Will this provide two "data channels" for faster data rates for external HD's and Thumb drives?
1669893
No, one cable is for data, one only provides power. It will work at the same speed as any other usb cable.
2069091
Yes, the box allows faster interfaces, but a slower SATA I (1.5 Gbps) interface will work.
999992
I'm not an expert on the program, but i use 2 seperate HDD's with it and it caches/works for both of them at the same time if that's what you mean. If you're asking if there is a way so it only works for the 2 HDDs and not the SSD's, I'm not sure.
1018214
With the USB connection it will see both drives. If you use eSATA, you can see only one.
1242195
You don't have to use both of the USB ports, I only use the one. The thought is the secondond USB cable will increase the speed but honestly I haven't noticed any marked increase
629221
Absolutely! Since they're giveaways, you won't mind the slow USB 2.0 transfer rate; but they're still more convenient than a CDROM and your clients will much appreciate these cause they can reuse them.
2016604
Yes, this drive functions on USB 2.0 ports but the file transfer speed is a bit slower.
45078
I haven't tested it but it appears that it will do it because both my drives have data on them.
1220872
Hmm.. not sure.. theoretically it should work but I didn't want to chance it. So I took my separate external 2TB drive and connected it and it works perfectly
2052094
They do! 5400 rpm drive to 5400rpm drive I get 65-75 Mb/s minimum using both ports.
1434286
Greetings,Great question!Yes, absolutely. The two drive types can be installed and utilized in conjunction with one another.Best regards,MITXPC
1555905
yes they will, I have a 3 tb WD, a 2 tb Fatom,and a 1tb HP they all work fine, and and any thumb drive that I plug in syncs right up.Some of the thumb drives are usb 2.0 , no problem
786898
Yes,It can copy data from one HD to the other HD. USB 3.0 Transfer Rates Up to 5Gbps , Reverse compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices.Thank you!
2265526
Yes! that is exactly what I did, but you will only get USB 2.0 speeds I haven't had any problems with mine.
1787319
I use a WD portable drive and it works well with this USB hub. (I did not try with more than one external drives.)
1800852
Another internal should generally be faster, as it's not hindered by USB speeds. But whatever burns put your main drive is likely to kill the secondary drive,too. The external is good for portability, but tend to have a shorter lifespan compared to a internal drive. ( That's why people say "mine has lasted over a whole year now". My current HDD is over 4 years old now.
921587
I believe you can do it as it has two usb ports. I've not tried it myself. Not sure about the speed either.