While I have never really found huge differences in hubs based on the name brand, I have generally been very happy with this Netgear Hub and my new Netgear Router.  It is built very solid (which is not true of all hubs) and seems to stand up well to some heavy use.  (I'll sometimes have to take it into work and I move it around frequently when I rearrange my office...so it gets more `mileage' than most hubs!)