4 Port USB 2.0 Hub with pen holder, lights, and ducks

The 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub with Pen Holder from Anyware looks good for a short time then annoys and does not perform. Buy it for decoration, not as a USB hub.

The device is listed at www.anyware.com.au/UH-430NP.aspx and on sale cheap in a lot of shops.

Decoration

The cute little ducks floating on the blue water around the base are entertaining for milliseconds. Someone younger might find them entertaining for minutes. I am going to give the device to a four year old.

Lights

There are coloured LEDs in the base glowing various colours into the pen holder. The lights change every few seconds and you soon place the pen holder behind something else to stop the distraction.

Pen holder

As a pen holder, it is only ok because the bottom is too narrow. Most cheap cups, glasses, and mugs work better as a pen holder.

USB hub

The USB hub is supposed to be USB 2.0 but when I tested it, it dropped back to slow old USB 1.0. Several tests through different ports of different computers all produced speeds far slower than USB 2.0.