USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub, 4 Ports, Black

I plugged it in to my iMac, the system recognized it and what was plugged into it.

This hub is one of the more aesthetically pleasing hubs on the market imo. However, it did not work so good until AFTER I downloaded the firmware update from Via Labs website. After the update to firmware 9.50, (latest as of this writing) it seems to run as good as any Hubs I have ever used. It pays to do research lol... One thing I wish is that it had the newer generation chips, however it does not. Its based on the original VL810 first generation USB 3.0 hub chip which is fine after 2+ years of firmware maturing. If you get one of these Hubs please do yourself a favor and make sure your on mature firmware dated in 2012 minimum to avoid any of the early problems with these devices. Best Regards, Rod

This hub is compact, installed easily and works fine. It came witha few extras like a power adapter and a longer usb cable connector. Great product!

I got this for my Mac because the old one I had was causing constant USB crisises. Plug and play the Tripp Lite Super Speed USB Hub and USB stopped having issues. Love it.

BAD Hub - a lot of failures and needs firmware upgrade

I have been using this USB 3.0 for a little over a year. I first used it on my Windows 7 64bit OS. Just plugged it in and drivers auto installed. All of my USB drives were immediately recognized and data transferred extraordinarily fast.
However, I did away with my Windows 7 and went to Windows 8 and encountered driver issues. Wrong drivers installed, for a long while drivers would install and disappear. Sometime the HUB wasn't usable, sometimes it was.
A few months ago, I installed the Windows 8.1 upgrade and the correct drivers installed right away and the HUB is back working just fine.
For a while, I doubted TRIPP-LITE's product, even called to see if there was something that could be done, but was told drivers should install automatically. Well, they do install automatically on my Windows 8.1 (Preview version) and I am satisfied. Just hope the final release of Windows 8.1 installs the right drivers when I install the HUB again.
Clarence

I originally bought the Tripp-LIte device to use with my newer I-7 computer which came with USB 3.0. Unfortunately of course the USB 3 slots are in the back of the tower, and not easily accessible. So I bought the device and hooked it up so it is easily accessible on my desk. It works like a hose, easy to hook up, easy to use and very fast. This USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 4-Port Hub is one I would highly recommend to anyone who is using USB 3 and of course it is also backwards compatible so can be used with other slower USB devices.

Leave it to Tripp to make another fine product. I have bought Tripp products for the past 15 years. All are still in service.

my usb hub required a firmware update. Image my surprise when I found out that the update requires that you purchase a windows machine.

No Macintosh support. Good luck!!!

You will only get the faster 3.0 speeds if this is plugged into a 3.0 USB port on your system. Your system will also need to be able to recognize the 3.0 driver. I had problems getting the hub to be recognized as Windows 7 Pro kept getting updated by Microsoft.

This unit is a very fast, handy tool to have in order to copy data from/to my desktop and laptop computers. It is small and unobtrusive, and certainly transfers data quickly.

I am very satisfied with the size & speed of this little toy!

Respectfully submitted,

Area D Dave

Works exactly as specified. Easy to expand USB3 ports for higher speed transfers to USB3 devices.

Easy to use & perfect for single users.

Missing cables, no labels on back, no instructions.