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| 2.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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87 of 91 found the following review helpful:
 Don't buy it. Don't. Seriously. Don't.Jul 28, 2007
By Joshua Graessley
A wireless USB hub is very appealing. The implementation of this one makes it useless.
The software only runs on Windows XP. There are no Vista drivers. The hub does not work until you've logged in and even then, it takes a few seconds. Since you have to have log in before the hub will work, your mouse and keyboard can't be plugged in to the wireless hub. This also means that USB audio devices that must be plugged in at boot will not work. I don't understand why Windows requires USB audio devices to be plugged in at boot, but that's Microsoft's fault, not Belkins.
It gets better. Yesterday, we rebooted the machine and my brother logged in with his account. The wireless hub didn't work at all because the software wasn't installed for him. Why would the installer even bother installing this software for only one user? No problem, we installed the software on his account. Reboot. Everything seemed to work. Fast user switch to my account and the software freaks out because the software running on his account is using the device. The USB devices attached to that hub go offline.
To Summarize:
- No Vista support
- Can't use it for keyboard/mouse
- No support for multiple user accounts
- Fast user switching messes it up
However tempted you may be, don't buy this product until they address these issues. This product is not ready for prime time. On the plus side, it seems like all of these problems are just related to software. If Belkin decides to, they could probably fix all of these problems in software.
82 of 86 found the following review helpful:
Does not work with Mac OS X despite product descriptionApr 12, 2007
By joshua bassett
This product is widely described as being Mac and PC compatible - not only here on Amazon, but in Belkin's own product information, and even in MacWorld. And yet... it's not. Once you have the item in hand, there is no pretense of Mac compatability at all, and Belkin neither ships it with a Mac driver nor provides one for download. I don't know if someone at Belkin screwed up before this product was released, but it should not be described as Mac-compatible; this is misinformation.
72 of 75 found the following review helpful:
Do not buy this oneMay 05, 2007
By Philip Fouad Braidi
"Pipo"
To be fair Belkin has always provided its costumers with grade A+products, unfortunately they failed to do so with this one. It does not have Vista support, loaded with Bugs, goes on & off whenever it feels like, and comes at a hefty price.The strange thing is that "Belkin Customer Care" acknowledges the problem and will offer you a cash back refund. The only question here is why is Amazon & Belkin still selling it when Belkin already labeled it as a defective product,and discontinued its production.
Do not buy this one, you will regret it !!!
49 of 53 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't workMar 22, 2007
By Software Guy
Could not make it work on a PC or Mac. Both had the latest OS. Belkin tech support verified that it didn't work on a Mac, inspite of their having submitted it to Macworld for review. When I purchased the F5U301, Amazon listed System Requirements that included Mac OS X.
On a PC with XP Service Pack 2, we were able to register the device with Windows, but attempting to use it caused the bluescreen of death and a spontaneous restart.
35 of 37 found the following review helpful:
a bit dissapointingJul 30, 2007
By A. Rafeeq
I tried connecting my external hard drive as well as my scanner and printer however it seems to have problems connecting to my computer and keeps freezing. I tried another wired hub and it all works fine. This product also needs to me in line of sight so having it in a cupboard does not help either.
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