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ok .. i'm in .. just ordered one

I have one of these, and while it works great, those damned LED's are a pain at night.

Junk, I ordered this two months ago, it's not powered just the LEDs are, plus a couple devices into this like USB headphones that take power and another item and it goes dead windows loses it.

It wouldn't need the ac adapter to power led's, they can suck enough power from the usb port. So I have to wonder if something is wired wrong if you can't get any power with the ac adapter plugged in.

#4, you'll need the ac adapter to power the 7 USB gadgets you connected them to the device. It also helps recharging some devices while your computer is off.

The one I got from Meritline was not USB 2.0 and did not work more than 50% of the time when I plug it in. And when it did work, was at USB 1.0 speeds. I contacted Meritline about the problem, they quickly refunded me instead of trying to replace the product or fix the problem. Also, I ordered a similar product from ebay with same colors, product design, lights, etc. Also had same problem, works intermittently at USB 1.0 or not work at all. Got a refund from second seller too when I contacted them to ask for help in repair or replacement of the product. Neither of them even want me to ship the product back. In the end, I got all my money (shipping was free with both sellers/merchants), two useless 7 port hubs with overly bright colorfully LEDs, a BIG waste of time, and still without a 7 port USB 2.0 HUB.

I eventually got a 7 port hub with a different design.

Been using Stair @ Brand New High Speed USB 2.0 Hub- 7 Ports, from Ebay instead. A couple of bucks more but worth the money because it is USB 2.0 and always works. No problems the Stair USB hub for the past 3 months of using it.

this is only a usb 2.0 COMPATIBLE hub. it is NOT usb 2.0 speed. i bought one 2 mo ago and found you only get 1.1 speed so i sold it on craigslist for $5 and ended up losing $2

i had this one too. kept losing connection to my external hd. finally just crapped out on me and couldn't use it at all. the damn lights were still shining though.

got a belkin instead. works SO much better than this POS

If you are planning to use for low-performance items, this seems to be a good choice, considering the price.

Bought a couple. If you are looking for something to connect low speed items (such as mice), it will work fine.

As stated above, this is not a USB 2.0 device. If you hook a hard drive to it, you will sloooowly go insane waiting for files to transfer.

I have one of this. Have no problem. 4th of July all the time though.

PS. How do you measure whether it is working at USB 1.1 or 2.0 speed?

Thanks.

#12 you don't need to measure... the description says it:

"With support for high speed transfer rates up to 12 Mbps..."

12 Mbps is USB 1