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I've had this hub for a month and a half, and so far so good. The light on top *is* kind of silly, since it's always on, even if the hub is unplugged. Most other seven-port hubs have such negative reviews that I was going to try to get by with a couple four-port hubs instead. A few reviewers mentioned that the hub slides around in its base. I spent more to get it from Amazon, rather than buy.com, because Amazon gives a little more time for returns and has a good reputation for standing by their products. Apparently, Cables To Go heard the complaints: My unit came with a sticky pad to adhere inside the base to make the fit secure. I have a variety of USB 1 and 2 peripherals hooked up to it, and the 2s (three hard drives and a scanner) seem to work at full speed. It doesn't bother me because it's lost in the tangle of cables and peripherals behind my notebook.
(I don't know why anyone would actually want the drive to slide around. To each his own). The reviews for this unit, however, made it seem like a reasonable risk. I'm happy with this hub and recommend it to others.
The great thing about the mounting bracket is that you can slide the hub out of the bracket at any given time when you need to. Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 hub a great product. There are four ports to the rear and three in the front. Its sturdy slim elongated aluminum case construction gives it some weight and durability. Mounting screws and bracket (included) provide a means for securing this device to a desktop or like I have done, to the side of my desk where it is out of the way yet still very accessible. A LED light on top provides a light blue luminance indicating power is on. It is less costly than other 7 port hubs that I have shopped for and I believe to be the best.
Its a a great Hub and I would recomend it highly to others. I recieved the new one the very next day and the light did work on the new one.
Well I had read the reviews and the main complaint I read about was that the blue lite was way to bright ,some said it was blinding ,others said it wsa so bright they could use it for a night lite. When I first recieved my hub from Amazon/Cables To Go ,I was excited to hook it up and use it for a couple of accessories I had to plug into it.
Well I right away sent an email off to Amazon Customer Service and the gave me a return postage paid reciept to returrn the one I recieved and said they would send a new one to me. Well my PC color scheme has blue lighting ,my keyboard is a Logitech G-15 in which all the keys are backlite in blue.
Would'nt you knoww it the lite on my new hub was non-functionial I tried pluging it into differant sockets and still no light. Let me tell you the lite is in no way a distraction or to bright ,I cant believe how much some exaggerated about the lite.
Take Care Nick
This is a very sturdy design that stays in place. This is a definite upgrade from my old USB hub. The old one was lighter and moved around on my desk more. It is very sleek and looks very nice since I have a very dark brown desk. It is the perfect combination of functionality and style.
I've had this hub for about 3 months now, and it's made my computing so much more convenient. Switching between laptops is a breeze - I have one USB port to disconnect to instantly use my keyboard, mouse, etc. on either PC or Mac in one step.
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