Dodocool 7 ports USB hub 3.0 – Review
In this review Dodocool 7 ports USB hub 3.0, we test a USB port multiplier capable of solving a problem that affects the majority of users of Apple computers and not only the chronic lack of USB ports.
All Apple laptops have only two USB ports, while the iMac will integrate 4 but they are all on the back and hard to reach. The same applies to the Mac mini, but size and weight allow you to easily move the computer to access the connectors, the problem persists.
If the Mac mini is installed so that it is not easy to move. So in most cases to sync an iPhone or an iPad, connect a camera, read a Memory Card or simply insert a USB memory stick is necessary to remove another USB device, free up a door and then proceed.
This is especially true for the Apple notebooks, iMac while the doors are not lacking, but their use is impractical. In all these cases dodo cool 7 ports USB hub 3.0 solves the problem in a brilliant way: it is a multiplier which offers 7 powered USB 3.0 ports, which cannot only install but also where we want to carry with us always for travel and subsistence.
Dodocool 7 ports USB hub 3.0 – Multiplier Power
Dodocool 7 ports USB hub 3.0 by measuring 20.2 x 8.8 x 2.8 cm in practice is as long as an iPad mini, off a little more than an iPhone while the thickness of 2.8 cm is only valid for the rear in which all ports are integrated: from the bottom the thickness gradually decreases up to a few millimeters in the front, a solution that reduces weight and dimensions.
The structure while remaining very light, weighing only 270 grams, is Entirely made of anodized aluminum. Unlike Apple computer in Which the surface is smooth, the hub is slightly knurled dodocool, thus giving a better grip and more secure, to avoid that the accessory slides.
During the movements of the hand. To begin using it just plug into a wall outlet power supply included (the cable is about 1 meter long) and then the supplied USB wire one meter long from the port multiplier to your computer, then press the power button on the back of the Dodocool device .
Connects and powers up to 7 USB devices.
For the test, we connected a USB device or accessory in each of the Dodocool 7-port USB hub 3.0. The manufacturer provides the theoretical peak performance of up to 5 gigabits per second with computers equipped with USB 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with USB devices and accessories USB 2 and USB 1. MacBook Air used in the test is equipped with USB 2.0, nonetheless took simultaneously all 7 USB ports without noticing slowdowns.
More precisely, we used the Dodocool USB hub to connect 3 USB flash drive, USB cable with an iPhone 5s-Lightning, an Apple keyboard for Mac which in turn was connected to a micro wireless transceiver to use a Logitech wireless mouse, an adapter USB-to-Ethernet Apple finally even a camera to download photos and recharge the integrated battery. It makes a certain impression to use in one fell swoop all of these devices on a computer compact as MacBook Air, but the test is successful, without delays and without any problem.
All connected devices are powered and operating results perfectly: even if we used a Mac with a USB 2.0, we started playing simultaneously on the screen of two videos stored in as many USB sticks.
For this test, everything worked properly, without any connection or slowing down. The performance and speed of the hub so Dodocool are even higher for those who will use this hub with a computer equipped with USB 3.0, which is significantly faster than previous standards.
The Dodocool 7 ports USB hub 3.0 are solid, well built, but mainly offers 7 USB ports that work perfectly to connect, manage and charge up to 7 USB devices and accessories at the same time. In addition to being compatible with Mac, PC and Linux are very solid and lightweight, perfect to be carried anywhere.
In one fell swoop solve the problem of limited USB or hard to reach on laptops and desktop PCs Apple but also from other manufacturers. We note that the 7-port USB hub provides are well spaced but that the particular shape of some keys may make it difficult to insert flanked wide to other keys.
The problem is easily solved: thanks to the abundant supply of connectors available, simply toggle the biggest keys to a wire or a standard USB stick. The only detail that we would change in this device is the integration of an Ethernet port: although with the spread of Wi-Fi connections only a few users will feel the need, the integration hub would offer an interesting additional feature for users of MacBook laptops in which the Ethernet port is no longer integrated to reduce the thickness of the computer.
Our Opinion
PROS : It offers 7 USB 3.0 ports. Compatible with USB 1 and USB 2. Lightweight, well built, easy to carry. Resistant aluminum chassis. Compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux. Perfect for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac.
CONS : N/A
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