Pros & Cons
Pros
I have six x 5tb hard drives permanently attached to my computer using this hub--and occasionaly add a seventh hdd for special use. The only negative is that my boot time is slowed by about 20 seconds due to the huge number of partitions. If you need ... Read More
The design is nice and it's really cool that you get a mounting panel. I have it mounted on my desk curtain so it is out of the way. Nice cables as well.
It is well built and has a nice solid feel. Can't say enough good praises about this. Does the job nicely.
Cons
I have random issues with my headset which works fine if i plug it in to the laptop. It looks great but not functional at all.
Highlights
Quality
Good quality, fair price and it arrived ahead of schedule.
Very good build quality and the wall mount is awesome.
I went with the metal option, and i like that it comes with a metal mounting bracket as well.
Packaging/appearance
I have it mounted on my desk curtain so it is out of the way.
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- This product had a total of 636 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 23 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It would be nice if the power adapter was smaller
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was able to get it to work with debian linux and kernel version 4
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Well i only owned one other one but it was a 10 year old usb 2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Reason why most hubs can only handle a few peripherals at a time is because your hub is using your computers power in order to power itself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So having owned it for 4 years now 2021 it finally crapped out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Still works for basic stuff but no longer recognizes external drives
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I guess this is average for the price range would have expected more like than a paltry 4 years for a usb hub
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had to send the first one back as we received a knockoff instead of the startech one but that was easy and quick