StarTech USB 3.0 Hub with Ethernet Review

Closer Look

The hub itself it slim and sleek. With a footprint only slightly larger than a credit card, less than an inch thick, and weighing less than 2 ounces, it can easily be thrown in to a laptop bag for travelling.
The interchangeable wall plug styles also means that you can supply that extra power to your devices regardless of what country you are in.

Your USB ports are on the front edge and the power, USB-in, and Ethernet port are on the back.

Test Results

So we know that the hub is small, looks good, and is perfect for travelling, but how does it perform?

To start I did a simple straight up comparison of maximum USB transfer and internet speeds between the hub and plugging right in to the PC.

As you can see there was no change when switching from the direct connection to through the hub in either case.

Finally, I did a torture test by plugging in two USB devices and running them both at max speed while simultaneously running an internet speed test. Even in this extreme case the hub proved worthy as it was able to easily max out every connection with no slow-downs.

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