USB hub..any one better than another?

[bozack]

Well here is my next purchase, I am looking for a USB hub, so far my choices are the Linksys 4 port model, the belkin 4 port model, or the digital research 4 port model (looks just like the linksys so I think it is a rebrand).

I like the linksys because it is cheaper 29.99 shipped, and it goes with all my other computer hardware, but I dont like the front ports as compaired to the rears on others.

The belkin is what we order for clents at work, but that is the government and they can afford to throw 60 of our tax payer dollars away each hub if they want to, I cannot justify spending 60 bucks on a hub, granted with discounts I can get it for 40 but that is still more than the linksys.

and finally there is the Digital research which I could have had or 11 bucks but that deal is not going through, had a coupon for best buy online and it is giving me errors.

any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks

 

[bozack]

well just got the best buy online site to accept my order, so now I am getting the DR usb hub for 11 bucks, from what I see it looks just like a linksys unit and I know DR has a habit of rebadging devices like memorex and such. well if anyone feels like giving any additional info I would greatly appreciate it thanks

 

[Warrenton]

DONT GET DR!!!

If you ever have to return it, you may as well forget it. They don't answer emails, phones anything. They are a scam company. I have had 6 CDROM drives die from them. I bought 2 originally, they died within a month, the replacements took 9 weeks to get here, they died in about 2 weeks. Sent those back, the new replacements took 14 weeks to get to me, and they were both DOA, I sent them back and not 6 months later no drives have come yet.

Avoid that company like the plague.

Go belkin.

 

[Warrenton]

Belkin Economy USB Hub $25

And throw in something for $5 and get the $15 of $30 coupon. Get it for $15 total plus whatever else you use.

 

[bozack]

no believe me I know what their cd roms are like, I bought a 48x cd rom and returned it like an hour later because it was horrible, data transfer times were horrible and such, but this hub that they are selling looks exactly like the linksys one, and I know DR does not manufacture their own stuff, instead they rebadge like iomagic and memorex and such, all of those companies dvd roms look alike. I will see if it is crap and if it is take it back, but if it is the linksys one then for 11 bucks that is cheaper than what I could get it for rebate.


edit: another odd thing is that they both share the same model number, except the dr one has dr infront of it, they are both usbhub04--for their manufacturer model number, I have a good feeling they are the same hub

 

[Spearfodder]

I've had the belkin for a couple of months, it's been flawless. Paid 30 bucks for it, happy so far.