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Since I am very pleased with the predecessor already HooToo was the first choice for another Hub / LAN adapter. At the inner values which I reproduce below unchanged, nothing has changed. But a lot has changed externally or further improved: The adapter has shrunk by about 1 cm in length, the USB ports receive while still a few millimeters more apart. The highlight is certainly the case in brushed aluminum - very stylish! The most important for me, however, improvement is a thinner and highly flexible connecting cable, which can be much better fits in your pocket; Actually, I knew USB 3.0 cable so far only as extremely stubborn.
Unchanged applies:
I would love to go into detail on various aspects of the use of hubs on Windows. The problem: There is nothing to report, except that it works by simply plugging.
I use the hub in Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. He was in each case (also under Win 7!) Installed automatically, without using additional drivers. This applies in particular to the network adapter!
The use of a USB 3.0 port is easy, at last I have two additional ports are available. The speed I can not make fullest, the 900 mA current hand me also.
My personal highlight:
I have the Hub connected to my Windows Tablet, mind you on a USB-2 port. To my delight, the LAN port works here in Gb mode. Of course not, the full bandwidth of the network is available, but it is full speed USB 2. Thus my file transfers to 22 MB / s are possible over the net where wireless is slow or non-existent.
I can recommend the stroke without hesitation.
