Sabrent 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub with LED Power Switches, 2ft Cable, Slim & Portable, for Mac & PC (HB-UM43) Review

My original rating was 1 star - why? because I connected my Ipad and iPhone to charge. I was excited. The hub died 24 hours later. However, it was MY fault. I didn't understand that this is a hub, not a charger. I contacted Derek at Sabrent who apologized (although it wasn't his fault, I'm a stupid, clueless consumer) and told me about the different charging options. He told me about the Sabrent Multiport Charger and was able to offer it to me at a discount. I returned the original hub to…

As another reviewer noted, this hub has one critical flaw: even the slightest movement of the cable disrupts the flow of data/power, shutting down other devices. But in reality it's even worse. There are four power buttons, one for each port, but you'd better not dare to use them unless you boot with all USB devices attached and all power buttons and leave it at that. Otherwise, devices that are already on will be turned off by pressing any power button to turn on another device, as if you'd…

Junk, the hub is causing drives to spin down randomly. I have this to connect external hard drives (drives have their own power supply) to my SFF PC when encoding videos. I plugged it in, started programming, and after about 20 minutes of coding, I heard a Windows hardware shutdown beep, followed by an error beep from the next room. When I entered the room, the encoding program gave a file I/O error and crashed. After force closing and restarting the software, I found that the associated files…

I have revised this review: Sabrent made a great effort to quickly replace the original hub with a new one. The new one works great and the switches allow me to switch between USB inputs and still use the hub without power. USB 3.0 speed is fantastic. I have to thank Sabrent for their outstanding customer service on this matter. Flaws in the operation of the product, but this is how they are solved for the customer. Thank you Sabrent. My old rating is below. *************************************…

PERFECT 7 port hub with switch and USB3 power delivery! "Sabrent HB-BUP7 USB 3.0 7-port hub with separate power buttons, LEDs and 36W PSU" is the answer to my 3-year search for a switchable and powered hub that actually works properly with Windows 10 PCs is working! I've tried all the others, cheap and expensive, and they all didn't work properly with external hard drives. But THIS Sabrent hub finally allows me to reliably power external drives on and off without having to constantly plug and…