Does this have to be plugged in to a computer to work? (I'm looking for a station to charge multiple ipads simultaneously.)
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This hub is underpowered by almost 45%. USB 2.0 ports should be able to pull 500mA, so with 7 ports the AC adapter should supply 3.5 Amps. It only delivers 2. Almost every powered hub on the market seems to be similarly underpowered.
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Probably yes. It must be plugged into the computer and the computer must be turned on for it to charge my IPhone. Although it doesn't need to be plugged into the computer to run the fan on my laptop cooling pad.
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It does not have to be plugged in to charge phones and other mobile devices. I've actually cut the usb cord off of mine to leave only the power cord. This gives me a usb charging station instead of a hub. The only problem is I believe it's limited to 2A, which means you can only charge 2 or 3 mobile devices at once. When it reaches the maximum amp output, it will just start flashing the blue light and it doesn't charge. It's not BAD as a charger, but there are better options. Ya just gotta dig for em.
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Both ports are the same. I plug my iPad in one and my iPhone in the other and have no problems charging both a the same time.
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I don't have an iPad 3, but I don't think you would be able to charge both, simultaneously, from the USB ports. They're standard 1500ma ports and iPad 3 requires a 2100ma port to work. You could use an iPad brick and a USB port to charge both.
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All I know is that you can plug any USB coonection into it for power, but iPad, iPod or iPhone devices should only be plugged into the top two outlets.
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It does not plug into anything but the usb port on your computer. It runs on the computer power and does not have outlet capabilities. You could charge your apple stuff with it but I think it would be a slow process.
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Not one port charges my iPad. I believe the 2.5A is the power into the Hub and it distributes that power to each port.
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I don't have an iPad, but will say the first port is for the iPad. I have traveled with mine and it's nice not having to look for multiple outlets in a hotel room to plug in the adapters, it and a few cables and your ready to go. Have had all the ports plugged in at the sametime and no issues. Enjoy.
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The specs provide the information you are asking. It provides 2.1A per port simultaneously which is enough to charge two ipads at the same time as quickly as if you were using two individual ipad chargers. In practice, it seems to work as advertised although I don't have any way of measuring the output while both units are charging.
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Yes it can charge ipads. However, mine only charges it halfway before it runs out of power.
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Hello. As far as I have gone with it is 2 items at a time I chargesd my IPHONE and IPAD together. It will not do 5 I products. It is labeled what has to go into each port.. Such as Samsung and other types of devices. Hope this helps.
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Hey Alex - My answer is "probably". I have not tried the specific configuration you are asking about. BUT, I have simultaneously charged an iPhone and iPad (using the USB ports), plus my laptop and camera (using the 110V outlets) overnight, and it worked fine. Hope that helps. Rob
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yes, IF you are connected via usb to a AC outlet........njot to the computer. The charger for a iphone/ipad works great.
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In order to get this unit to work with my hard drive I had to use an external power supply so i would have to think that you would be better off with a direct connection to the computer for charging any device. Hope this helps.
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Remember, this is a 4 amp unit. That means that any single device which needs less than 4A to charge, will be charged.... as long as that is the only device attached. If you have other devices attached, they will be drawing some current, usually up to 900 mA for a USB3 device... sooo something like an iPad may not be able to draw enough current. Most other devices should be ok.
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The hub's charging capabilities are independent of the computer. I have numerous devices charging at the same time via the hub, not through the computer, even though they both are connected.
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I just tried it, and couldn't get it to work. The iPad didn't recognize that it was plugged in until I plugged the hub into my computer. Then it woke up and said, "Not Charging". I guess the hub doesn't deliver enough current. I was kind of surprised, since it powers my raspberry pi just fine.
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You have to connect two different wires in two different outputs. But you can not charge two identical devices. For example, two iPhones or two iPads. iPad must be connected to 2A output only, and iPhone to 1A output only.