XtremPro 8-Port USB Powered 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 Network Switch Hub - Black (61026)

07/02/2019: I work as a copier technician and have been using this almost daily for 3 months now. Works perfectly. I pull out my laptop and plug it in and i'm good to go. No need to ask the customer if i can hop on one of their computers to remote into the machine i'm working on. Was a little worried from reading some of the reviews about ports failing, but so far I haven't had any issues with mine. I haven't done any speed tests, but i haven't noticed any slowdowns compared to using a client's computer to remote into a machine, so it works quite well in that regard too.The price is pretty competitive when you consider that a normal ethernet switch is about $16 or so and the market for one that is usb powered must be pretty niche. I am very happy about the price.

Wanted a simple switch that was USB powered since traveling to India with different plugs/voltages, and needed to hook up different machines in a hotel room. This worked perfectly, ran it off of a USB plug. Absolutely no issues, very straight-forward. Having multiple types of USB power input was a big plus.Note: This is just a switch, would like to be able to buy a version that was a router.

I don't have the time to test it out. I need a hub to use wireshark to figuer out what is going wrong with a connection. A switch wont work for this. Most people would prefer a switch. You wont know unless you buy it and figure it out for yourself. Not worth the aggravation.

Does what it is supposed to.

Great little switch! For the same reason as others I wanted a switch I could take with me and not worry about lugging around a bulky power supply. To my surprise this switch is very small. I like that I can use a micro or mini USB cable to power it. It also has leds for each port! I am going to buy another one to take with me to work!

This is a really nifty unit. I've added a couple of pictures which show that it's even cooler than the description. First off it has a nice indicator panel showing the status of each port. Not unusual for a switch but the description really doesn't talk about it and no photos show it, so it was a nice surprise.The other nice thing that is not mentioned in the description at all has to do with power. The jumper cable provided is a *MINI* USB to USB-A curly cord. The unit has a mini-usb jack that the curly cord plugs into for power. Mini USB is pretty rare these days but don't fret! They've ALSO included a *micro* USB power input jack right below the MINI! (see photo) Yep, there are TWO different power jacks - one for micro, one for mini. So if you don't want to use the supplied curly cord and instead want to use a micro USB cable that you'd typically have in your bag anyway you can use it for this unit. Very nice to have this!All in all it's a great little unit with a couple of surprises that make it a really good value. If you do IT support you should definitely have one of these in your bag. Very handy.

Bought it because it doesn't need a wall power supply. Worked great to connect and program an HMI and PLC system. Plan to velcro it to a power bank so it can be off the usb port when I don't have a spare usb port.

I cannot recommend this POS to anyone. The ethernet connections on 3 of the 5 ports on this, cannot hold the connector, it easily pulls out. I wonder if I was sent a non-new item, since mine did not seem to be in original packaging. I have no proof, but suspect that folks are talking returned/defective units and reselling them as new. Bottom line: I paid for 8 ports but got 5. This think is cheap plastic which seems like it deforms.

I love the size and that it uses a common available cable, my last one I lost the power cable so it is now useless as the cable was special to the switch. Great switch for a great price!

This is a great, compact switch.It is not industrial quality but for the price, I’d but another one.

Very nice!Small and convenient