Can I plug 2 external hard drives on this hub? (the only cable needed for them to function is the USB 3.0 cable, no AC needed on those hard drives)
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Each USB output port can easily handle a USB 3 current load ( which is Greater than USB2 Current load.If your External Drive strictly operates from the USB3( or USB2) data cable that also carries power, it should be able to deliver and operate it. No harm will be done try it. ( Note many External large hard drives also require a separate external DC power connection. Check and refer to your Hard drive manual for it's specification and connections. Good Luck.BobNaz
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Each USB output port can easily handle a USB 3 current load ( which is Greater than USB2 Current load. If your External Drive strictly operates from the USB3( or USB2) data cable that also carries power, it should be able to deliver and operate it. No harm will be done try it. ( Note many External large hard drives also require a separate external DC power connection. Check and refer to your Hard drive manual for it's specification and connections. Good Luck. BobNaz
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Absolutely yes. There is an A/C power cord included in the packaging. If I remember correctly an additional 12v of power. Which should be sufficient enough for external 2.5 inch has.
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Yes. I used 2 HDD external drives + 2 USB Flash drives. HDD 1 is WesternDigital 1TB (USB 3.0) and HDD 2 is Toshiba 500GB (USB 3.0).Both HDD does not use any AC adapters. I used on Windows 7 USB 2.0 machine and Windows 8.1 USB 3.0 machine.Both computer recognized 2 HDDs and 2 Flash Drives without any problems.However, when I tried with Dell tablet (Venue 11Pro), it only recognized 1 HDD drive.It may have some issue with tablet devices.
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Yes, it is only one USB 3.0 port. If you really like this particular model and need a second port, you could get a USB 3 hub.
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You can hook up 2 hard drives on the IDE cable if there is room or 2 connector blocks open. Would recommend getting a SATA card and then you could install 2 hard drives on that (much faster drive)
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If you take a look at the 4th picture, you'll understand what I mean when I say there's only one USB 2.0/3.0 slot. Further, that slot is a kind of odd shape that does not take regular USB cables. The My Book Studio comes bundled with a USB 2.0/3.0 to USB (regular sized) cable. So it's fine for connecting to your mac, but will not be able to hook up to another My Book Studio. That's not to mention that the My Book Studio only has 1 USB 2.0/3.0 bay, meaning that you won't be able to connect anything directly and will have to use a hub. Even when using a hub, it is dependent on software to determine if backups can be done automatically across 2 external hard drives. Else I think the more fundamental question is why one would want to daisy chain external hard drives vis-a-vis having them in parallel arrangement?
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There are 3 USB ports (2in back 1 in front), I have had multiple external hard drives connected.
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I tried hooking up a portable 2.5 2TB hard drive and it had trouble keeping it powered. However, when I attached a USB hub to the smart dock, I was able to plug the hard drive to the hub and it functioned without any problems.
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Depending on the drive.. Some smaller (2.5", 1.8", etc) drives enclosures require no additional power and if they are capable of using a single (or sometimes dual) USB ports for operation, you will have no trouble using them with this hub. However, larger drives (3.5") enclosures must be plugged in to external power source (they usually come with power adapters). For those you will not be able to operate them with this hub only, without external power source.
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I'm guessing it would do okay as long as the initial USB port you plug into is USB 3.0. I have 6 usb 2.0 drives and 1 usb 3.0 external drives hooked to my hub. The 3.0 drive just flys, but so does the others.
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It has two USB connections because it needs more than the 500mA that a single USB 2.0 port can provide. All the ports on my wife's iMac are in use, too. So I have 2 powered USB hubs. As it happens, I plugged one of the drive's cables into each of them, but you could plug them both into the same USB hub. You could plug the signal connection into your mini and the power connection into a powered USB hub that had no other connection to your mini.
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Hi Jeremy King,WD hard drive have passed our test and should be compatible with Anker hub. Would you confirm with your hard drive supplier as well? Can the other USB device work fine with Anker hub? If not, feel free to write to us directly with your valid order# at support@ianker.com for quick assistance. Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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Short answer, I don't know. I have two 4TB HD's. I'm actually using an O!play player now which has only one USB input. I'm forced to switch input cables whenever I change from one drive to another. Pain in the a##. I never thought of using a port (duhh). My advice to both of us would be to buy any powered port. Save your receipt. If it works, great. If it doesn't, return it.
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I'm assuming that it is capable of accommodating three external USB 3.0 hard drives simultaneously. I haven't tried it is myself; so I can't say for sure. I've only plugged in a USB 3.0 flash drive and a USB 2.0 flash drive simultaneously and it has worked flawlessly. So I would buy it and try it.
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I didn't need the power cable when using one external hard drive but I did need to hook up the power cable when I added a second external hard drive to the second USB 3.0 port on the card. The power coming through the card from my Dell E5510 notebook computer was not sufficient to power the two external hard drives (one was a Western Digital My Passport and the other was a Seagate Backup Plus).
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Ok it has 2 usb plugs that need to be plugged in at the same time? If this is so will having a usb hub running usb3 work (my hub has the duo like plug side by side on one plug)
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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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It depends on how many drives you will use simultaneously. If it is only one or even two, you will have no problem powering them. However if you will use more than two drives, you should consider buying an externally powered USB hub.
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All I know is this. It is non-powered hub. Works for multiple flash drives *as many as three have worked at the same time for me*, but if you try external hard drives you will run into difficulty because there is insufficient power from a single USB port to run multiple devices that need more power. t