Will this power my external drive for my Surface Pro 3? My USB port is under powered and don't have enough juice to push my external drive.
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I don't know. I would assume so, since it has it's own external power supply.
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The hub has a 12 volt, 2 amp power supply. I assume the amp capacity is divided among the 4 ports. You'd need to find out what the current draw is of the external drive to be sure.
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i think so, i use it to power a MCC 2516 A/D and a USB GPS, in a test system and i got a 2nd one for another system. only works with the ext power supply. i am happy with it, does what i wanted.
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KD Links comes with external AC/DC power supply. It powers the drives connected to it.
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Hey Bobbbo: I just plugged a 1 TB drive into the Micro 2. It gets its power from the USB, not external power and it's working fine. So you should be fine doing what you want. btw, I'm very happy with the unit too.
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Yes and no. It will charge the device continuously while it has more than 20% power, but will alternate between the two when lower than that. It doesn't seem to charge the supple and the surface pro I have fast enough.
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I believe it requires the power adapter for it to attain the USB 3.0 speeds, and it would be required for things like external drives which are not self powered.
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hi, yes it will, just as long as that portable drive doesn't require it's own power source. if your drive came with a power adapter, chances are you'll have to plug it into it's own source.
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If you are using the charger pack to charge your surface pro or pro 2, as long as the charger pack has a 12V DC supply output option and a choice of 2.5mm female connector tip, you will be alright.
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Nope. You need to use the included power supply. The USB port simply does not deliver enough power to operate 3.5" based external hard drives. Thumb drives use flash memory and the portable hard drives use smaller 2.5" or 1.8" laptop hard drives which use less power.
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I tried using this on a Surface Pro 3, which has only one USB port (USB 3.0), to read a software DVD and it failed. It did work on a laptop that had 2 USB 2.0 ports.
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As long as you have a USB 3.0 plug on your PC, I do not see why it wouldn't, it worked with mine desktop, but bought it specifically for my Surface Pro Tablet, w/ only one USB 3.0 port, it is backward compatible with the lower USB 2.0 and 1.1. Thanks...
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I use it for my surface pro 3. The quality is good, but it cannot charge as put the cover on. You need to take it off. Hope it useful.
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Mine did, external drives normally need an external power source. This was for an older WD MyDrive 500gb.
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I don't see why it wouldn't be compatible. I picked up a USB cord with the appropriate adapter for a Surface Pro3 and no issues. I also use it on the road to charge my iPhone 6, iPad and a vape mod.
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I have it connected to my Asus laptop so I am not sure if the Surface Pro 3 could power it.
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No, the power supplies are no longer backwards compatible. See here: http://winsupersite.com/mobile-devices/surface-pro-3-power-connection
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Sorry, I do not know as I purchased it for my Microsoft Surface Pro 3.0. It is however, a stellar device. I contacted Microsoft to verify compatibility so perhaps contacting Samsung will get you an answer. I think one primary compatibility is for your computer to have at least a USB 3.0 connection.
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Yeah, you do. I got a sata to 4 pin adapter for the power since my Mac Pro doesn't have any extra power ports. I'd check out the cal digit options. Their a little more expensive but don't require extra power. I've read mostly positive reviews of them. Again I'm on a Mac so there isn't as much support for USB 3 in older machines
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My sager laptop came with windows 8 and the Anker usb 3 hub works great with it. Bare in mind, this hub will work better if plugged into a usb 3 port other wise you wont get usb 3 speeds. Yes, it should work fine for the surface pro.