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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1652814" data-attributes="member: 234411">Well, as already stated - a powered USB hub will provide the extra wattage needed to run some of your peripherals (assuming those are not also powered) - keep in mind that Apple USB 3 ports provide only about 5 Watts of power (see quote below from <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204377" target="_blank">HERE</a>) - this amount of power would be enough to charge an iPad Mini or iPhone but NOT a regular iPad, so a non-powered hub will give you the 'non-charging' message for that reason.Now, even w/ a powered USB hub (and these vary tremendously in their specs, quality, and pricing), some peripherals may not work properly, so for critical tasks such as backups/clones and iDevice updates, I like to directly plug into a Mac USB port - have one dedicated w/ an extension cable that runs to the front of our iMac, so an easy task to plug in a peripheral.&nbsp; Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1652814, member: 234411"] Well, as already stated - a powered USB hub will provide the extra wattage needed to run some of your peripherals (assuming those are not also powered) - keep in mind that Apple USB 3 ports provide only about 5 Watts of power (see quote below from [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204377"]HERE[/URL]) - this amount of power would be enough to charge an iPad Mini or iPhone but NOT a regular iPad, so a non-powered hub will give you the 'non-charging' message for that reason. Now, even w/ a powered USB hub (and these vary tremendously in their specs, quality, and pricing), some peripherals may not work properly, so for critical tasks such as backups/clones and iDevice updates, I like to directly plug into a Mac USB port - have one dedicated w/ an extension cable that runs to the front of our iMac, so an easy task to plug in a peripheral. Dave :) [/QUOTE]

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