I am looking for an inexpensive tablet for my mother. Need it to connect to external USB 1TB storage drive, powered via USB. Will this work?
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I returned the tablet for a refund after 3 weeks. It was supposed to be "new" and it wasn't. After 3 weeks it would not turn on or charge. My advice...don't trust it
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I can not recommend the item! It has never work with any of my tablets micro USB ports using a thumb drive. My conclusion is that this is NOT an OTG adapter but just a plain USB adapter.
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You can even connect an Xbox controller to it if you want. I forgot to mention that if you connect an external hard drive, it most likely needs an external power source as the tablet won't have the power necessary to run the hard drive on its own.
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I've never tried to use an external USB drive but I doubt it will power it. As for folders, it will display the
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Yes, but remember you will be connected to the drive's wireless network so unless you set it up to relay internet, you will lose internet connectivity. (assuming your tablet PC is wirelessly connected to the internet.)
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Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course, whatever you want to plug it into will need to support the newer USB 3.0 standard. Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course,... » Read More Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course, whatever you want to plug it into will need to support the newer USB 3.0 standard. « Show Less
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If the flash drive has a USB connection, you can attach it to the Acer Iconia tablet with an adapter. The tablet has a micro-USB port. You just need to purchasea separate micro-USB to regular USB adapter. It is not expensive. I purchased mine thru Amazon.com as well.
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Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course, whatever you want to plug it into will need to support the newer USB 3.0 standard.
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That was my original intent but was not good for that. I got the USB and SD card adapter for my Samsung tablet and phone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VBCSVI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&ps;c=1) and it worked beautifully. My tablet did not have a USB port so I had to use the adapter to make the power plug into a USB port. For an external hard drive, as long as you have a USB port on your iPad you should be fine with the female-to-female adapter as shown here, if not you will need a USB adapter. Hope this helps.
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for any phone/tablet, NO. It purely depends on the device actually. OTG (on the go) hardware and drivers should be there in the device for it to access this flash drive or any storage device via the usb port. If it does support, then file explorer will work. To check if your device does support, i think there is an app in android called USB OTG checker or something like that. If the device is not running android and there is no app, buy a cheap OTG cable, plug in your portable hard disk and see if it reads. although, be careful with the OTG cables as they can easily damage the device's usb port. for any phone/tablet, NO. It purely depends on the device actually. OTG (on the go) hardware and drivers should be there in the device for it to access this flash drive or any storage device via the usb port. If it does support, then file explorer will work. To check if your device does support, i think there is an app in android called USB OTG checker or something like that. If the device is not running android and there is no app, buy a cheap OTG cable, plug in your portable hard disk and see if it reads. although, be careful with the OTG cables as they can easily damage the... » Read More for any phone/tablet, NO. It purely depends on the device actually. OTG (on the go) hardware and drivers should be there in the device for it to access this flash drive or any storage device via the usb port. If it does support, then file explorer will work. To check if your device does support, i think there is an app in android called USB OTG checker or something like that. If the device is not running android and there is no app, buy a cheap OTG cable, plug in your portable hard disk and see if it reads. although, be careful with the OTG cables as they can easily damage the device's usb port. « Show Less
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It will work with file manager program of the device. The third party software may not write the data to the drive but can read it.
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I do not have a tablet with USB ports to try it on, so I am not sure if it would work on that device. I tried to use this on Win 7 (64bit), Win 7 (32bit), and Win XP (32 bit) machines. I also passed through the driver to a Linux VM (BT5r3), and was unable to force the OS to recognize the chipset.
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Im not sure what sure what usb devices will work with it. But reading another review the user had to user pliers to remove the broken piece from the tablet. I cant recommend you risk finding out. Even if it didnt break to pieces I wouldnt count on it working more than 5 times. I suggest trying Samsung EPL-1PL0BEGXAR USB Connection Kit
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If your tablet has Bluetooth then it should work perfectly. There is no need for any USB receiver.
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Kind of a vague question. What kind of tablet do you have? If the tablet can have a USB plugged into it, then I would just get a thumb drive if you are just transferring pictures and videos. It all depends on which tablet.
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yes if the tablet or whatever it is that you are trying to "read" on, has the software that supports the data on the drive.
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I think you should check in the tablet's manual about external storage. If it says it's ok with micro sdhc than yes, it should work. =)