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Author: Demon
Subject: USB
Manufacturer: NA
Introduction and First Impressions:
USB Cameras, Drives, Mice, keyboards and the list goes on and on. Before you
know it you find yourself knee deep in USB devices when your motherboard like
most only came with two USB ports. So what ever shall we do Demon, you ask?
Sit there and suffer. That's right, suffer, because you can only have two USB
devices plugged in out of the thirty or so you have. =P Alright, I'm a loving
guy and you've been a good audience so far, so I have a solution for you. What
if you could use just one of your USB ports and have up to four devices plugged
into it?
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Enter the 4port USB hub, a simple yet ingenious device that lets you plug,
yep you guessed it, four USB devices into it, while only using one USB port.
This little guy is the perfect companion for any geek, allowing you to plug in
all these devices that you bought "just because". The device itself is light
weight and clad in an attractive silver plastic casing, with a red led that's
lets you know it's active and working.
From the
Manufacture:
Full compatible with USB specification V 1.1
Support
for both full speed (12Mbps) and low speed (1.5Mbps) devices
Support
self-powered and bus-powered mode
Self-powered and bus-powered are
automatically switching
Support hot plug and play
Test Rig
Gigabyte GA-7VTXE+ KT266A
WindowsXP
Pro
Installation
Installation is simple, you plug the
device into anUSB port (you do have one of those, right?), then plug the
power connector from the wall plug into the unit. Then you can hook up to 4 USB
devices to it.
Testing and Conclusion:
I tried the unit with a Digital camera, a
USB thumb drive, various game pads, and a couple USB Mice. All devices were
detected with no trouble and everything worked the way it should have. This is
simply a unit designed to fill very specific role and it does it well. The only
complaint I have is the cord on the unit itself is too short. If your computer
is under a desk you will find yourself climbing under it to unplug and switch
devices. This could become a real pain if you're constantly switching devices,
but it's nothing a USB extension wouldn't fix
Sexy Stuff:
4 Extra USB Ports
Simple Setup
Not so Sexy Stuff:
Wire on the unit itself is too short
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