Plugable 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub with 36W Power Adapter - Driverless - Effortlessly Connect Devices and Transfer Data at High Speeds

I am impressed! I had 3 peripherals that I had been connecting and disconnecting as needed, and of course always had to turn off the computer to do so. I set up this port, turned on the computer and it was recognized right away...then, the real test, I connected my back up drive (2T), my data drive (1), and my old cd external drive. One by one they each appeared in the drive list! This is great and all without any errors. Thank you Plugable!

I've bought two of these now. They are well made and come with a decent power supply. The case is plastic but plenty strong. Power switch on the back powers the whole unit; the individual ports do NOT have on/off switches. The included USB 3 cable is nice and thick. The unit is a simple rectangular design that allows you to stack a couple of them if you need a whole lot of ports. I like that the power cable and USB in are on the back: that allows you to mount it on the back of your desk neatly allowing access to the extra ports. I had an issue with the second unit (after a couple months of use it would not talk to any computer I tried plugging it into) and the return/replacement could not have been easier. Quick chat and email and they delivered a new, working one to me quickly and without hassle. Obviously I would have rather had a 100% dependable unit, but they made good quickly on the issue. I'll continue to buy Plugable products.

I just purchased my 3rd one of these. In my experience, they last about 2 years, and then suddenly die. As others have reported, the power supply is still good, it just randomly stops and won't turn on. That said, I'm buying my 3rd unit because, until it dies, it's incredibly solid. I know that sounds odd, but hear me out. In my situation, I plug in several hard drives and do a LOT of data transfer. With other hubs, I would experience random disconnects, and issues I couldn't quite pin down. Was the issue the hard drive? The USB/SATA enclosure? The hub? Well, turns out it was the hub. I used numerous other hubs from various other reputable brands. They would all exhibit these random issues. However, this Plugable unit does not. It's solid. All of those random disconnect issues completely went away, and I've been a happy camper. You forget it's even there. So yes, it does indeed die after 2 years. I really wish it would last a little longer than that. However, until that moment, it's very reliable. For that reason, I'm buying my 3rd one now. In my opinion I'd rather have a hub that's 100% reliable and then suddenly stops at the end of its life, rather than a hub that gives you random issues the whole time you have it.

Works! After a bad mic experience with a HyperX Solocast 2 (which this Hub was needed for), the hub worked well. No issues in setting up this attachment and truly needed since the 4 USB ports on my Dell only have 2 blue tab and 2 standard USB ports. This is a very useful utility.

Update 2: Plugable support was amazing--five star. They shipped me a new replacement USB hub in short order which works perfectly. Update 1: It worked perfectly for 18 months, then it stopped working (no, it's not the power adapter). So far Plugable support is *excellent*. This is a great USB hub. I'm thrifty; so instead of buying a new mATX case, I'm using an ancient eMachines case with only usb 2.0 ports on the front but significantly upgraded guts. This USB hub lives on top of the case providing USB 3.0 connectivity on all 7 ports as well as device charging via the outer two ports.

This has been a workhorse for my spouse's home office. We first bought one in 2022, and it worked flawlessly. We've connected a VGA monitor (USB-A to VGA adapter), scanner, and two printers (laser and thermal label printer) through the unpowered ports, which left us with the two powered ports for charging and an extra for a thumb drive. It worked flawlessly for 3 years. The original one stopped working last week. Not sure if it was just dead, or if it was the only house casualty of a power outage caused by high wind, but it was DOA. We looked locally for a replacement because we needed one fast, and could not find one that had this many ports for less than $150. Fortunately, I found one with fewer ports that could get my spouse through to a delivery of the new one. Highly recommended, it's the best one I've found for this price. I also appreciate the design, with the power plug on the opposite side of the USB plugs. The one I found locally has the plug jack on the same side as the USB ports, which is awkward to have on a desk.

This hub kinda sucks. Randomly turns off power to individual devices. Every few minutes I hear the windows "device attached/detached" sound. Same deal when attached to any of my Linux devices. I've had to use power splitters to keep essential storage devices powered, which works and demonstrates that the hub at least keeps the data-relevant pins connected despite turning off power. Works great when it does work, truly fast usb3 speed & awesome when transferring between two portable SSDs on the same hub, and ports 1&7 are definitely capable of 1.5A (I have a bunch of USB multimeters, I am a serious dork) which is nice... I just wish I didn't have to keep my essential storage devices on power splitters with a separate 5vdc power supply. Have a dozen of those darn things & about to order more :/ Gonna bite the bullet and buy a bigger fancier more expensive USB3 hub and relegate this one to use on a rarely used Pi4b. In summary, this is probably a fine hub for most users and the price is fantastic, but doesn't exactly work as hoped for me. Maybe defective, idk, but if it is then a non-defective one would probably work great. I let the return period lapse & investigating any potential warranty doesn't seem worth my time for a semi-functional device this cheap.

This unit arrived quickly, well packaged, and in excellent condition. The unit works perfectly as advertised, unless attached to a router port... Purchased this for use with the TP-LInk Archer C5400 w/USB 3.0. The ideas was to plug-in two 500gb laptop drives using the hub's external power supply. Attaching three different brand hubs stopped data transfer. Caution to TP-Link router owners: Even after significant time with TP-Link technical support, the router did not regonize the drive attached using this hub. Replaced the HDD with a 1GB thumb drive. Still did not regonize the hub devices. I also tired two other brand 4-port hubs both powered and passive. No luck. This review is to warn TP-Link router owners that TP-Link is not honest about the limitations of the USB ports on the router. The TP-Link router is underpowered and can only power a total of 0.86 mva to a single data device at a time. So any USB device(s) that rely on power to operate more than just communication is subject to the risk of not working. It's the router. Not this hub.

Excellent! from the minute I connected my devices (backup drives) it made a big difference of backup speed. No bottleneck anymore!! And a great function: the power button at the back. I don't have to disconnect my drives anymore. Just turn the hub on and off.

Muy confiable, estable, proporciona poder extra en dos de los 7 puertos y funciona excelente con una Mac 2018 y una M1. Yo tengo dos de estos conectados al modelo de la misma marca pero que es Dock station (Plugable 14 en 1 USB-C y Thunderbolt 3 Dock) y ademas dos hubs mas sin poder de 4 cada uno marca generico. Con eso conecto tengo 36 dispositivos conectados de manera MUY estable, ademas de dos monitores de 55" e interface de audio.

Easy installation and works well

Works great out of the box, and the BC 1.2 charging ports function as expected. Plugable's support and communication is also fantastic. The firmware updates, compatibility verification, and actual detailed information about the design and engineering of the products on their website is reason enough to choose Plugable over any of the other options. I used this to move all of my USB 3.0 devices from motherboard ports to the powered hub, as my HTC Vive was having random disconnection problems and sometimes one of the wireless receivers wouldn't be detected in it. Turns out I was actually out of USB bus power from the motherboard ports, and moving a bunch of devices to the powered hub fixed it all right up.

今までUSBでつながった印刷できないプリンターをこのセルフパワーのUSBハブにして悩みを解消。 PCからプリンターまでかなり離れているのでそのせいかなと思っていたいましたが、まさかUSBの電力不足とはませんでした。本当によかったです。