I purchase this product to connect a Microsoft Surface 4 to my local LAN. Although I was looking for only a USB 3.0 to Giga Ethernet adapter, I came across in Amazon with this particular unit that provides additional ports. That is a plus. I have been using the device for about a week. My computer needs to be connected 24x7 for business purposes. These are my thoughts:
IN THE BOX: The unit comes in a box wrapped in a plastic bag. There is a small manual as well.
INSTALLATION: Flawless and completed plug and play. The unit comes with a little manual that provides additional instructions. The first instruction is to just plug it into your computer. I used it with Windows 10 although the manual indicates that works with other versions of the Windows OS. I have not tried with Mac yet. The manual provides additional instructions to configure static IP something that most users won’t need as local area networks at home and office provide automatic IP assignments (DHCP).
PERFORMANCE: I tried various speed tests and I get excellent throughput. Pinging devices within the same LAN returns speeds of under 1ms. Can go any faster than that.
STABILITY: As I said, I keep my computer connected and operational 24x7. My computer connects to a corporate VPN and it has been steady for literally the one week I’m using this device.
DURABILITY: With only one week of use, I cannot tell much about durability but being an electronic device with no moving or heating parts, I would assume it will last a while.
USB PORTS: The additional ports in the unit make it so practical. I moved my wireless mouse and keyboard to it, as well a web camera. They came up immediately. The USB ports are 3.0, which is the current and fastest available USB standard.
OVERALL: Considering how practical and how efficiently this devices works, for the price paid, this device has my vote of confidence and recommendation.
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
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