IOGEAR GUH275 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub

I was pleased when I got this hub at its size and design, since I needed to do some foreign travel. It seemed a good deal at $11. It ran rather hot from the beginning, but as the customer service man told me this was typical. However, after about eight months of use, it stopped being able to recognize anything but my mouse, including my external keyboard. I expect that this item really requires the optional external power adapter in order to run even a keyboard, but (1) that is not convenient for travel, and (2) at a hefty $17 plus shipping, the adapter cost dwarfs that of the hub itself. I ordered another model hub that, though a little more expensive, runs cool and well with multiple devices, even without an adapeter, and in any case includes as adapter with its price. I would not recommend this hub to anyone who had more than occasional use of multiple devices.

I'm very happy with this USB hub. It is simple and fast with no hassles whatsoever. The only thing I would change is to make the USB cable a little longer. The cable is long enough the way it is but doesn't leave much room. The good part about the shorter cable is that it fits securely into the hub housing for tidy storage.Great product overall!

OK so it CAN work if you leave everything alone. But man is it annoying if you ever need to plug in different devices.At first use I thought it was totally defective, then after moving it around a little I found out that when the usb cable is turned certain ways it disconnects everything!! That's a nice touch, especially if I were doing something important and lost data.Finally after moving it in just the right way, my devices started showing up but as soon as I need to plug something else in which requires barely moving the hub to pick it up and unplug, everything gets disconnected until I move it back into position.What a horrible product.

I liked this hub upon getting it and it loads very easily..just plug and play on XP, but it got very, very hot after just an hour or so and so I am shipping it back and hoping to find one that isn't such a hazzard. It sat directly on my desk and the underneith side was way too hot. After awhile, it would discolor my desk, if not dry/burn it. Sorry, the price was right, but the performance wasn't. Keep looking.

this hub is performing very well, considering it's low cost. I have 3 accesories regularly plugged into computer with 2 ports. so this is very handy. the first hub (same model) i purchased overheated and wasn't being recognized by computer, however, Amazon.com replaced it, free of charge, and it is now working just fine

Despite the fact that it lasted only six months, I'd buy another if it were still available for the same price.That being said, the short (less than one inch) permanently attached USB cable means that you will eventually put enough strain on it to cause it to fail.It's small and compact, but I would have preferred something larger that allowed me to provide my own mini USB cable to connect to the computer.

Great little hub for a desktop or laptop computer. The size makes it prefect for travel or placement out of the way on a desktop. You can us this hub in a powered or unpowered mode. This makes it one of the best hubs I have ever owned. I would buy one again!

It works fine, but the very short cord makes for some tricky wire configurations when full.