5 Ports USB 3.0 Hub

My first impression was that it looked good, was lighter than I expected and felt like a high quality item. It arrived rapidly, was carefully packed and came complete with power supply (I have not tried the latter). When connected to my computer it performs just as I had hoped it would. Data is transferred immediately from my external hard drive while music CDs play without delay from an external optical drive, both connected through this hub. My expectations were fairly basic, but this piece of kit exceeds them: it does what I want it to do and it looks and feels like something I enjoy using.

Best usb hub I have ever bought if I could give it 10 stars I would and it is fast makes my nvida shield run a lot faster if you are after a usb hub buy this one

I needed a powered hub to connect an audio interface and midi keyboard to my iPhone using a camera connection kit as the phone was unable to provide enough power to these devices on it's own. This powered hub worked a treat and can even charge the phone with the dedicated charge port. I chose this unit due over others the supplied USB cable is a decent length and can be replaced in future if need be. Other units have a fixed cable which can't. Also the unit was reasonably priced. I was surprised at the quality of this product. It feels like a premium product, well built and classy looking with LED lights to indicate which ports are activated. I'm happy with this purchase and would not hesitate to recommend.

The Good: * USB 3.0 ports are as fast as I expected AND I didn't need to use the 5V PSU even though I had a very long USB cable to my PC. Tops marks. I could have saved a few £££ by not buying the adapter version, oh well. * Neat/smart looks good. * USB to HUB Cable has a nice chunky/solid adapter (not like another version I have used which starts to wobble and lose connectivity over time) and I have faith in it. * Price is OK for a well made product that is quite functional and straightforward is it's use and it's relatively compact. The Bad: * It does state this BUT I saw 5 ports and I thought I would get 5 USB ports, I didn't: I got 4+1 'charging port' Why the charging port couldn't have carried data too I don't know. * The charging port varies in the power it provides. Right now it is slower than a standard port, my Samsung A53 (now 50% full) will take 4 hrs using the 'smart charging port' or 1½ hours using a standard USB port (and I get data). However I just plugged my phone in again it now states the same as a standard port (1½ hours). * The charging port is NOT a fast charging point and it should be. The Ugly: * There is no option to turn the lights off on the hub itself when the PC is off other than to trawl through your BIOS settings to find the relevant setting. At night I don't want bright blue lights staring at me. I could press the each port button to off, but I have my mouse and keyboard plugged in and I really don't want to do that every time. Also (at least with my motherboard) if a device is using power (like a phone charging or a USB light) it will keep the PC USB power UP even if you have deactivated it in the BIOS when you power down. For me, the Hub is worth more than 3 stars but a little less than 4 stars (so 7/10)

So the features I had to rate, were: Thickness - IT'S THICK AND CHUNKY. Check, 5/5 Sheerness - Honestly I have no clue what this means in this context, so it was unfair to give anything other than 5/5 Value for Money - I mean, I think so? Like if it cost less then didn't work it wouldn't be value for money, it's around the same price as every other powered 4 port USB 3 hub, so, like 5/5 again? It arrived in a box with 2 other items of a similar size, which had space for like 2 more, 3 laptops and a set of speakers, but luckily thanks to the life a tree gave, was all held in place with a LOT of brown paper. It comes in an unassuming brown box with a little folded piece of paper with words on it that I didn't read, a little business card with some incorrectly worded sentence, the gist of which was, 6 months extra warranty, a tiny wall wart psu and a short usb cable which I immediately discarded since I'd bought a much longer one so that I could place it where I needed it. Upon first turning it on, all the ports lit up blue. I only needed one for now, holding the button next to the ports I didn't need for approximately one second turned them off. I turn the one I DO use off when I don't need it, and switch it back on when I do, which happens instantly. So you're unlikely to accidentally turn it off and can turn it on without having to wait forever (1 second can be a long time if you're REALLY ready to do something). Not much else to say. I haven't plugged in an external drive yet, only an 88 key midi controller that's bus powered, and that works just peachy. Until proven otherwise, it seems to do exactly what it said it would. Oh, and don't forget it's REALLY thick.