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As another reviewer noted, this hub has a critical flaw: moving the cord even the slightest bit interrupts the flow of data/power, causing other devices to be disconnected. But it’s actually worse than that. There are four power switches, one for each port -- but you better not dare use them, unless you boot with all your usb devices connected and all power switches on, and leave things that way. Otherwise, pressing any of the power buttons to send power to another device will disconnect devices that are already powered -- in the same manner as if you bumped the power cable. If Sabrent had not included the power switches, this hub might at least be usable for me. Yet, even if the switches had worked properly, I doubt they would have worked for long. The construction seems extremely cheap. As I took it out of the box, I was reminded of the junk they give away as freebies at the state fair, or the “toy surprise” that used to come with Crackerjack -- this hub was certainly a surprise. To be fair: though this is the poorest quality hub I’ve ever owned out of probably a dozen, it is also the least expensive. And as other reviews suggest, it may work for some users. If you don’t plan to use the switches and never bump the cable, you might luck out. But of course, the switches are why I bought it: I was hoping to avoid messing with physically connecting and disconnecting my usb drives, but to select which drives were needed via the switches. I do that quite efficiently on two other computers with two other hubs that also have switches. I took a chance on this one because of its low price, and for what I paid, I won’t bother to return it. But it’s going in the trash as soon as I finish this review, since I don’t dare trust it with my data.