Excellent features. The manual could have been more informative, fortunately, chatgpt was able to explain everything. There are type c and type a ports. They are labeled with 3.0 or 3.2 or charging only ports. All ports except the 2 on the side (front next to the barrel power supply connector, and 1 on the other end) have toggle switches with on/off indicator lights. I like these better than the kind where you have to long press to turn off and short press to turn on. But they are more mechanical, so hopefully they will also last.
The one next to the power is the input connector. It's a type c, but there's a cable included with a c to a adapter on one end. For me, this means I plug this into my tablet, and it becomes the host for all the other usb ports. This let me plug in my dji flip and play 4k video files right off the drone, since the drone needs power and my samsung tablet wouldn't supply that by itself, hence why I got this powered hub.
The 3 charging ports can deliver 10 watts each (haven't tried with more than one charging port connected though) and they are labeled as charging. The one on the side is a QC type and it can charge my tablet at 20 watts. I don't know what the hub is limited to, rather I think the limit is the tablet. QC ports negotiate the rate. The charger will drop down to 10 w if the tablet screen is on – this is to not overheat anything. I'm not sure which of the two makes that decision, probably the tablet.
Anyway, very pleased. My dji drone presents as 2 usb devices (internal and microcard), and I plugged in 2 more usb sticks and was able to see and access 4 usb drives in the samsung file app. The 4k video played flawlessly so the speed is up to par.
I just bought another one to send to my son. If it lasts, then this is a great device. The price seems about right too.
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