Although this product is considerably more expensive than "cheap" USB hubs it is well worth the money. After tiring of buying $15 USB hubs that could not even last one year, I decided to splurge. The decision was well worth it. This was so for a number of reasons. First and foremost the product is well made and durable (at least for a USB hub). It is not some really cheap piece of plastic or hastilly assembled collection of aluminum pieces that will last only a few months. Secondly, the USB hub ports are adequately spaced from each other. They are not 0.0001 inches from each other. Hence it is relatively easy to attach/detach usb cables very quickly and with minimal effort. Thirdly, the product looks aesthetic. Fourthly, the product has a light that lets you know that it is correctly plugged in working. Fifth, the size it nice. It is neither too large or too small.