Fun fact: this is possible because on both hardware level and protocol level USB 1.1/2.0 is essentially completely detached from USB 3.0+. The hub is only in th

Fun fact: this is possible because on both hardware level and protocol level USB 1.1/2.0 is essentially completely detached from USB 3.0+. The hub is only in the path of the 2.0 data lines, the 3.0 lines go straight from the laptop to the outside connector.