With the 3-Port USB 3.0 Hub, you can equip your PC or laptop with three additional USB ports. Whether it's a USB mouse, flash drive, or external hard drive, there are always enough connections available. Its slim design ensures it takes up minimal space, making it ideal for the office. Another feature of the hub is the built-in card reader, which allows you to read the contents of SD and microSD cards and display them on your PC or laptop, or quickly and easily back up your vacation snapshots. With USB-C, it is perfectly prepared for the future. Newer smartphones, tablets, and laptops use the USB Type-C port for data transfer, so you can continue to connect your existing peripherals while being ready for the future. This practical hub, housed in elegant aluminum, is eye-catching and very powerful: transfer your data quickly and connect USB hard drives, digital cameras, or camcorders via USB 3.1 to your computer. Large amounts of data, such as HD movies and photos, can be transferred in just a few seconds at speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s. Compared to USB 2.0, you will now enjoy ten times the speed. Of course, the hub is also backward compatible with older USB generations. The USB hub is bus-powered, meaning it draws power from your PC or laptop, so no additional power supply is needed. However, if you do need to connect multiple power-hungry devices, there is an additional power port on the hub.