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Plugable 7-in-1 USB Powered Hub for Laptops

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1 HN user recommended this in 2026, in one comment.

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These are what I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096YKDYX5

However, to your point:

> I think especially the cheap hubs will changes the parts used overtime and not update the revision.

Yeah, the last time I purchased them was December 2022, so I definitely don't know for sure that they still work. But they aren't the cheapest hub, so maybe?

But at that time, I purchased hubs from several manufacturers, and most of them didn't work. The first thing I had working was actually an eval kit from an IC vendor.

Also, many hubs that can theoretically be used powered or unpowered are terrible about backfeeding power, either to the host, or (more commonly) to the wall wart.

It's best to either always use the hub unpowered, or to buy a hub that always requires power, unless you've checked and made sure that it's not going to screw you over.

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