The USB maniacs over at Everything USB have posted Belkin 7-port Plus USB 2.0 Hub review.

As you can see in the above results, using the Plus USB 2.0 Hub introduced no slow-downs when the drive was the only device connected, keeping more or less in line with the directly connected results, peaking at 23.5MBps. When the other six devices were connected but not in use however, performance dipped roughly 32% to 16MBps for the 64MB file test. Considering the hub must maintain internal communication between 7 devices including a game pad that uses an interrupt protocol, these results are actually pretty decent.

Integrated cable management, top mounted ports for flash drives and the ability to stack both the 7 and 4-port models may be the main draws to Belkin's 7-Port Plus USB 2.0 Hub, but being able to handle the harshest stress testing I've ever performed on a USB hub is no small feat in itself. And while the MSRP may be fairly high, with street prices hovering around $38 the Plus Hub makes for an inexpensive, quirky looking yet functional hub that doesn't skimp on performance.

In related news, OCC has published a new review of the Belkin N1 Wireless Router, Desktop, Notebook, and USB Cards.