The Basics:
There are three items included in the packaging; the hub, a USB data cable, and an AC power adapter. The USB cable is a little over 3 feet long and the power adapter cable is roughly six feet long. While these worked out to be long enough for me, some people may be left wishing for a longer USB cable. Reaching from a computer near the ground to a desktop surface may be a stretch.
The hub attaches to a heavy steel base thanks to a threaded hole at one end (seen in the below left image). There are a total of seven downstream USB 2.0 compliant ports on the hub, as well as one mini-USB upstream connection, and the power connection. The hub is attractively styled with a combination of glossy black plastic, chrome trim, and a holographic logo on each side.
One thing I would change is to eliminate the large print found on the top of the base which indicates which direction to spin the stand in order to "Release" or "Lock" it. Printing this on the bottom would be just as useful, and it would make the appearance more attractive.
The hub is compact and lightweight, so when screwed on to the base it stays upright without issue when not connected to any USB devices. Without the stand it works just fine laying flat on any surface, and is still compact enough that it shouldn't rob you of too much desktop real estate. I am so used to hubs laying flat, that it still looks a bit foreign to me while standing up.
