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Review on πŸ’» Rybozen 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub: Aluminum Data Hub with 5V/4A 20W Power Adapter & 4.9Ft USB Cable – Ideal for Desktop PC/Laptop by Tom Bailey

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great when it works

I'm a game developer so I have a keyboard, mouse, 2 joysticks, USB monitor/keyboard, USB hardware controller and my phone (7 devices) connected to this hub. Initially, everything worked perfectly - no lags, no bugs, and everything that needed power had enough power. Sometimes one of my joysticks died and required a reboot. At first I thought it was a joystick and just lived with it. Then my keyboard started behaving - it worked fine until I pressed a key combination like alt-tab or cntl-c, then stopped working until I turned it off and on again. A few moments ago the entire hub just died. - No device works and nothing is powered by USB. Turning off power and USB didn't help. None of them change the USB ports. I have to assume the device is dead. Revane sends a new one. Fingers crossed it works better. Update: The power supply just isn't up to the task. The new one also failed, although it took much longer. To be clear, the hub still works, but it can't power some things. For example, when I plug in my phone to charge, my USB monitor stops working. This hasn't happened in the last month, but the PSU seems to have degraded to the point where it's no longer providing enough power to run 7 devices.

Pros
  • Plug & Play: Hot Swap. The upgraded 20W (5V 4A) power adapter ensures safe and stable data transmission for all connected devices.
Cons
  • So So