This could be a 5 start great product if they just moved the point where they weld the USB / VGA wires together. The device works well. BUT, not with a laptop. If your laptop doesn't have two USB on the same side as the vga port, you will have issues. Every laptop I have the VGA port is on one side and only one USB on that same side. This means I have to use a USB on each side. This cable won't span that distance. I had to manually use a knife to cut off the plastic weld spot on the cable to allow me enough slack to plug in both USB. Once I got it hooked up though, it works flawlessly. If that weld were moved 6-8 inches, the problem is solved.