What is a reasonable chaining limit if this is being used for purely data transfer? Would more than six still work?
267219
with 50 ft at 1800i i still get a few lost frames, so I would assume you would get the some what the same amount of lost packets. It got pretty pad that I had to drop down to a 25ft cable
267220
This is definitely approaching the limit for sure. I think they make a 75 footer, that also has a relay in the middle like this one, but I wouldn't string several together. Your data transfer rates will end up in the toilet for sure.
127833
Yes - I daisy-chained a total of 4 strings. Have used the daisy-chained string numerous times with no issues.
1065025
I've been trying this with no success. A single drive through a 7-port usb hub worked fine. However, upon connecting three drives, one TB drive became corrupted and had to be reformatted! The other two TB drives were connected and able to be shared. Upon both hookups my wired connection continued to lose and regain internet; followed by not being able to access the router admin from firefox. At this point I'm ready to just connect a single tb drive and give up on multiple drives. If I have any later success I'll post again. Good luck.
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In short, no. USB as a protocol supports far more devices through a single port than you can physically put on this hub. And, because of how the data is packaged and transmitted, it all moves at the same speed, regardless of the number of sources. For example, I have 3 devices (a wireless mouse, a printer and an external HardDrive) running through mine, and they all perform perfectly.
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You know what, USB 3 might be useless. It won't transfer faster than what you SDHC for example can transfert. Mine iis 30mb/s, so USB 2 can tranfert more than 4 time what my SDHC can, but it will be limited. So the answer is USB 2 is probably enough.
460446
Unfortunately just one. You can't daisy chain using this drive. FYI - after one week my g-tech died.
324100
Hey, I never tried more than 25 till now....but I guess there is no limit as such..Product didn't crash for me yet..I actually never used it much..very few times
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I would bet what Richard is asking is "IF" I have 10 USB hard drives" - I posted a question myself and the question box is limited in how many characters it will allow in a question. The answer is that IF you have all ports used by devices that ALL have their very own AC adapters then yes, you would NOT need the Plugable's AC adapter to be installed to send and receive data from your computer to those drives. I have had 2 USB drives plugged in that have their own adapters and everything worked fine - I don't have access to 10 drives to completely test your request for you, but this answer based on what I could test will likely be correct for your purpose. Hope that helps! I would bet what Richard is asking is "IF" I have 10 USB hard drives" - I posted a question myself and the question box is limited in how many characters it will allow in a question. The answer is that IF you have all ports used by devices that ALL have their very own AC adapters then yes, you would NOT need the Plugable's AC adapter to be installed to send and receive data from your computer to those drives. I have had 2 USB drives plugged in that have their own adapters and everything worked fine - I don't have access to 10 drives to completely test your request for you,... » Read More I would bet what Richard is asking is "IF" I have 10 USB hard drives" - I posted a question myself and the question box is limited in how many characters it will allow in a question. The answer is that IF you have all ports used by devices that ALL have their very own AC adapters then yes, you would NOT need the Plugable's AC adapter to be installed to send and receive data from your computer to those drives. I have had 2 USB drives plugged in that have their own adapters and everything worked fine - I don't have access to 10 drives to completely test your request for you, but this answer based on what I could test will likely be correct for your purpose. Hope that helps! « Show Less
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I had 4 hooked up at first, but I got rid of 1 & now I have 3. I used a splitter to get more than 2. Hope this helps.
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I've had 6 connected. The network map page has a pagination widget but I've never had enough devices to start a second page. So I'm guessing it can support a lot more than 6.
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I purchased the 8 port version of the model and I do link aggregation. I think that 26 port model will allow you to do that too. You can validate by downloading the user manual and look for link aggregation steps.
2285049
I have eight 4TB drives, totaling to 32 TB's. Haven't tried 5TB drives.Do note that I'm no longer using the included RAID controller though, it had too many issues. I opted for the SANS DIGITAL HA-DAT-4ESPCIE PCI-Express x8 SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card on Newegg, had no issues with it since.I think the bus supports 64-bit address mapping, so the capacity limitation per drive is most likely a limitation of the controller and not the multiplier that's built into the SAN enclosure.
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The manual doesn't say. I used a 1TB drive and it worked fine. You can add 2 external drives, but no mention of size limit there. You can map it as a network drive, so you can move content back and forth that way, but slower ofc.
984911
I have up to 10 that may be connected at one time. I have seen no noticeable drop off at that point. If you check the technical stats it should tell you.
342325
I would limit to 2 as you are essentially daisy chaining off your source router. They will tell you can't or shouldn't but I have multiple appletv, roku, sonos, etc and these ports work great.
750057
I don't see why not I know you can put more than one in a circuit but not sure the max that would probably strengthen the entire connection but you'd have to get all the clone buttons within 20 seconds or you'll find yourself with 6 different networks in your house
344548
While this may work, it is not recommended or supported. We take data protection very seriously and USB hubs can add reliability issues. What you can do is employ multiple Sync devices as our software will "virtualize" the many physical devices and give you a single folder view of your files whether you have one or hundreds of Transporters.