Kensington PocketHUB Mini USB 2.0 - hub - 4 ports

A useless hub

Advantages: Small, neat, 4 ports
Disadvantages: Useless

The sitecom 4 port USB2.0 pocket hub... probably the most useless thing I have ever bought. As USB hubs go, this one looks pretty reasonable, was priced fairly and the box led me to believe it would do what I needed from a USB hub, which i the same thing I would expect all USB hubs to do. Well I couldn't have been more wrong. On first impression it seemed ok. I plugged it into my pc and then plugged my USB mouse into the hub. Not a problem... everything as it should be. So that was that. I'd bought the hub and I was happy with it. No for long though. The surprise came when I plugged in my USB jumpdrive. The drive would not work and neither would the mouse. This seems to be a common occurance with having more than 1 item plugged into the hub. Email communication with Sitecom was most interesting. I was told by them that in most ...

skuzzle 07.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Sitecom USB 2.0 Pocket hub CN-032 - hub - 4 ports

General Hubub

Advantages: Small, USB2
Disadvantages: Spacing of the USB ports

USB has been a fantastic leap forward in the way we connect stuff to our computers. In fact, it's so good that it's almost become a victim of it's own success. Looking in my laptop bag, I've got a USB flash drive, a USB smart-card, a USB hard disk and a USB mouse - all of which I use on a regular basis. Looking at my laptop, I've only got 2 USB ports. Yes, USB is pretty good at plug'n'play so adding/removing devices isn't a huge problem. There are times, however, when I need to have more than two devices plugged in at the same time. I need more USB ports! Until laptop manufacturers see fit to build in more USB ports, I'm going to stick with my Belkin 4-port USB hub. Costing £20 from PC World (and probably a lot less form anywhere else), it's small enough to carry around, has it's own built-in cable to connect to the PC ...

LegendaryMrDude 25.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Pocket Hub - hub - 4 ports

Belkin Powered Hi-Speed USB 2.0 7-port Hub

Advantages: Fast USB 2 Hub, Ports well spaced out
Disadvantages: Only for Desktop PC's really, Must have adequate PSU

It should first be stated that this product is intended for use with a desktop computer and indeed it would only be practical to use it in such a manner. The hub comes with an AC adapter which has a good length cable to reach the mains socket. A USB cable is also included to connect the hub to your computer. The hubs cannot function without the AC power. There is nothing more frustrating than ports or sockets being too close together, meaning that large or bulky adapters or plugs can't fit in next to each other. This problem is avoided by the Belkin 7-port hub as the ports are well spaced out with four on one side and three on the other. There is an indicator light for each port to indicate whether it is working or not (on or off). There is no switch to turn off the hub - this would have to be done by disconnecting it from ...

patwanet 20.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 7-Port Hub - hub - 7 ports