This hub was top of my list before reading a lot of reviews on this site for various other USB hubs. I bought this hub for two key reasons - it's mains powered (see my comment below*) and has the added bonus of a fast charge port - two things other hubs didn't provide (as well as the number of USB ports in the hub itself). I'm glad I chose this hub. The cable connecting hub to USB 3.0 port is long enough to ensure a consistent, secure connection (some cables of same type/thickness/rigidity are ridiculously short, ergo necessitating workarounds like cable ties/gaffa tape/double sided tape etc to keep things in place in case the cable moves...view more