Can this hub work with multiple USB-powered external hard drives? Or charge multiple phones/tablets? Thanks!
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I honesrtly haven't used as much as I thought I was but it has worked alright for me, I have not used multiple hard drives but I have charged various items.
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I ordered this for a friend, but i am pretty sure it will (but not positive).
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i don't know as i only use it for external flash drives - it works well for my uses - sorry
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! This hub is not designed to charge devices that require special charging signals, like iPhones/iPads, Android phones/tablets, etc.
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I actually have the 4-port version and it works perfectly with removable hard-drives and it also works well with an internal hard drive that I have placed into a USB 3.0 powered external hard-drive enclosure.
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You need to plug both USB ends. This way, your external HDD will draw more power than from a single USB 2.0 port.
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If you're going to use a powered USB hub (for external hard drives for example) then be aware that power can back feed from the USB port and cause memory card corruption. A seven port USB hub is available from thepihut.com which has been designed to prevent this from happening.
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I tried to plug in an external 320GB hard drive and it didn't work at all. The enclosure had its own power supply and I have plugged it into other USB Hubs before, but this one didn't even recognize it. don't know if it was defective or a limitation of the design, but I am returning it considering that I bought this Hub to swap multiple external hard drives and thumb drives. Hope this helps.
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The hub's charging capabilities are independent of the computer. I have numerous devices charging at the same time via the hub, not through the computer, even though they both are connected.
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Umm, it's a USB hub? It let's you plug in more than one usb device. Did you not read the description?
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You have to have a usable USB port in order to utilize this hub. It could work with a "weak" USB port, but it may not support too many devices.
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yes I have not had any problems with this hub powering all manor of USB devices.
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We do run a phone and a tablet on this at the same time with no problems charging both, as long as one uses a USB, I've never tried charging two devices that both use the dongles, but it should work. It will also charge two USB devices at the same time.
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I use a mixture of USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices. Everything I have connected to this hub worked as expected.
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I have used it with six devices and it works fine. Warning: Do not attempt to charge devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.)! It is not designed to charge devices.
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Flash drives and HDD's will do fine on this hub. far as I know it doesn't have a dedicated charging port. all 10 ports look the same to me. I have hooked my smartphone and tablet to the hub and they both charge on any port as well as show up on my PC for data transfer at the same time.
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I don't see why not. I have 2 external drives running on mine. One powered by the Hub and the other by it's own power source. All 3 of yours have their own power source.
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Yes!! it works perfectly!!! I charge my Iphone and my Ipad with it no problems at all!!! Ive never been so happy with a USB hub!!! great buy!!
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It needs 2 powered USB ports to operated correctly. You would need would need 2 hubs