Product Description

CyberPower's High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub offers connectivity up to 480Mbps, which is 40 times greater than legacy hubs. Dual-speed compatibility means this hub works seamlessly with all your USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices. The CP-H720P weighs only 2.5 ounces and can be conveniently mounted with the included USB stand. Freely connect your USB devices such as: digital cameras, flash/thumb drives, personal printers, CD/DVD drives, mice, keyboards, scanners, iPods, or any other device that is USB compatible. Plug-and-Play technology ensures easy installation, and the device even comes with a flash-drive port that is quickly and easily accessible on the front of the hub. Monitoring your device activity has never been easier, with LEDs that indicate power status as well as activity on each individual port. This device is perfect for stand-alone PCs with inconveniently located USB ports, or for laptops where the additional USB ports are needed. The CP-H720P can be powered via your PC/laptop, or with the included AC power adapter.

Product Details

• Brand: CyberPower
• Model: CP-H720P
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 3.50" h x 7.00" w x 9.75" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• 7-port USB hub
• Works with all USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices
• LED status indicators for each individual port
• Plug-and-play installation
• Lifetime warranty

Customer Reviews

Its a USB hub, not a Floorwax!
I must have bought one of just about every powered, USB 2.0 hub on the shelf at Fry's and returned them, one by one, because I wasn't happy with them for one reason or another. Besides those criteria, I was looking for a hub that has both the power jack and USB upstream jack on the same surface of the housing, because I hated the ones that are small, but take up a big footprint on your desk because they have plugs sticking out of them on 3 or 4 sides.

While the CP-H720P does not meet this criteria, it uses that fact as an advantage. First, the housing can be mounted vertically in a weighted stand (provided) to minimize footprint. Then, it has USB downstream ports on both a forward and rearward facing edges, so that plugs for long term connections can attach to the back of the hub and the cables route out of the way, and plugs for temporary connections face forward for easy access. Arranged this way, the power and upstream plugs don't get in the way. But the best feature is the seventh port, on the face of the housing, which is great for frequently accessed flash drives.

On the down side, not so much. The power light is an intense blue LED that lights up my workspace when the lights are off. There are additional less-spectacular green LEDs for each of the downstream ports, but to my dismay, they are not activity indicators but power overload indicators, so they don't normally light up at all.

On the whole, I am very satisfied with this unit. It's a "keeper".

Seven-port beauty contest
I realized I needed a 7-port hub and checked out the D-Link, Kensington, Belkin--the usual suspects. Then I chanced upon this unlikely contender, looking more like a jukebox in Amazon's picture than a hub. I was intrigued by the off-beat design and noticed that the price was competitive (though a couple of the others are presently offering rebates, a free flylight, and other sweeteners). Now that I'm looking at the CyberPower USB port "in person," I can provide a few initial impressions:

1. It's a lot smaller than the picture might imply. Compactness is nice, but you also want a hub that will stay put and that allows sufficient space between adjacent plugs.

2. Although the hub is designed for either vertical or horizontal use, the added and welcome weight of the detachable base makes vertical use the more sensible option. Otherwise, you've got a lightweight (and fairly generic) loaded-up plug which could easily move around, dislodging the USB mini-plug (a necessary evil except for small cameras) at one end of every USB 2.0 cable.

3. It seems to handle my equipment off of the USB power supplied by the computer, but I still breathe easier using the included AC power adapter. (To the manufacturer's credit, it's one of the slimmer, lighter wall-warts that I've seen.)

4. The flash drive mount is practical (but not unique). Now I can finally use that old Sandisk thumb drive that formerly was taking up the space of two USB ports.

5. The individual port lights are on all the time and, unlike most hubs, are not indicative of the presence or absence of a USB device.

In conclusion, nothing miraculous--it lights up but is not a jukebox and doesn't play music. On the other hand, it's a reliable performer and a convenient as well as eye-catching device--providing you go for the vertical look. If I were to suggest one design improvement, it would be to "fatten up" the tower so that it would be wide enough to permit horizontal insertion of USB devices with the hub in vertical position. Doing so would assure unforced accommodation of all your USB plugs, even the most space-devouring ones.

[Later: Works OK, but the vertical design is not real stable. The hub is easily dislodged from the base and bounces around quite a bit. If I had to do it over, I'd look at the heavy, dome-shaped Kensington.]

Pocket-sized powered hub with 7 ports - installed and done in 30 seconds
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2R8YH26MQLOYH Heath Buckmaster provides a video review of the CyberPower 7 port USB 2.0 hub. It was up and running in less than 30 seconds and you'll see what comes in the package and how easy it is to install!