Belkin USB 2.0 Plus Hub (7 Port) F5U307-WHT

List Price: $49.95 Discount Price: $29.99

Features:

• Adds up to 7 USB devices to your computer
• Features 2 top-load USB ports for quick access
• Includes an internal weight and stay-put pads to keep Hub anchored to the desk
• Requires no external power supply (for most devices)
• Prevents damage to your computer and devices with over-current protection

Customer Reviews:

Will NOT charge iPhone or iPod when the computer is off [Posted on 2008-04-17]
This hub will NOT charge your iPhone or iPod when the computer is off.

The computer must be be ON in order for these devices to charge.

**Other USB devices may charge but the iPhone looks for "permission" before it starts charging when connected to a hub, to get permission it needs the computer to be on. Hubs are pretty much all the same in this respect...even though the hub is connected to an AC adapter, it will not necessarily charge your USB device. It depends on how "smart" the USB device is.

Now it's different when you plug an AC adapter to the end of the iPhone USB cable, in that case the iPhone recognizes that it is connected to an adapter and not a USB port/hub and will just charge.


Also, Belkin e-mailed me and said the manual is not correct. All seven ports operate at USB2 speed.

Thank you for contacting Belkin Customer Support and for your patience.

Hello,

The information regarding the four ports are at high speed (480mb) is an error in the manual. All 7 ports are designed for high speed connection (USB 2.0 connection).

Good Day,
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Does the job, helps minimize cable clutter [Posted on 2008-04-21]
I was tired of the cable clutter to my iPods, printers, etc. coming out of the front of my older D-link 4-port hub. I bought this as it has 5 ports on the back to keep cables of items that I have permanently plugged in (like printers and drives) out of the way. It is somewhat heavy and has non-skid rubber pads so it does not slide around on the desk. Additionally, it has 2 easy-access convenient ports on the top for the temporary use of USB key drives, digital cameras, and the like.

My only gripe is that it seems to me this hub could have been designed for more than 7 ports, as there is a lot of space on top and the front that could have been used for more USB ports. I always seem to get more and more USB devices, and I would certainly have bee interested in buying a version of this with more than 7 USB ports.

SATISFIED ENOUGH TO PURCHASE ONE MORE [Posted on 2008-04-27]
I'M SATISFIED ENOUGH TO PURCHASE ONE MORE Belkin USB 2.0 Plus Hub (7 Port) F5U307-WHT. WHAT'S TO SAY, I'M MORE THAN SATISFIED.
BOB MAURER

Good and Solid! [Posted on 2008-04-29]
I have had many of the USB hubs, but this one works great and looks good!

Somewhat unreliable [Posted on 2008-05-02]
The Belkin 7-port is a fairly good product; however, unplugging portable USB drives and/or other devices while computer is sleeping can crash the computer. Aside from this faulty design, it performs well.

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