The USB 2.0 High Speed Hub is recommended because it has a optimal power supply. It can supply every USB Port with the full 500 mA current defined in the USB specifications.
There are no supply bottlenecks known from nearly all other Hubs through too small power supplies with this device.
This feature is important especial for devices without external power supply (modern device programmer or most external 2.5" harddrives).
This Hub optimal fits the needs of production operation with multiple device programmers, supports the full transfer rate of 480Mbps defined in the USB 2.0 standard and is fully compatible to USB 1.1 also.