D-Link7 Port Usb 2.0 Hub (dl-dubh7)

I originally bought this hub to add extra USB2 ports to my rather old and creaky Windows XP PC which I use for legacy software reasons. As expected when the hub was connected it was recognised by XP and installed without any problems what-so-ever (no additional driver needed).However when it come to actually using the hub some of the devices that I connected, namely a 3.5” USB Floppy Drive (yessss, I know !!) and a rather old USB Freecom Toughdrive had problems. In both instances the devices would periodically (and quite often) disconnect and then re-connect while in use. Other devices such as Mice, Keyboards, Trackballs, USB Pen Drives, Printers, and indeed the hub it’s self, would stay connected without any problem. I had a feeling that the problem lay more with my PC than the hub it’s self since these problems with the Floppy Drive and the Toughdrive would arise even if connected directly to my PC USB ports (one of the reasons for buying this hub in the first place). I therefore put my problems down to experience and decided disconnect the hub from my PC and put it into storage.However some months ago I built myself a new Ryzen based PC running 64bit Windows 10 Pro and decided to give this USB hub another go and I have to say that, so far, it has performed brilliantly. Obviously installation on Windows 10 was completely painless and any device which I connect to the hub, including the aforementioned USB Floppy Drive and the Toughdrive, run perfectly without any problems at all. The hub it’s self has so far proved totally reliable with no drop-outs or disconnects, despite having being powered-up pretty well permanently for the last 7 months or so. The fast charge ports work fine and come in handy when it comes to charging phones and tablets.Should things change for the worse I will update my review and rating accordingly but as of this moment I am more than happy to award this good quality, compact, neat and reasonably priced USB2 hub a five star rating – at least when connected to a Windows 10 based PC !RegardsAde.

I bought this product as I needed additional USB ports on my Mac Pro and I wanted something that was more reliable for use with several bus powered hard drives. There are plenty of USB hubs to choose from, and whilst there are now USB 3 hubs with additional features such as lights and on/off switches I understand that many of these can be unreliable when using USB hard drives.I am happy to say that this product functions perfectly. I am using several external hard dives, some bus powered, and all work perfectly all the time. I am also using a wireless mouse adapter and a keyboard and have experienced no issues whatsoever.The device itself is very neat and compact, especially given the fact that there are 7 ports. The bottom of the device has little rubber feet which prevent it from slipping and sliding around on my desk which is a very nice touch.The included cable to connect this to the computer is a decent length however the power cable which is also included is fairly short. This was not a major issue for me but might be something to consider.Two of the ports are dedicated for charging and I use these to charge my Nintendo 3DS and my Bluetooth headphones, again this works perfectly and I have had no issues at all.Overall this is an excellent product if you are looking for something functional and reliable and DLink are an excellent brand to choose for these types of products, I have previously purchased networking equipment by them and have always found it to be of excellent quality as well.

Was a very nice little hub, I wanted this hidden out of the way using retractable cables, at first it was excellent, charging times matched my previous fast charger, plug in my phone or tablet and from 0 to 100% charge said 2 hours'ish which I was very happy with but I noticed it seemed to take longer and longer but still said 2 hours to fully charge when plugging my phone in, I then noticed, if I plug the phone it it would say 2 hours to charge but if I checked the screen a few minutes later it had changed to 7 hours, my tablet went up to 12 hours, tried different cables and different devices but it did the same on all. My normal charger works fine with any cable so I have returned this hub.

I have a surface book so needed extra ports for my webcam and wireless mouse/keyboard so this seemed to fit the bill. Product works well on initial connection but if you go away from your laptop for a bit it will disconnect and not work meaning you need to turn it on and off again which is highly irritating. I would not recommend

I chose this because I have used their products before. However, whilst it was easy to set up and use, it has only lasted 18 months. Throughout that time, their have been intermittent failures of ports. I have not used it excessively and never used it to charge devices. It is permanently connecting and disconnecting (causing that annoying bleep). It looks as though I need to start the search for a reliable hub all over again!