Will this support a (powered) USB3 hub, in case I need more than 3 USB3 ports?
53301
Don't buy this piece of junk. I bought it and it is a brick. Very flakey. I ended up buying a different one, and missed the refund window so I have a doorstop.
53302
I'm pretty sure it does. Tried it with a USB3 hub with multiple ports and it also converts USB3 to HDMI video. That worked.
1817197
No. It is *not a powered hub* and for the record, this is not just a "hub" in the normal sense. This is to switch up to 4 USB devices between 2 computers. I use it for a mouse, keyboard, and microphone and for those devices it works fine. This includes a Razer mouse that does not fully work with at least some other KVM solutions.
548619
I think you can have as many of these as you want. Just need to have the USB ports or a bunch of usb hubs.
81523
You can plug a USB hub into it and all of the ports work. I primarily got it to add USB3 to an older laptop.
2020842
One drive-likely no problem. You could try attaching 2 drives and might be fine, I am not sure. Again, to be safe, buy a "powered"hub.
1303847
Can't say. The hub doesn't require a driver so software issues would only occur if your USB3.0 card uses a driver that doesn't like it when the number of ports are increased, or has an onboard controller chip with the same issue. Best bet is to contact the manufacturer of your USB card and ask if it has any issues with having a USB3.0 hub attached.
189200
I know this is really late in response but I found that the 7 port hub would not work with usb 3 on my computer. I don't know if this is something to do with my computer's usb 3 chip set or if the hub is just bad. My computer is an HP Pavilion dv6. I had purchased 3 of the 7 port versions and all of them had the same result. They worked fine as a USB 2.0 hub but I really need the USB 3.0 version. Since they worked just fine with USB 2.0 I am thinking this is a chipset issue or firmware issue.
1865173
In theory, yes, but don't expect to actually use all 7 ports at once. Only the back three USB ports seem to provide the amount of power needed for most devices.
2007749
Probably. I have six external hard drives, a dvd writer/player, an audio system, and I don't know how much more hooked up to it. I've never noticed a single problem with it, unlike every other USB Hub I've had, and there have many since I have so many external devices to hook up.
1251570
You could use a USB Expander/Hub, it is basically like a surge protector for USB Ports. You plug it into 1 USB port and then it gives you 4, so you gain 3 ports in total. There are other models, shop around Sabrent 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub with Individual Power Switches and LEDs (HB-UMLS)
1519018
I don't think this hub is built to deliver that kind of power. All my external USB hard drives are separately plugged into the A/C. At minimum, your drive would probably have to be plugged into multiple USB ports.
717109
I have USB3 hub plugged into mine, and it works great. Then again, the USB ports on my MBP work also.
258813
You may want to consider this 10-port hub from Plugable Technologies. Lots of nice features, moderate price, and a 5-star avg rating from users.Plugable USB 2.0 10 Port Hub (with Power Adapter)
2277283
I'm using the 4-port hub with a Windows 7 Pro laptop as I write this, so I would assume yes.
576969
Yes. You should be able to add 1 more. But mine can only work with 2, because the middle port was bad.And it automatic detect which port is active and switch automatically.
664035
Exactly! You can plug as many devices as there are available ports and they will all work, as long as USB hub is connected to your computer.
972717
yes. It's a fairly high powered hub. Works best if plugged into a USB 3.0 port on a computer.