, multiplies USB connections
Summary: 5 Stars
The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Ultra Mini Hub turns one USB port into four. I especially like its compact size and that it does not require an independent power supply (i.e., no transformer cluttering up my power bar). It was securely packaged, installed in seconds on Windows XP, did not require a driver CD, and does not noticeably slow input/output from my USB devices (camera, DVD reader/writer, and backup archive). On the down side, any USB hub will suffer if several USB devices are connected with heavy, simultaneous and sustained traffic to/from the computer. I think the Belkin Hi-Speed USB port is excellent value for the price.