CONCLUSION

   Throughout all tests the Sandberg 4-port USB 3.0 Hub was equal to the other two (won in some, lost in others) but in some occasions the extra power from the AC power adapter seem to be what allowed it to easily outperform the rear mainboard port something which i really didn't expect since the Zalman docking station comes with its own AC power adapter. However this is not the only thing we noticed since after being somewhat curious we did test the same Zalman Docking Station/Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD combo with our secondary Gigabyte G1 Assassin X58 test rig only to find that it performed roughly 15% better than with our primary Gigabyte X79-UD7 test rig which long story short means that the NEC USB 3.0 controller is slightly faster than the Fresco USB 3.0 controller. Of course this small detour has nothing to do with today’s review but i just thought it'd be nice to share our findings with everyone.

   You can purchase the Sandberg 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub for around 25Euros inside the EU which is not a bad price for a USB 3.0 hub and puts it right in the lowest price segment in the market for similar devices. Performance is really the only thing that matters with USB hubs and so since this one performed on par and even better than the Mainboard USB 3.0 port i really have nothing bad to say about it (aside the fact that it’s mostly available inside the EU). I do wish that someday we will see USB hubs that can stick to walls so you can save space and in some cases have better/easier access to them but other than that Sandberg has launched yet another good product in the market which i strongly recommend and that's why it gets our Golden award.

PROS

- Performance
- Size
- 4 USB Ports
- Price 

CONS

- Availability