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I bought 4 of them (3 from Amazon after initial purchase somewhere else). The hub has seven inputs as opposed to four. We are in era of many USB devices so four might be sufficient sometimes, but not for someone runnig computer studio with number of printers, scanners and input devices it is not. This thing can be stacked, because there is no fancy shapes and inputs all over surfaces like in many other similar but funky products. Performs well with majority of USB devices except those that can work exclusively with computer hub directly. It helps to reduce number of cables (one would require twice more power cables for hubs if used 4 input hub). The power cable uses "brick" power supply so the power plug is small and it does not interfere with other plugs in adjacent outlet.

My Macbook came with just 2 USB ports and I have several USB devices. I was constantly plugging and unplugging cables in order to use all the various USB driven components. Annoying and wearing on the notebook's ports.
The Kensington Pockethub was the perfect solution, providing 7 access points for USB connection. Now, no more picking and choosing what gets power and what does not. No more constant switching.
The Pockethub comes with an ac power adapter which is huge beside the little hub itself. The literature says that the "...AC power adapter must be used for maximum performance" . I'm using 3 of the hub's ports with no ac attached and it's working flawlessly. I may need the ac boost as the ports fill up, but for now, the little hub is doing just fine on its own.
The Pockethub itself is well made, attractive ( in an unobtrusive way ) and small, taking up minimal desktop space. I would choose and buy the Pockethub again, no question about it.

All in all a well designed product, performs well, however does have some issues.

Have issues with intermittent problems with iMac (intel, OS X 10.5). Need to periodically unplug from iMac, reboot and then reconnect. Intermittently causes extremely long boot issues. Have isolated issue to USB Hub itself. Have two and they both suffer from same problem.

Am looking for a more Mac stable solution.

No noted issues yet when used with Windows.

This thing is awesome..
I tell you what, do your self a favor and buy this USB Hub.
The AC adapter provides enough power for my 2 printers, two external hard drives, one flash drive, charging my GPS navigator at the same time.
With no fancy shape and no annoying light, I'll say this thing is unbeatable..
The only thing is that, it's kind of light. I use a tape to stick it on my desk, so that I don't have to hold it everything I plug or unplug my flashdrive or a USB cable.

I like the 3 USB ports on the back. I plug my two printers at the back,so that I don't have to deal with so many cables on the front. The 4 USB ports on the front are usually for frequently removed devices, such as flash drive and USB cable to charge your iPod or GPS..

Kensington PocketHub USB 7 Ports Portable USB Hub K33366

I was in need of more USB connections to my hard drive. The hub was great, freeing up the USB in the front of my desktop computer hard drive. I can now use my camera and a flash drive without unplugging something else.

Well worth the money.