Recently my D-Link powered hub died on me during a power surge, taking with it my new printer. Annoyed, I went to Amazon to by another hub (HP are replacing my printer free of charge!), and opted for this 7 porter, which is only a few pounds more expensive than my fried 4 port D-Link. It seems that those extra few pounds make a heck of a difference, when your brand is unknown.
Never heard of e-Solutions before, but I'm pretty happy with their little hub. Here's why:
1. Looks nicer. The D-Link was ugly, but this has a pleasingly nostalgic 90's Mac look about it. The indicators at the top are more useful than D-Link's hidden ones.
2. Laid out well. Instead of trying to cram all the ports on one side, they're spaced out on two. Four on one side, 3 on the other.
3. Surge protection! Damn, if only I'd bought this to begin with.
So far it's coping nicely with multiple devices attached, and large files being copied over from USB sticks (and I might be imagining it, but faster?).
Recommended.