Belkin - 3-Port USB 3.0 Hub with Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - Black

Originally bought unit for installing into inside of computer unit, it wouldn't work due to large graphics card. This external model worked perfectly!

Is necesary to have this USB extension in the PC. Is relaxing to work with this possibility ...

This little adapter has three USB 3.0 slots and a gigabit Ethernet. I use this with my Surface Pro 3, which has only one USB 3.0 slot. Now, I can connect a mouse, an external drive, a portable bluray drive and, at the same time, have a fast hard-wired internet. It doesn't need an external power. It made using the SP3 much more convenient. The one thing that kept me from giving it five stars is the price. If it were only $20, I'll give it one more star.

The 3 port USB 3.0 ports (super-speed) worked right out if the box. I would give this 5 stars except it's almost impossible to find the driver to make the Ethernet work and the customer service was HORRENDOUS (talking to you, Belkin!). Had to find the driver from the original micro-controller website via my own research (Belkin never called me back and it was very polite). More details: The USB Ethernet requires drivers for any OS except Win 8.1 (or so they claim). Driver did not come in box but points you to website. Unfortunately, the driver is unavailable on the site. After hunting for 30 minutes, I spoke with a Belkin CS Agent who - after putting me on hold for another 30 minutes - said their elite department would be in touch within 24 hours. NEVER HEARD FROM BELKIN! After doing my own internet research, I found the micro-controller site of the chip they use.... I downloaded the driver for Mac OSX and voila! Works perfect now! (no thanks to Belkin) For those of you interested, here's the site to find drivers for this device: http://www.asix.com.tw Look for USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet on the left and follow the links to the driver page. They have drivers for every OS imaginable!

Got this to connect lan cable for my new laptop. Works like a charm. Theee usb ports connecting more devices easy. It works to charge my phone too.

This is perfect for those who have a tabletwith a USB port I have an Asus Windows tablet with a USB 3.0 I use it for IT purposes and sometimes cannot connect into a network when there's no Wi-Fi and I'm required to hardwire in and the gigabit ethernet adapter on this is perfect as well as it allows me to plug in my flash drives with all my tools that I need to get the job done

I had to buy an adapter for a new laptop without wired networking. I did some research on the options and bounced around with a few options. There are some cheaper options and there are some smaller options, but this one won me over for a couple of reasons. My laptop only has 3 USB ports so using 1 for Ethernet left me with only 2 which isn't really adequate anymore. This is an Ethernet adapter with additional ports so I can solve two problems at once. The ports on the module are USB3 so I'm not sacrificing speed by expanding my USB ports. I've had no problems with Ethernet connectivity or with any of the USB devices I've plugged in. It's a simple product (no external power requirements is a plus too) that does what it's supposed to do.

This is a multi tool! Great for those laptops with only 1 usb and no ethernet connection.