Targus PAUH217U 4 Port, Great Device
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Great Device
This is a great product at a great price. I bought one of these for my laptop to add to the number of USB ports available. I liked it so much, I bought another for my desktop to simply make the ports more accessible. The supplied cord is plenty long to reach the desktop on the floor and then I simply Velcro’ed the Targus to my desk to make plugging and unplugging USB devices much more convenient. The Targus works right out of the box, no install required and it works on every computer I’ve tried — no problems. I must confess, the blue LED’s look pretty cool too!
Update (5/19/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Targus PAUH217U 4 Port Ultra Mini USB 2.0 Hub Electronics, was written by givpilot.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: May 21, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
Jeffrey Davis
April 28th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Great for laptop use, poor for desktop use
First off, note that Amazon has grouped together reviews from a number of different Targus hubs. That’s why you see references to USB 1 versus USB 2, some people with 4 ports and some with 8. This review is for the Targus PA050U USB 2.0 High-Speed Hub (4-port).
The positive:
–It functions. However, almost all USB hubs do that, so that can’t really be the basis for a rating.
–I do like the glowing blue lights when a device is plugged in and powered. (And it matches my Saitek Eclipse keyboard, which also has a blue glow. Unfortunately, the hub ended up on my tower underneath my desk because of the cord length, so I can’t even see it).
The negative:
–The cord! It’s not even three feet! Make sure you measure the distance you’d like your cord to travel before purchasing this hub. It’s about 2 feet 9 inches. I wanted to put this hub on my desk, but the cord is not long enough to make it there from the back of the computer. For the price of this hub, I shouldn’t have to buy a longer cord.
–It weighs almost nothing, which means it won’t stay where you want it to. Plus, the cord it comes with is fairly rigid, which means that the direction of the cord determines where your hub points. I grant that the weight is a positive for those who carry it around with a laptop, but it is not good for someone who wants it to sit somewhere semi-permanently. Another reviewer had the great idea to use velcro; I will have to take that suggestion.
Overall, it does what it’s supposed to, but doesn’t every hub? The difference is in the details, and this hub’s short cord and feather weight are disappointing. Three stars for a desktop user. I’d probably give it four or five stars if I were a laptop user, since the short cord and light wieght would be great.
givpilot
May 16th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Great Device
Rated 5 stars.
International Man of Mystery
May 19th, 2010 at 9:57 am
It works perfectly!
I love this product!I read the reviews of all the hubs and was confused about what would work and what wouldn’t and “powered” vrs “un-powered”…So I decided to buy a cheap, un-powered hub and see if it worked and go from there.It works perfectly!I have a 2-yr old PC running Windows 98 second edition.I only have two USB ports and was ready to buy a new PC just to get more ports since every peripheral nowadays uses USB.A friend told me about USB hubs–essentially an extension cord for your USB ports.I plugged-in the Targus (the blue lights are cool), and plugged into the Targus the following–internet cable modem, scanner, DVD burner, and MP3 player. I rebooted (probably not necessary, but it never hurts), and everything is totally cool.Now, I’ll get another year out of this PC before I upgrade and I WILL keep the Targus hub–it saved Christmas!
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