CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub by Cyber Power
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Digital camera reviews of CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
Digital camera Review: Best USB hub to date
Summary: 4 Stars
Well the only thing that holds me from giving this a 5 star is there was no information provided as to the voltage requirements (since my requirement is 220~240V). Lucky for me it is dual powered - off the power adapter as well as off the usb cable.
The quality & function is perfect. I have not run into any problems to date. I run a 2 CPU setup using a switch - so I depend quite a bit on this hub.
This product is a must buy for all PC users.
Digital camera Review: Best buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Mate, indestructible, life time warranty, and a big bonus:
a stand-out USB port, on the top, to plug in your fat card reader
without overlaping the other six points.
Without a doubt the best high- speed 7-port USB Hub on the market.
Kills the opposition. SOOOOCK! BOOOM.
Take a bow Cyberpower.
John Macleod.
Digital camera Review: Best one I've owned to date, but still needs work
Summary: 4 Stars
I've owned quite a few USB hubs and this one is, by far, the easiest to use I've had yet. Plug it in to the computer and hook up the AC adapter...and you're up and running. That's it, couldn't have been easier to install. It's also fast, one thing that used to drag my other hubs down was moving stuff from one external drive to another if they were both on the same hub. I'm not sure if this thing has some built-in feature for doing that in a cleaner way, but it is a lot faster than anything I'd seen before.
Pros:
- Fool-proof setup.
- Fast transfers, even from/to two things on the hub.
- Extra port on the front for easy access to USB flash drives.
- Durability. Working non-stop for over 16 months, not a single problem.
Cons:
- The cables plug into both sides of the hub, so even with the hardest bending of the cable you'd risk to route the wires, the width footprint of the hub goes from ~2 inches empty to OVER SIX INCHES! Redesigning this so the cables plug in on the back, or even angle the ports back at 45°, would go a long way toward reducing footprint.
- The lights never go off. They are on even if nothing is plugged into a port! I prefer the lights to be tied to data transfer, but at least they should only be on when something is attached to a port, right?
Even with the drawbacks, suffice it to say this has been in constant use on my desk for well over a year, and it's not going away anytime soon. I would recommend this hub to anyone.
Digital camera Review: Better as a decoration than a hub
Summary: 2 Stars
If you want a hub to provide a great light show, this is the one. It works, but after one day I bought the Kensington Dome hub--much more useful and better designed.Digital camera Review: Beware --incuded power adapter is NOT 220-240V compatible
Summary: 4 Stars
Bought this hub for primarily overseas use. Typically what I find overseas is junk, and like other reviewers, I have tried just about everything out there and ended up returning them one and all.
Several of the reviews said an overseas capable power adapter (100-240V) came with the unit. That is evidently no longer the case as the unit I received (June 2010) arrived with an adapter rated at 100-120V (input) and 5V 3.6A (output). Apparently Cyberpower no longer supplies higher voltage capable power adapters with this unit. To get full simultaneous use from all the ports from a 220-240V source, you would either need to get an appropriate universal power adapter which can operate from 220-240 or a step-down transformer.
From their website, Cyberpower does not appear to offer a model of this hub with a 100-240V adapter.