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<blockquote data-quote="Ctrl-Opt-Del" data-source="post: 1530794" data-attributes="member: 215112"><p>I don't <em>think</em> it's a software issue, I think it's a hardware one.</p><p></p><p>The USB buses (forgive the tautology) on Macs are far more advanced than those on almost all PCs, capable of delivering variable (& potentially quite high) amounts of power to each individual USB port, meaning that a Mac will increase the amount of power supplied if one plugs a memory stick or even a rechargeable device into their keyboard & mouse combo; while the USB buses (sorry again) on most PCs only deliver one set amount of power to all the ports (usually quite a low amount, in order to avoid the risk of damaging anything connected; for instance I know that, despite running from a 450W PSU - of which a maximum of ~374W I believe is used when my PC is working intensively - the USB ports on my PC provide significantly less than 2W of power, as that is the rating of my tablet's mains charger, and my tablet cannot charge while syncing to my PC).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ctrl-Opt-Del, post: 1530794, member: 215112"] I don't [I]think[/I] it's a software issue, I think it's a hardware one. The USB buses (forgive the tautology) on Macs are far more advanced than those on almost all PCs, capable of delivering variable (& potentially quite high) amounts of power to each individual USB port, meaning that a Mac will increase the amount of power supplied if one plugs a memory stick or even a rechargeable device into their keyboard & mouse combo; while the USB buses (sorry again) on most PCs only deliver one set amount of power to all the ports (usually quite a low amount, in order to avoid the risk of damaging anything connected; for instance I know that, despite running from a 450W PSU - of which a maximum of ~374W I believe is used when my PC is working intensively - the USB ports on my PC provide significantly less than 2W of power, as that is the rating of my tablet's mains charger, and my tablet cannot charge while syncing to my PC). [/QUOTE]
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