Do Usb Hubs Work With External Hard Drives

I have 31 external hard drives connected to my computer through 9 of these hubs and they work fine.

I've tried several hubs and this is the best one I've ever used. It's versatility and simplicity of use is outstanding, especially since I have several external hard drives hooked up to it.

A hub like this, with an external power supply, is the solution to iffy external drive connections. Without the external power supply, other types of USB hubs do not provide enough power to keep external drives up and running--drives connected other, buss-powered hubs often turn off, and become unavailable in Windows. No such issue with this one. This is also impressively well made. The sleek metal enclosure, power switch and USB ports all inspire confidence that this will have a long life. I have the 7-port version of this, and it has worked flawlessly for almost 2 years of constant service. This hub installed on my Windows 10 PC instantly, and every drive I connect to it gets enough power to work well and stay connected and remain visible on my PC.

Perfect for external hard drives.

I can store 2 external hard drives in this.

I had my doubts because of the low price. It does not work with Hard Drives that need power, but all of my drives use external power so I thought I would give it a chance. I am very pleased. I have a keyboard and three drives running through this 4-Port Hub and they all work perfectly

Perfect for connecting USB-A devices (keyboards, external hard drives, etc.) to a device that only has USB-C!

My imac does have enough usb ports and other hubs I tried do not work.

I've been using these Western Digital USB 3 external hard drives for many years now. I've only ever had one fail out of a dozen or so, but that's why I always have two backups of everything. I now edit on an internal SSD, and then transfer two copies of the files to these drives. I've used the 4, 8, and 12 gig versions. Note that I previously used the GRaid drives to edit on. I also had one of them fail out of 5, and since they are Raid 0 (the fastest), you lose everything when they fail. I think out of 20 years of editing, I've only every had those 2 drives fail.

I added this adapter card to my 4 y/o HP desktop to gain USB 3.0 capability. I found it easy to install and also purchased with it and installed a StarTech 4 Pin Molex to SATA Power Cable Adapter (6) from B+H, although not necessary to run my two USB 3.0 external hard drives. But for $ why not get the power cable in the event you need to power a device that needs the extra juice? I have not tested any actual transfer speeds; however, I do notice a much, much faster transfer rate when I back up the data on my computer's C: drive to the external hard drives. I also intend to use another of the card's USB 3.0 ports to attach a USB 3.0 SDXC/CF card reader. Instructions for installation of the driver on the accompanying CD was easy.