The design with the "upward facing" jacks I find very beneficial. First thicker USB connector and in particular USB sticks now fit easily side by side. Finally! It was always very annoying if you had to release one of the already always scarce ports alongside a USB flash drive.
Secondly, hubs, where the sockets are arranged laterally, take away incredibly much table surface. When LogiLink with its upwardly disposed bushes that are about 15 cm ^ 2, even when all ports are occupied.
The Logilink replaced me with a 7 Series active hub of MSI, which lately had wobbles again, and anyway never was able to provide the scanner with sufficient power. With the new LogiLink folds scan right away.
Conclusion: well-designed active USB hub finally enough sockets at an attractive price. Ideal to connect all USB devices on my laptop.
