Does this 2.0 USB 4-port Sabrent hub work with 3.0 USB flash drives (even if more slowly)? Thanks.
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Yes. It should work fine. USB formats are backward compatible. It should work just like a regular USB 2.0 port, which is still fast enough for an actual 7mb/s transfer.
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No it is a not a USB3 compatible hub.Any USB3 drives plugged into it will be downconverted to USB2and if it was to be plugged into a USB 3 port it would only be USB2 speeds.
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Yes. All USB 3 hubs are backward compatible with USB 1 and 2. This one should work for all three.
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I have 3 of these Sabrent drive enclosures and I populated two with 500GBs and one with 1TB. All three worked as I expected. BTW, I only tested them on USB 2.0 connections. I'm still waiting for my "GMYLE® ExpressCard 34mm to USB 3.0 Adapter (Dual Port)" to see if the USB 3.0 connection is any better. I currently do not have a machine with a "native" USB 3.0 interface. I have not tested these units using an SSD.
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The hub has separate connectors for USB 2.0 and 3.0 that go to your motherboard USB headers, so the performance will be dependent on your mobo chipset, not the hub. Modern chipsets have a dual-bus design to allow the two specs to operate simultaneously at full speeds. Remember though that not all USB drives are created equal and chipset performance can vary between mobos.
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Sure - but it hampers the speed of the drive, since it's only transferring data at USB 2.0 speeds, not 3.0. But it will function
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When I bought this hub, I had no USB 3. Recently I bought a PCI-E card to provide USB 3. It does NOT work if I boot from a drive that has OS X 10.5.8, but it works fine with my OS X 10.10.5 (Yosemite).
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Yes, all USB3.0 flash drives are backwards compatible with 2,0 USB slots. Just with the slower speed.
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Yes, it works with USB 2.0 with an exception. If you connect it to a non-powered USB 2.0 Hub it does not always work. It always works with my USB 2.0 powered hub and it works when I plug it directly into my computer. It is much faster with USB 3.0 Port. (I don't have a USB 3.0 external hub so don't know how it would work with that). It comes with a USB cable that is around 1 foot long. The USB Connection on the drive side is "micro B". I have five of these drives (4 1TB drives and 1 500GB drive) and I did manage to "break" one of my USB cables. Costs about $7 to replace the cable through Amazon. I take the drive from home to work almost every day so I am always disconnecting and reconnecting the drive. I use a CaseLogic case when I'm transporting the drive and I may have bent the USB cable when I stored it in the case.
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Yep. This is a USB 3 hub. I am running USB 3.0 hard drives, printer, ethernet cable from it and it is exceptionally fast.
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The box only mentions USB 2.0. I would guess a USB 3.0 should be ok, just won't get the 3.0's speed rate for data.
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I am not sure I understand your question...but this device works best with USB 3.0.
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It will work with USB 2.0, just considerably slower. In my very informal testing it was about 1/3 as fast when plugged into a USB 2.0 port than when using a USB 3.0 port.
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It well work but at USB 2.0 speeds. I checked mine, when I plugged it into a USB 2.0 port, Win7 loaded a generic USB 2 driver and it appeared in explorer. When you upgrade to a USB 3 capability it well need it's 3.0 driver installed.This is a good hub, it has it's own power supply. I use it to power Raspberry pi's.
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it does transfer with 3.0 speed. however, I have found that attaching a USB straight to my 3.0 port transfers faster than connecting it to this particular hub. that being said, I have had no problems with this hub, and I recommend it to others. It has completely met my expectations.
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USB 2.0 has much slower file transfer rates than USB 3.0. Yes, almost all USB 3.0 flash drives are compatible with USB 2.0 ports and will work fine, but at the slower USB 2.0 Speeds. For the best performance (Faster File Transfer Rates) a USB 3.0 Flash drive must use a USB 3.0 Port (usually blue colored) on the computer.
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Hi C. Prendergast,I do believe I have used it in a USB 3.0 port before without issues. USB 3 hubs are supposed to be back compatible with all USB devices, so if it is giving you issues make sure you have installed any controller firmwares/drivers that it may require.Hope this helps :)