Review on atolla Powered USB Hub with Long Cord - USB 3.0 Hub for Data Transfer and Charging with 4 + 1 Ports, 15W Power Supply Adapter, and 3.3ft USB 3 Extension Cable by Eric Rodriguez

Love this USB hub! Some of its advantages: extra power bank, USB 3* speed, extra charging port, small size and long extension cable for USB 3. The extra power bank is great for charging your devices without having to connect it to a computer and can work perfectly without power supply to connect devices to your computer. It doesn't matter much as transferring a 1.8GB file through the hub took just 12 seconds longer than directly through the USB port on my computer. It's very unlikely that the extra 12 seconds is extremely critical, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. But keep it just in case. A long USB 3 extension cable is useful if your device has a short cable or you need a longer cable to use or charge your device. The hub is small so you can easily take it with you. on the go or in my case on the edge of the desk. Let's not forget the usefulness of separate power switches for each port, so you can disable what you don't need. However, there are a few small downsides. The hub is a little light and the ports themselves are a little tight. The lightness of the hub is not particularly important to me because. I have it in an absolutely fixed place. However, when I used it on the go and didn't tape it to my laptop, the hub "floated" because the connecting cable is a bit stiff. This will probably resolve itself after a while. When I first tried to connect a USB drive I was a bit confused. I connected a flash drive, but the computer does not recognize it. It turns out that you need to gently push further into the connector until you hear a faint click, then the conductors are in contact. This is something to get used to, and it's probably the manufacturer's way of keeping the hub from letting go of the cable. As annoying as it is at first, it doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. Finally, it seems a bit cheap, but I really can't complain about the price. it works as expected. Its cable is a bit stiff and its USB 3 speeds are underused, but it gets the job done and has great features.