decent USB hub - Page 1
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author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2014, 07:55:35 pm
content: HiAnyone recommend a quality usb hub. I need at least 7 ports. I do not want anything that costs a lot of money but I want it to be reliable and something that will last.http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/pc-accessories/usb-expansion-hubs/external-expansion-hubs/advent-hb312-7-port-usb-2-0-hub-13828377-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~Home+%2f+PC+Accessories+%2f+USB+Expansion+Hubs+%2f+External+Expansion+Hubs~13828377http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Star-Tech-Hub-7-ports-USB-2-0-Hi-Speed-USB-NEW-/121337985320?pt=UK_Computing_FlashDrives_SM&hash=item1c404eb928Seen these two so far but never used either of them.Thanks allTrev

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2014, 09:35:15 pm
content: I needed a quality USB hub to be placed 5m away from the host and landed onthis one. It is a workhorse.I was told thatthisandthisare really good quality, but expensive.(edit: just noticed that one of them is the same as you posted. Duh!)

author: bernroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2014, 05:17:13 am
content: These Startech hubs are crap, I ordered one recently though amazon and once opened I realised that they are the same as all the other one hung low cheap brands, with one exception: They come with a metal case...I need many USB ports on my bench and I tried many other brands too like Belkin (the 3rd one felt out of service recently)Take a look to Moxa USB Hubs, like the U-Port series. They are not cheap but they claim to be very reliable.I ordered two of them via eBay and I will report how they are built and how they perform once I get them on my bench.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2014, 10:21:59 am
content: Thanks for the comments.I think the D-Link looks to be what I wanted to pay and should be of decent enough build quality. As rsjsouza has used it without problem its probably a safe enough bet.Trev

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2014, 10:23:08 am
content: And then I saw...http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006TTA75Y/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i4?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0S926CREBVC32EZHYFG6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294USB 3.0 . Reviews all look good

author: bernroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2014, 06:56:42 am
content: Attached a picture of the internals of a Moxa U-Port USB 2.0 hub which I just received yesterday.Just to complete my last post.Supply is 12V which is internally downconverted to 5V. They use a nippon chemicon output cap (the others are "jackxon") and other brand parts like SMSC hub IC and LT switching regulator.Overall build quality is good, all data lines have a protection diode attached to and seperate overcurrent protection (micrel part). Every port has its own "ready" and "fault" LED.I hope this hub will last longer on my bench

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2014, 07:43:34 am
content: It looks very decent, thanks for posting.

author: suicidaleggroll
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2014, 10:29:43 pm
content: I have an Anker 13-port on my lab bench:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSLMTQ8/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1It's built like a tank and the company seems to be on their game when it comes to ensuring customer satisfaction. About a week after I received it from Amazon I got an email from Anker asking if I had used it yet and had any impressions. I hadn't used it yet and didn't respond. A few weeks later I received a follow-up email reminding me of their their 18-month warranty, and asking if everything was working well with the device and if I had any questions or problems to contact them. They were both standard template emails, but it was still nice to see a company care enough about customer satisfaction on a measly $80 product to even bother, and chances are I'll be buying a lot more from them in the future because of it.

author: david77
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2014, 10:53:15 pm
content: I use this one in the lab. It just works and I could screw it down underneath a shelve so it's not in the way like most of these awful soap box type of USB hubs.http://www.exsys.ch/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=210&language=en&zenid=8b632fa029f78beb61f19c981be99e28

author: Alexei.Polkhanov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2014, 01:25:05 am
content: I am curious what are these components on photo? Isolation amplifiers or something else?

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2014, 02:07:10 am
content: Since one of the leads is connected to the voltage going into the port, it's probably a power management chip for a pair of ports - current sense, limit port to 1-2 A, stuff like that.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2014, 11:10:05 pm
content: High side power switch and probably current sense. The small component will be a diode package for ESD protection.