February 25, 2014 by

Mpow 4 Port Portable USB 3.0 Hub

Screen Shot 2014-02-25 at 11.20.59 AMThis is a very decent looking, compact and useful mini USB hub. It is meant to effectively add three additional USB 3.0 ports to your computer. All of the USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with the USB 2.0 and USB 1.0 devices. The strip, however, does not come with an external power source, something that is common for many high-end USB 3.0 hubs I’ve used and reviewed.

The ports seem to be working as advertised. I’ve only tested this hub with my Mac computers, although it should be compatible with Windows and Linux machines. The transfer speeds seem to be within the parameters of the 3.0 USB standards, although I have not done any precise quantitative benchmarking. The hub is made of plastic, but it seems durable and well-made. It is compact and easy to carry around – it’s about twice the size of a larger USB stick.

This product is particularly suitable for people on the go who have several USB devices that need to be used simultaneously. It helps you attach all of your legacy devices while you are away from your desk. It can also serve the purpose of attaching the USB devices to your desktop at home, but its short cable means that you will have to connect them in a very tight little space close to your computer.

 

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Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts

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