Does this come with an external power/supply or is it usb powered?
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Can this be powered 100% off USB cord - thus it's fully portable and can operate without a plug - or does it NEED to be plugged in with AC adapter to function?
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It has power adapter AND an optional USB port to add on additional storage.
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This comes with it's own power supply. I also love this box. It does need amplified speakers for the audio outs. Picture looks like the hdmi is plugged directly into the monitor.
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It's powered by the USB cable it comes with. I'm happy with this hard drive. It has an extra usb power cable if main usb output is not giving it enough power
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If you've not looked at the "owners manual" for this item please do a google search and find one. The short answer to that question is none, there's not an external power source, it's 12v and powered by the motherboard connection.
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No external power source needed. Just simply plug in the 3.0 USB to the PC and you are set. :)
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KD Links comes with external AC/DC power supply. It powers the drives connected to it.
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Technically, the answer is yes; it gains its power externally--it has no internal power source. However, in common parlance the answer the answer is no, since it gains its power through the usb and does not have a separate power cord or connection.
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No external power supply on this unit. Just a regular 2 prong plug straight from the unit.
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It is USB and battery powered. It plugs into your USB port but the base of the unit (where the "on" switch is), has two AA batteries.
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Mine came with the power supply, not sure about the usb cable, included the zebra drivers, sometimes fun trying to install the correct driver butgot it up and running to print the UPS labels, sometimes requires downloading UPS drivers from there site
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Yes. It is USB powered but you can plug in the included ac adapter and it will allow you to have a brighter display and the pads will light up brighter also.
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It is powered by a proprietary AC adapter and cable. It is not USB powered, and has no USB ports.
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I only use it with external power, but I believe I recall reading that it can not be powered by USB.
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It has and requires an external power supply. I purchased this particular external drive because I needed an external drive that had its own power supply to get files off of an old laptop computer that only had USB 1.0 ports. USB 1.0 ports are old technology do not provide enough power to an external drive. It was by far the easiest way way to recover and save those files to use this self-powered external drive. There were other ways, but this was a simple solution for me. Moral of the story is that a separate power supply is not always a detriment.
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Hi. With this device, you do not need any external power. The device brings it all included and takes what it needs directly from their computer. It works excellently. Regards. Vincent.
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Its totally USB powered. Because its critical, I plug it into a powered USB hub. Its performed quite well and I'm quite satisfied with it. You can spend more and get a hardier controller, but you still get value in excess of the asking price here. Even when I upgrade, I'll keep it as a spare. Its a good tool.
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Powered by USB, whether off laptop, desktop, or direct plug with a USB port. I love it!