can you charge an ipad on the USB? Can you use a small Hard drive on the powered USB?
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Yes to both. The USB 3.0 is the best part about this stand. It is faster and more reliable than other usb hubs I have owned.
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Hi Jack,I bought this for my wife for Christmas. It is charged through USB only, which is a problem for her because she wanted to use it from her iPad. It works OK, but if the battery gets low she can't recharge it without USB.
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The hub has one high output power port on the side, that uses the AC adapter. The other 3 ports seem to run power through the main line without the AC adapter. How much power are you going to need to run you Hard drive, I don't know. I do know that my iPad only will charge with the power plugged in and it hooked into the high output port.
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You can charge any USB powered device with this charger. It just charges an iPad or Galaxy phone faster than a regular charge while charging other devices. I absolutely love my power bank charger.
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an iPad doesn't have a hard drive... but the answer is NO. The device works as it says -- very effective (surprising!). It's a deal
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If you plug in iPad into most USB ports, it will display as "not charging". Most USB ports do not put out enough power to charge an iPad quickly, although it is trickle charging. Or are you getting the not charging notification using the wall charger?
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I don't think your Ipad air has a USB port. Most Mac books do and will work with those two hard drives.
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Yes. There are 2 USB ports and you can charge any devices that have a USB plug, even 2 iPads or 2 iPhones. They don't have to be different types of devices.
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I have an iPad 2, but as long as you have the usb connection cable there should be no problem because the amount of electricity required to charge is the same. The case come with a small piece that allows you to plug the usb on the side and charge. Hope the info helps
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Short answer is, I don't know for sure. I recently tried bringing just my USB cables for my iPad and iPhone, and with both plugged into the USB ports, had bad luck. In the last few days, I tried the same thing, but with my iPhone plugged in to a USB, my iPad plugged into one A/C outlet and my laptop plugged into another A/C outlet and everything seemed to charge normally. So, part of my goal was leaving behind the iPad cube, but I think I still need it.
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Yes, any device will charge, provided you have the requisite USB cable. There are two USB ports which yield 2.1 and 1.0 A respectively. Compare these values to your iPad charger to see relatively how quickly the battery pack would charge the iPad.
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sorry I dont know, I have not tried. I have charged my wifes iphone 5s with it no problem but it might not have enough power for an ipad.BTW this power pack does not come with an adapter for the new apple devices.
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The way the plugs are designed it is not possible to plug those two things in at the same time. It will charge the new ipad but you have to make sure the usb you plug it into is putting out the extra power required. Many do not and it will charge very slowly. I use the included usb adaptor made just for the ipad. My computer USB ports do not put out enough power.
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I do know that it has a USB and my ipad mini does not. I believe you need to have a laptop or pc
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Yes, you can. It charges through any Usb charger. However, make sure that it provides 2 amps (i.e., an ipad charger)
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No it won't work with a USB hard drive I tried it and it didn't work I think the external hard drive requires more power than the tablet can provide
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USB outlets are marked 1A(upper) and 3A(lower) BUT the total is limited to 3.1A.So one at a time you can charge any iPad or iPhone BUT since iPad Air requires 2.4A may have a problem combining with another device. Earlier iPads may not be a problem combining since they require less amperage.