The StarTech 7-Port Compact USB 2.0 Hub (Black) connects to one USB 2.0 port on a Mac or PC computer, which further adds seven USB 2.0 ports, allowing you to maximise the number of high-speed USB peripherals connected to your computer. The hub supports cascaded installation with other USB 2.0 hubs, supporting up to 127 USB 2.0 device connections, which provides a scalable solution for connecting multiple USB devices to a single host computer.
A power adapter is included, but but the hub can also be powered through a USB bus connection to the host computer, thus it allowing you to instal the hub as needed without worrying about the availability of a power outlet.
Key Features:
- The hub supports bus-powered operation, however, an external power adapter is include to support high-powered USB devices
- High-speed USB 2.0 compliant, adds 7 additional external USB 2.0 ports with supported data transfer rates of up to 480 Mb/s
- Backwards compatible with USB 1.1 / 1.0 devices
- Over-current protection on each port
- Compact and lightweight design
- Plug & play and hot-swap compatible
- Charge iPod's or other portable devices that can be recharged through a USB 2.0 port
- Adds additional USB 2.0 ports to a computer to enable connection of more devices
- Move USB ports further away from the computer chassis with an external hub
- Makes hard-to-reach USB ports more accessible, by positioning the hub anywhere in reach of the cable
