First of all I read the reviews before buying, so I didn't have high hopes of it standing on end, it fits my desktop scheme better on its side anyway. Iogear could have included some stick on feet for the side, but that may give creedance to the poor design of the phony rubber stand..that could have worked if they had just made it a little bigger and heavier. I wanted a 7 port hub that had at two front ports to plug in a camera or jump drive, this and the Belkin seem to be the only ones available. I probably would have bought the Belkin if the price had been the same.The good: It works well and does what I want it to do. I don't notice any lack of performance with my Lexar lightning jump drive or my Canon i9900 printer although I don't print and transfer large files at the same time.Bottom line: Good device for the money!