Title: ok for basic usb, but doesn't power usb drives
Product review: If all you want to do is to connect basic usb devices that don't need power, then this works fine, I've had one for years, and it's worked without problems, except read below.However, if you have a device that needs power, such as a usb hard drive, then this will not do it for you: the drive will likely "squeak" at you, without connecting to your computer. Since I am able to charge some devices with this, my conclusion is that the power provided at the ports doesn't meet specs required for the higher-power devices such as disk drives. (I'm not an expert on USB specs, but you can do your research if this is important to you.) I'm going to have to throw this one away and replace it.Note: I have a similar device I bought from another online merchant (monoprice) which works perfectly for all the applications. And it was actually a bit cheaper.So I recommend against buying this model. Why not get an item that will do everything, at no extra cost?
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