For Raspberry Pi owners: Does this provide enough power for the RPi AND an external USB HD (or other USB devices)? I would like to consolidate 2 power plugs (1 for the RPi and 1 for a USB Hub) to 1 plug. For Raspberry Pi owners: Does this provide enough power for the RPi AND an external USB HD (or other USB devices)? I would like to consolidate 2 power plugs (1 for the RPi and 1 for a USB Hub) to 1... » Read More For Raspberry Pi owners: Does this provide enough power for the RPi AND an external USB HD (or other USB devices)? I would like to consolidate 2 power plugs (1 for the RPi and 1 for a USB Hub) to 1 plug. « Show Less
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Mine powers the "Pi" an extra wireless dongle, a 250GB SSD without any problems.
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I use it to power the Pi 2, wifi dongle, external HD (an older power-hungry model), and card reader. Never had a problem so far. See one of the pics at the top of the page for the configuration.
244424
Yes, and that was the main reason I bought this. I run my Pi, an external HD powered by this, and a WiFi dongle from the hub, have not had any power issues so far (over 6 months running).
21067
As the manufacturer has weighed in I feel a bit silly responding but as I am using this very hub with a Raspberry Pi flawlessly, I feel as if I should say something. While I do not gain the full benefit of USB 3.0, I have no issue with this hub AND IN FACT, it saved my bacon. When replacing my wireless keyboard on the Pi, having both the wireless dongle and keyboard dongle plugged into the Pi would cause the keyboard to stop functioning. Moving both dongles off the Pi and onto this hub allowed them to function just fine. YMMV but I am satisfied with the hub overall but absolutely double check the compatability of anything else you might be using with it along with the Pi. As the manufacturer has weighed in I feel a bit silly responding but as I am using this very hub with a Raspberry Pi flawlessly, I feel as if I should say something. While I do not gain the full benefit of USB 3.0, I have no issue with this hub AND IN FACT, it saved my bacon. When replacing my wireless keyboard on the Pi, having both the wireless dongle and keyboard dongle plugged into the Pi would cause the keyboard to stop functioning. Moving both dongles off the Pi and onto this hub allowed them to function just fine. YMMV but I am satisfied with the hub overall but absolutely double... » Read More As the manufacturer has weighed in I feel a bit silly responding but as I am using this very hub with a Raspberry Pi flawlessly, I feel as if I should say something. While I do not gain the full benefit of USB 3.0, I have no issue with this hub AND IN FACT, it saved my bacon. When replacing my wireless keyboard on the Pi, having both the wireless dongle and keyboard dongle plugged into the Pi would cause the keyboard to stop functioning. Moving both dongles off the Pi and onto this hub allowed them to function just fine. YMMV but I am satisfied with the hub overall but absolutely double check the compatability of anything else you might be using with it along with the Pi. « Show Less
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I just confirmed that the Plugable USB 2.0.4 will power an RPi unit directly. The RPi only draws 5W, so it's safe.
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The recommended way is to use a powered USB hub. The Pi is a bit power hungry requiring up to 700 mA to operate. Many use a small cell phone charger to operate it and a lot of them are only 1 amp, which doesn't leave a lot of excess power to run the other components. If the Pi doesn't get adequate power there can be some intermittent operating problems. The answer that Noel provided below is using an external 4-port hub, which I assume has its own power supply. Spend a few $ and get a powered hub!
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Very little. Don't plug a HD or scanner into it, or anything that draws a significant amount of power. Trying to drw much power out of one of the USB 2 ports can drag down the entire hub for that port. Plug things into it that you would plug into an unpowered hub.
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Its not a hub, that is it does not allow you to connect multiple USB devices to a single USB port. Its only a charging station, allowing you to connect power to 4 devices that charge via a USB port (2x1amp, 2x2amp devices)
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Does the USB 2.0 port provide enough power for the external HDD? Or should I make sure to use an external HDD that has its own power source?
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As the manufacturer has weighed in I feel a bit silly responding but as I am using this very hub with a Raspberry Pi flawlessly, I feel as if I should say something. While I do not gain the full benefit of USB 3.0, I have no issue with this hub AND IN FACT, it saved my bacon. When replacing my wireless keyboard on the Pi, having both the wireless dongle and keyboard dongle plugged into the Pi would cause the keyboard to stop functioning. Moving both dongles off the Pi and onto this hub allowed them to function just fine. YMMV but I am satisfied with the hub overall but absolutely double check the compatability of anything else you might be using with it along with the Pi.
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I have a sort-of answer ---- I am not using additional drives on this HUB --- but, I am using one 2TB USB drive on another Anker HUB and it works fine. So, I am confident it will work --- I just have not tried it on this HUB. Also, this HUB is powered by the USB port whereas my other one has AC power --- so, that could play a role in how multiple disk drives perform.
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Yes, it will work and work well with just one USB connection. It has two to "supposedly" provide extra power during "heavy" use in lieu of the extra power brick included with some models. I have used it both ways and have had no issues with it. It is a great little box and I intend to buy at least 3 more of them. I am currently using the one to try out various distros of Linux since I ditched my large tower case I have used in the past. I am now running triple boot Linux on the one I am using now and have had no problems at all.
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Normally you can use these USB ports for charging , it works , but not the same as a standalone device charger . A single USB port's power specifications is 5V 0.5A when a standalone device charger is 5V 1A , it will be very slow when you using a USB port for charging and that's why we say "USB hub only, not a standalone device charger"
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It isnt anything special. Just make sure you get a mini usb to 2 regular usb cable. (Yes, that is one end is a MINI USB (not micro) and then the other end will have 2 regular sized USBs.) It is because one pulls power and the other actually send/receives the data IIRC
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I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC). I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages... » Read More I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC). « Show Less
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Sorry, I have no idea. All I've ever used them (several) for is to provide power for USB devices connected to Raspberry Pi's as the Pi's USB ports are rather anemic power-wise.
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I'm using the Plugable 2.0 version that the manufacturer suggested above, and it's working like a charm for me, for what it's worth. Might save a couple of bucks since the Pi can't use USB 3.0, and get the same outcome otherwise.
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The hub will NOT work with out power. I tried it out with one USB drive and it will not read the drive until AC is added to the unit.
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It depends on your computer. My lap top is the same as yours, one usb on each side. For me, this device works with one usb connected. THe second is for power inn the even it does not get the power needed.