Belkin USB 2.0 Hub

The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub isn’t as nice as the IOGear GUH284R with 6 USB ports and a built in card reader, but it gets the job done. The port on top of the hub is convenient and I plugged the D-Link Bluetooth USB adapter into the top. The hub looks nice, but it sits behind the desk and I was looking more for functionality than looks. Overall, with all the peripherals connected, the hub works well. Some of the older hubs I’ve used sometimes tend to crash the machine. After using the hub for a while, I have received no complaints about it from my mom.

I stayed away from the hubs that were designed to sit under the Mac Mini. I figured USB 2.0 would be around for a while and if my mom were to upgrade her machine she could reuse the hub without it looking out of place.

There’s not much else to say about the hub. It’s relatively inexpensive and it gets the job done. If you need a few more USB ports definitely look for USB 2.0. The price has gone done on these and there are hardly anymore USB 1.1 Hubs around anymore. In any case, you won’t be bottlenecked from slower bandwidth by going with USB 2.0. As always if you have any questions or comments, our readers and I are happy to hear them.