For many years i had been using an USB 2.0 adapter/HUB and it seems hard to find a 3.0 hub like this that really is USB 3.0 with power, as far as I can tell this is the real thing and it works well , the only issue is that its really light and with 7 USB leads plugged in , its easy to pull off the desk, im using some Double sided tape to keep it in place hence the loss of one star.