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I have had this little thing for about 2 years now, but unlike some people here said, it has never failed on me. It gets pretty decent speeds, and is perfect to carry around with a laptop.The only slight problem I have with it is that it tends to get very hot sometimes, especially when there is more then one thing plugged into it.
Despite the fact that it lasted only six months, I'd buy another if it were still available for the same price.That being said, the short (less than one inch) permanently attached USB cable means that you will eventually put enough strain on it to cause it to fail. It's small and compact, but I would have preferred something larger that allowed me to provide my own mini USB cable to connect to the computer.
3.5 starsI'm not quite sure what in the world some of the reviewers here are plugging into this hub, but it never gets hot. That sounds like a big deal and it definitely can be if you have your data that's just critical. If you're looking for something a little more stable on the connects and disconnects, give another hub a try before this one. Are you kidding. Not really because of overheating but because it was just a POS whose ports started acting strange after like 3 weeks. Anyways, I digress. Hot enough to burn. I've got music on my lone external connected to it so it doesn't matter.Works well for the money.
Picked this little thing up for $20 at microcenter and it's been pretty good. I agree with the reviewer below me in that it is rather finicky when you plug in new things to it and will sometimes disconnect your devices in the process. -Travis4-24-09edit: (I wish you could edit your stars too).I downgrade this review to 2/2.5 stars out of 5. Lame.
OK so it CAN work if you leave everything alone. But man is it annoying if you ever need to plug in different devices.At first use I thought it was totally defective, then after moving it around a little I found out that when the usb cable is turned certain ways it disconnects everything. That's a nice touch, especially if I were doing something important and lost data.Finally after moving it in just the right way, my devices started showing up but as soon as I need to plug something else in which requires barely moving the hub to pick it up and unplug, everything gets disconnected until I move it back into position.What a horrible product.
Great value for the money, very small and compact, travels easily. The only negative I have is the perceived long-term quality of the plastic used.
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