Anker 3-Port USB 3.0 HUB with Gigabit Ethernet Converter (3 USB 3.0 Ports, RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, Windows XP, Vista, Win7/8 (32/64 bit), Mac OS 10.6+, Linux) - Black Review

This product is perfect for me as a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 user. I only have 1 onboard USB port and no Ethernet port. I bought this lovely Anker product and got tired of plugging in 2 USB sticks both 3.0 USB and copying a 4GB file from one to the other and the speed was perfect. I have 100MB/s internet service, so I also tried connecting an ethernet cable through Anker and the download speed hit 108MB/s, just like other PCs with built-in ethernet ports. I also tried connecting a Logitech…

Ok I am very impressed with this product. I've always respected the Anker brand for things like portable batteries and their quality powerline + USB cables. But I can add network adapters and USB hubs to this list. I bought this primarily for a physical ethernet port adapter for my surface pro 4 (running windows 10) and it worked straight away, I plugged in the usb port and when i grabbed the ethernet cable and plugged in windows was the device was already recognized and connected immediately…

Unfortunately, this does not work well when USB devices are connected to ensure stable data transfer. This affects the network connection. And now the network keeps disconnecting briefly, even when there is no data transfer. I switched to a different USB network key and the problems went away, so it's definitely a problem with that. It's a cool gadget, but it just didn't suit me. *** UPDATE *** Anker support contacted me immediately and advised that I may have a defective device. They offered…

I have other Anker products and they are all great but on this one the USB cable that came with it is starting to fail after 13 months of use - just sitting here at my desk at work. Loses connection regularly. At first I thought something was wrong with my MacBook Air's USB port, so I tried connecting other peripherals, but they were fine with that particular USB port. I then plugged that USB into other ports but the behavior was the same. I noticed that this USB connector was a much weaker fit

Anker worked really hard to fix this issue with me and I believe this is my issue with Surface Pro 5. The device works great with all of mine other laptops and has great speeds. I bought it for the ethernet port because the Surface Pro doesn't have one and also the design was well thought out because it also included a 3-port USB hub, which is also useful as the Surface Pro lacks in that area . Because of the design and all the help Anker tried to give me and their quick response to get my…

I have a new Dell laptop with no ethernet port and was thinking of getting one of these USB to ethernet gadgets but saw it for just a few bucks more and went for it because it I like the idea of getting USB 3 ports as I have a laptop that only has a regular USB 3 port. Note that Anker makes a very similar aluminum version (apparently designed to complement a Mac) and I thought about it but then realized the cable was pinched at the end of the unit and seemed a little flimsy and it was a problem

available For testing purposes in this test I connected 2 PCs to a gigabit switch. PC1 used an Intel I219-V Ethernet adapter while PC2 used an Anker3 port USB hub + Ethernet adapter. The ethernet adapter used in the USB hub has a model number: RTL8153 I have used this USB hub + gigabit ethernet adapter several times. It's been a few months now and so far the speed has been great and the reliability decent. It can support around 940Mbps download bandwidth, so almost full gigabit bandwidth after…

Notes (now that Revain has ruined so many people's work by deleting comments after reviews): 1. The commenter suggested that I should have just unplugged it first and plugged the USB port back in. Not true. This will cause you to lose all forensic data. They don't know if the problem is related to the hardware, the driver, the switch/router port the device is connected to, etc. This may be fine for a standalone PC used for Facebook and online gaming, but totally unacceptable for a work-class…