Kingwin Powered USB Hub 3.0 w/ 1 USB-C Port, SD Card Reader & Micro SD Card Reader - Sata Power Port w/Lightning Speed Data Transfer Up to 5Gbps - 5.25" Computer Case Front Bay, black (KW525-3U3CR)

I was able to install this in my desktop with no problems and all of the ports work fine. I'm happy with the purchase and would recommend this for someone with the larger 5.25 bay available on their desktop.However, there are a few items that should have been listed in the product description:- The card slots are only USB 2.0. This fact is listed if you look at the product pictures, but is not described on the product page. I was a bit disappointed with this but since all the ports work fine I'm going to keep the hub.- There is a molex power connection on the hub so you want to make sure you have an extra molex power connection available.

Perfect. Just what my new PC needed.

The housing for the device is plastic and not very sturdy. I had to take it apart to plug in the USB cables, which is very tight, I then had to find an old-fashioned power supply plug to fire it up. I swapped out another power supply box to get both sets of power plugs. It came with three cables, two of which just plugged right up to the motherboard. The USB 3.0 cable has a 20-pin plug for a USB 3.0 PCI-E board. Which I did not have and had to order one.

In summary, I have to echo the complaints made by other reviewers:1) Cheaply made2) Poorly designed3) Does not work wellTo be specific, the unit cheapness of the unit can be seen in several areas. First off, as others have said, the attachment screws are cheap wood screws not machine threads and screw into smooth plastic holes, cutting the threads into the plastic holes as you screw. CAREFUL NOT TO OVERTIGHTEN as you will strip the plastic out.Second the circuit boards are fully exposed. Better made units enclose the circuit boards in a metal case with shield them from EMF interference and protect them. Saves them a few bucks = cheaply made.Third, the USB 3 cable coming out of the unit is way to short to reach anything inside a tower case - which is the type of case you would have with a 5.25 inch front panel accessory. So I had to buy an extension cable. But beyond that, the cable connector is a cheap piece of S**T and you can't tell if it is snugged properly into it's mate. Bad design... and CHEAP.Now, this I knew in advance and should have realized, but the card reader slots are on USB 2.0 and are Soooo SLOOOW. It was about 1/4 the speed I got with an external USB card reader I was trying to replace. So that's on me. But still, WTF? Why not have all slots go on USB 3? (The replacement I got did have card slots on USB 3).Finally, the icing on the cake was the damn thing didn't work consistently. Sometimes it would work fine and others it would lose the drive in the middle of copying a file.I know that it's hard to find a 5.25" card reader with USB 3.0. What I ended up doing was getting the 3.5" model from StarTech (35FCREADBU3) and a $5 adapter (BRACKETFDBK) to fit it in the 5.25" bay. Solid build and works like a champ at full USB 3.0 speeds across the board.Cheers!

I installed this hub in a 5.25 inch drive bay and plugged it in and it just works. Got it to replace a USB 3.0 expansion card in an x1 slot that would have knocked my second X16 (that only runs at, x4 speed with my graphics card in slot 1) slot all the way down to x1 speed. It appears on 550 motherboards that if you have a graphics card installed in your primary x16 slot your second X16 slot only functions as x4 then if you occupy an x1 slot as well all PCIE slots except for slot 1 are knocked down to PCIE x1. These secondary slots except for the slot 1 graphics card slot are all PCIE 3.0 while the graphics card slot is 4.0. Pay careful attention to this when buying a motherboard in the future folks. I know I will. I consider this something of a serious limitation. The board didn't even have an x8 slot but has 3-4 x1 slots. The board in question is the ROG Strix B 550 F gaming. Great board just some limitations on the PCIE side of things. It's paired with a Ryzen 5 5600X.

I really, really wanted to like that front panel hub. It would give me all ports that I needed: USB 3.0, eSATA, (micro)SD card reader; and then, some. USB - C port turned out to be very useful: data access along with fast charging.All ports work, I didn't specifically test their speed, but it was good enough for me.It perfectly matches my case: exact the same color, even texture of the panel the same: what else to ask?Well, there are a few small issues.A body of the unit is short, so, one screw is not enough to secure it in the case, as a manual claims. I had to remove a right panel, which in my case turned out to be not strait forward, but solvable.There is a substantial gap between unit's front panel and an actual microSD reader and microSD card easy slips into that gap, and to extract the card one needs to remove the entire unit from the computer case.And now comes the problem: Device Manager of Win 10 Pro ver.1909 reportsUnknown USB Device (Link in Compliance Mode)That causes Windows not being able to be properly shut down: signal to a monitor cut down but a m/b still on and all fans still spin. And if Windows goes to sleep it can't be woken up.I tried to solve the problem by myself: uninstall - reinstall, disable -enable, update driver, different connector on the m/b, different computer, … nothing worked.I reported the problem to the company: it has somewhat established name, presence in the USA, they claim their headquarter in LA area. They don't stand behind their product: are not going to investigate and remedy the issue.So, if you don't mind "shut down - wake up" issue it's a great product: nice looking, all ports work as assumed.The same unit sold under different names: ASHATA, Serounder, Docooler, but they are the same from STW and behave the same way.