Hello,
Just got a 4 port USB HUB.
I have a 2009 macbook pro with only 2 USB outlets and a lot of external hard drives for lots of photographs.
In my understanding, if I plugged 4 HD's into the hub (which in turn was plugged into 1 USB port on the laptop), the 4 ext hard drives would be splitting the speeds of that single USB port into 4 ways...thus each HD only operating at .25% of the speed it would achieve if it were plugged in by itself.
Is this correct? Or do all 4 of the devices receive max download speeds regardless of how many are plugged in.
Additionally, how about charging 4 products on the hub...will that charge slower as well?
Can this damage my mac in any way?
thanks so much!
Micah
Just got a 4 port USB HUB.
I have a 2009 macbook pro with only 2 USB outlets and a lot of external hard drives for lots of photographs.
In my understanding, if I plugged 4 HD's into the hub (which in turn was plugged into 1 USB port on the laptop), the 4 ext hard drives would be splitting the speeds of that single USB port into 4 ways...thus each HD only operating at .25% of the speed it would achieve if it were plugged in by itself.
Is this correct? Or do all 4 of the devices receive max download speeds regardless of how many are plugged in.
Additionally, how about charging 4 products on the hub...will that charge slower as well?
Can this damage my mac in any way?
thanks so much!
Micah