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Out of thousands of reviews for 124 products, over 400 people recommended USB and Firewire Hubs specifically for Installation. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Zonet ZUH2215V 4-Port
Zonet (ZUH2215V) 4-Port USB Hub $10 - $17 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 4 USB
  • Form Factor: Bay
  • Released over 3 years ago
71 People Recommend
"good price,good product but had a really hard time installing correctly under xp sp2 ...for updated ps2 drivers go to via website :…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"i reviewed the online instructions found on this site, and installed it in a snap.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"affect my other cards i have in my pc..and it really easy to install i put the card in turned on the pc and it automatically loaded the drivers with out the disk...thank you so much tiger direct!!!…"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 2 D-Link DUB-H7 7-Port
D-Link (DUB-H7) 7-Port USB Hub $29 - $33 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 7 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
58 People Recommend
"the dlink 7-port hub installs with no effort and does exactly what it says ...…"

- Paul Colman from Springfield, VA USA at Buy.com

"received the product in rapid time, easy to install and so far has done just what needed!…"

- A Customer from Athens,Al at Buy.com

"the dub-h7 is very easy to install so anyone can do it and works very well, i would definately recommend this product to any one interested in connecting an additional high speed usb port to thier…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 IOGear GUB201 1-Port
IOGear GUB201 1-Port / 2-Uplink USB Switch $20 - $35 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 1 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
21 People Recommend
"it very occassionally hangs but the manual control on the switch always works.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it can be switched manually by pushing a button on top or through the included software.…"

- Newegg.com User

"although it can be switched by software if the operating system in winxp, i use win2000 so i push the manual switch.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 D-Link DUB-H4 4-Port
D-Link (DUB-H4) 4-Port USB Hub $19 - $25 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 4 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
15 People Recommend
"great product - installed it out of the box and my laptop found it with no action on my part.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"received the hub yesterday & was a breeze to install but noticed the 4 leds illuminate regardless of # of ports in use.…"

- Frank J. Del Grosso from Philadelphia, PA at Buy.com

"simple instructions - plug it in and it works like a charm.i highly recommend both amazon and the product manufacturer.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Belkin F5L009 5-Port
Belkin (F5L009) 5-Port USB Hub $100 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 5 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
15 People Recommend
"the product does everything its supposed to do, but getting it installed correctly took some time.…"

- A Customer from Detroit, MI at Buy.com

"i had purchased two other printservers and neither of them were what i had expected, i either had a ton of trouble setting them up or installing them or there were still usb adapters coming out of my…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"it's a great device, does what it claims to and easy to install and use.…"

- SteveB from Altoona, PA at Circuitcity.com


No 6 CTG 7 Port 2.0 Hub Aluminum
CTG 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub Aluminum $27 - $38 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 7 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
12 People Recommend
"i have it attached vertically on the hutch atop my desk.(the product now includes an insert to keep the hub from sliding down in a vertical installation;it works fine) it is a pleasure to use since…"

- Amazon.com User

"reviews mentioned that the hub shipped with flat-tipped mounting screws that weren't very useful and that the hub easily slid out of the mounting plate, making it impossible to install vertically.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i had to rig the base on one side in order to install it vertically and not have the hub slip out of the bottom.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 HI-SPEED 2.0 4Port
HI-SPEED USB 2.0 4PORT HUB Compare Prices
  • Released over 3 years ago
10 People Recommend
"great product - installed it out of the box and my laptop found it with no action on my part.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"simple instructions - plug it in and it works like a charm.i highly recommend both amazon and the product manufacturer.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the installation was a snap, mainly because it's usb i'm sure, but it does work great.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 CTG 30505 2-Port Switch
CTG (30505) 2-Port USB Switch $16 - $30 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 2 USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
6 People Recommend
"in fact, as a replacement for manually unplugging and plugging the usb cables when i need one system or another, this switch works fine.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the new pc didn't have the drivers and software on it (yet) and when you plug the cables together you will get the windows xp installer wizard.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it is easy to install and use.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Belkin F5U307
Belkin (F5U307) $30 - $61 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 7 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
4 People Recommend
"after spending half a day googling, came across a solution to copy couple of files manually from one windows system folder to another (files like *usb.* from the folder named device repository or…"

- snsrini from Edison, NJ at Buy.com

"also, belkin e-mailed me and said the manual is not correct.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it's installation was simple and its handling of multiple devices is superb. …"

- A Customer from Oceansdie, New York at Buy.com


No 10 IOGear GUH274 4-Port
IOGear (GUH274) 4-Port USB Hub $14 - $28 Compare Prices
  • Number of Ports: 4 USB
  • Form Factor: Desktop
  • Released over 3 years ago
4 People Recommend
"the installation was simple with a basic plug and play process and comes with power adapter.…"

- Mwave.com User

"installation was simple with a basic plug and go process.…"

- Mwave.com User

"no trouble on installation even to a pc dummy like me!…"

- Mwave.com User


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