Powered USB Hub, RSHTECH 4 Port USB 3.0 Hub Splitter Portable Aluminum USB Data Hub Expander with Individual On/Off Switch and Universal 5V AC Adapter, 3.3ft USB 3.0 Cable (RSH-516)

I have an older KATUMO 4+1 USB3 hub with LEDs for each port but 3x of the LEDs completely failed. Also, the older KATUMO turns ports on with a click button: tap = on, press and hold 2secs = off. For my old hubs ports with dead LEDs, it is hard to tell if they are on or off since the buttons give no indication as they just click. Note, when all the LEDs worked, they were very bright.The new RSHTECH RSH-516 USB3 Hub has buttons that extend above the hub slightly, when a port button is pressed down it turns the port on and locks at a lower level almost flush with the hub's body. Pressing the button down again will release the button back to it's higher level and turn the port off. What's really nice about the new RSHTECH buttons is *if* the LEDs fail, the buttons will physically indicate their state: pressed in = on, out = off.The RSHTECH LEDs are not bright at all unlike my older hub. If a USB cable is blocking my direct view of the LED, I can't see the blue light. This is what I want, a just bright enough LED for each port.Also, the RSHTECH has an aluminum body that is much smaller than my older 4+1 hub's plastic body. The RSHTECH also has a detachable USB3 data cable so I can use longer cables or a right angle cable if needed.I did some basic USB3 data speed tests using a USB drive and phone comparing a direct port connection and connection via the RSHTECH. The speeds were within 1%.Overall, this is just what I wanted: compact, LEDs that work and are not too bright, and buttons that indicate the power state.OLD HUBKATUMO USB3 Hub 4x data ports + 1x smart charging port with 3amp Power Adapterlooks very similar to Atolla Hub https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083XTKV8Vpurchased 2018.10button tap = onbutton press and hold 2seconds = offplastic bodyNEW HUBRSHTECH RSH-516 USB3 Hub 4x data ports with 2amp Power Adapterhttps://www.amazon.com/RSHTECH-Splitter-Portable-Aluminum-Individual/dp/B07HMZSRS7purchased 2024.091st button press locks button to lower position = on2nd button press releases button to higher position = offaluminum body

I needed a powered USB hub to add to my Mac. Only 4 hubs. Nothing too expensive. However, I wanted the best bang for the buck. I didn't want to overspend on a name brand if I didn't have to.After researching different hubs on Amazon for about 30 minutes, I stumbled upon this little guy that though it didn't have a lot of purchase history, it was rated well. At the time of purchase, there were only 5 reviews and they were all five 5-star. That was enough to motivate me to blindly purchase this hub.There really is nothing exceptional about this hub other than the fact that it works exceptionally well. I mean, it's well constructed but it doesn't look fancy. It's small. It's simple. It's the kind of thing you keep hidden away than out in the open.What I like about this hub is that it has on/off switches on every input. Why is this a great thing? With every USB device you plug into one of these hubs, it draws power and resources from your computer. You may not want 4 devices running at once. So, instead of plugging and unplugging each device you don't want to use, you instead just turn off a corresponding switch. Much easier!To date, no problems with this USB device. Every port works. It seems like it's going to hold up long-term.The only negative I can give is that the power plug has a very bright red light on it. If you can't hide it, it's going to cause some illumination issues.In all, yet another 5-star review for a great hub that you might have otherwise passed by for a name-brand. Go for this instead!

Powered USB hub works great with the Rocksmith instrument cable if you are having problems with the game registering the cable.

The build quality on this hub is excellent. It's heavy enough to not tip over with several cables plugged in, but not too heavy to carry in my laptop bag. I particularly like being able to switch ports on and off, which is one of the reasons I bought it. I had no problems simultaneously accessing my printer, scanner, external DVD writer, iPhone, Logitech headphones, and memory sticks. I'd have given this hub a solid 5 stars until I upgraded my headphones to a set of JBL Quantum 400s. It periodically dropped its connection at inopportune moments, requiring the headphones be unplugged and plugged back in, even if I shut all the other ports off, and regardless of whether this hub was connected or disconnected from its separate power supply. While this is clearly due to the connectivity design of the JBL headphones, it doesn't happen with my non-switched, non-powered Anker hub. Since of all my USB-connected devices I use my headphones most, I had to go back to the Anker. Meanwhile, this RSHTECH hub sits in my laptop bag awaiting a less challenging application. I don't take my JBL headphones with me on the road, and I know this hub works with every other USB device I own.