Vantec 10-Port USB 3.0 Hub, Aluminum, Full Powered, Mountable, with All Ports Data & Charging Up to 1.5A, BC 1.2, Premium 12V/5A, 60W Power Adapter (UGT-AH110U3-BK),Black

Well constructed with a couple mounting options make for an easy installation. Every port provides power which is handy. I have one in my home office and I recommend one for every Mac Pro installation. An aftermarket USB-C to USB-B cable makes it easy to use with a MacBook Pro or other modern PC laptop workstation setups. Data wise I've successfully used several keyboards and mice, USB memory drives, USB extenders, a Flirc IR adapter, and even a cellphone. It's also handy for charging or supplying power to USB devices. The only thing I don't like are how bright the LEDs are in a dark room. A little tape on the power supply solves it's LED. But it would be nice if there was a dimmer setting for the blue LEDs on the unit...or if they were amber, orange, or even red.

This powered USB 3.0 hub ticks all the boxes. The beefy external power supply sources enough current that all ten ports can supply full power at all times. The other hubs listed here don't do that. As advertised, it has BC 1.2 on all ports, which means it can charge my iPad while I use it as a second screen for my PC; my previous hub could not do that. The upstream USB port is a solid USB 3 type B, not a micro-B, which is great because micro-B connectors tend to fall out. The box is a sturdy piece of aluminum with rubber feet and the ports face up, so plugging and unplugging devices does not make the box slide around. My only gripe is about the blue indicator lights at each port; they face straight up and you have to look at them from above to see whether they're lighted. Otherwise, highly recommended.

Came all covered with fingerprints and some white powder (???), usb cable right next to usb-b connector was folded and pressed down almost flat and been damaged inside since it drops signal constantly. Power adapter came in same condition and every time I've been trying to connect it to the hub, sparks came out from hub power port. Clearly fire hazard unit. Tho hub looks and feel as very sturdy and well designed one, with very useful mounting hardware, quality of product I received is way far away from what I've been expecting from brand new item, especially from Vantec. No idea if it's the new way Vantec selling it's product right now or bad luck and super bad QC and I've been sent used/returned/damaged item. Either way I am very disappointed.

It works, its metal, appears rugged. Provides power. But some of the functionality is not clear. It is used in a recording studio, with a USB powered ADC (Focusrite Scarlet) So when the computer turns off or the USB 3 is disconnected, the scarlet turns off. I wish it didnt do that cause it sends a hum out to the monitors. More importantly, I was using an isolator on that ADC and it appears that the Vantec blew it out. Its odd. The isolator had a 1 kV rating. I dont know if there was an overcurrent from the Vantec dropping power into the isolator. But the good news is that the metal case and grounding really works, so the isolator doesnt appear necessary any more.

I bought this for duplicating microSD cards in USB adapters for school classes. I had been using USB 2.0 gear before. With the right adapters and the freeware ImageUSB program, this is four times faster. (The right adapters are Transcend USB 3.0 SDHC / SDXC / microSDHC / SDXC Card Reader, TS-RDF5K, which write reliably in addition to reading. They're available from Amazon.) This hub is in a sturdy, all-metal case. There's no "wiggle" in the USB connectors. It doesn't get warm in use, although the adapters mentioned do. It comes with a 5 A power brick and all necessary cables. All ten ports can serve as powered data ports or charging ports, so it's also the right tool if you have a bunch of miscellaneous USB-connected gear. If I get a few bucks ahead, I may buy another and duplicate 20 cards at a time!

This hub is well-built. I am running multiple external USB-powered hard drives with this, and there is no problem. Other hubs (including the house brand) have failed miserably with dismounts at inconvenient times and so on. It is made of metal so is very sturdy. One of the nice features is that every port is powered, so I can plug in my IPad into any free port and it will start charging. The main point, though, is that it is reliable. I plug something in, leave it there, and it just works.

I wanted to like this. The case itself is really nice but the electronics are junk. I plugged in an iPhone cable and noticed that i couldn’t pull the cable back out. I wiggled it around trying to be gentle and the whole connector came with it. I actually had to use a pair of pliers to get the connector back off my cable. Although it looks good the whole case rattles when you pick it up. The top of the case isn’t actually connected to the ports in any way, it’s just open holes so you can reach the ports below, so it offers no support and leaves huge gaps for dust and debris. The ports themselves are just sticking out from a circuit board so you can imagine how strong that is.

This unit arrived with the little piece of blue plastic in the USB 3.0 socket in the unit broken. This resulted in the unit not being able to recognize my older USB 2.0 and 1.0 peripherals. I filled out everything for a return, but found this little piece of broken plastic while putting everything back in the box for shipping. I figured out where the broken piece of plastic was supposed to go, and now the unit works. I won't be returning the unit. The strong aluminum box outside looks good on the desktop. Once I rebuilt the unit, it seems to work with all my peripherals.