This Mini USB Hub at reasonable prices is very helpful and discreet. For us who are fully equipped Mac this strip is a boon: Portable USB ports are poor and it facilitates the connections of our hard drives, USB keys, camera and charging IPOD on IMAC. We will wait to see if this persists in quality over time, but like all Amazon products Basic is under warranty for one year. Only downside maybe for those who have a PC, the connection cable for the extension being short, it does not allow a connection behind a tower; its use will be rather for laptops. In summary malignant purchase Amazon in the range Basic.