UGreen 30768 4-Port USB 3.0 Switch

Awesome Hub

I use this hub in conjunction with two built-in hubs in my monitors, as I have two computers and a total of three screens, I need to sometimes switch all my peripherals from one pc to the other. I do not use the extra usb power cable that is included as my two other hubs are powered by their respective screens. The device generates zero heat & noise. So as a switch & forwarding device it works flawlessly. I have plugged in: keyboard, mouse, usb mic, usb sound card, controller dongle, webcam. Works fine with Fedora/KDE, even with my multi-hub setup and it remembers all my settings, specifically audio settings from the usb sound card, which is great. I did not test transfer speeds with this as I won't plug any storage devices into this permanently (maybe a usb drive now & then). I wouldn't recommend leaving storage devices (specifically external HDD's) plugged in permanently, as switching between devices will disconnect/reconnect them, causing them to unmount/remount partitions which behaves the same as a power loss - so there is risk of data loss. But for everything else from printers to webcams, mics, sound cards - it's perfect hub for those kinds of devices. Just be aware that when you press the button, the power is cycled and the device and all connected devices get recognised by the OS like you just plugged it in & out (this is expected/accepted behaviour). You can buy multiple of these and chain them together, one guy on amazon has four computers and three hubs, so if you understand the logic of how you can chain these together, you can have one set of peripherals and many computers, which is interesting. My setup gives me a total of 8 open ports to be shared by 2 computers, and my screens are also plugged into computer, so can switch them easily too. Works fine on both Windows 11 and Fedora/KDE. I have a larger usb-c displaylink hub which is gathering dust (it was expensive too), but this setup is superior to the "one big hub" approach where all peripherals, screens, LAN is plugged into one big boss hub and switching between computers messes up the network connections and only delivers power to the chosen device (so while I switch to other pc, my laptop loses internet and power....). So this small switch solves all those problems perfectly and I have a couple of cables less on my desk too versus using the expensive hub.

• Product Rating5/5