Does it require one (01) USB connection to the computer or two (02) USB connections like other external drives?
1416001
It only requires (01) (USB 3.0) connection to the computer. If your computer does not have (USB 3.0) then you will have to use (02) USB slots.
1416002
It has the second USB connector if additional power is needed but I am running it using just the main USB connector plugged in....No issues to speak of.
1416003
I'm able to operate it with one USB connection. (I don't have the unit on me right now, but I believe the included USB cable also allows you to plug into an additional USB port for more power if one isn't sufficient for you.)
1416004
It only requires one connection. It comes with a cable that works in USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. You can use either. but do not have to use both at the same time.
1018214
With the USB connection it will see both drives. If you use eSATA, you can see only one.
1213491
I use mine with just 1 USB port for power, but apparently it depends on the drive you are using inside the enclosure. I use it for the 'old' drive in a laptop. I upgraded the internal drive and took out the 250Gb drive and put it in this case as a back-up drive.
512459
The connector is similar and the cable which comes with the unit is compatible with USB2. I have used the drive on multiple computers, some of which have USB2 and others with USB3. The USB subsystem adapts seamlessly.
2245372
There are two usb ports, one for communication, the other for additional power.I thought the same that you did-- where can I get the adaptor. It turns out that the drive works happily on 2 USB connections-- and no power adaptor. Good luck!
1154131
All the usb port are usb2 but you can connect a usb3 external drive on this device.
1372409
Agree with other buyers. The second port is needed for adequate power to run HDDs . However through my experience, it didn't work at all, though computer detects the drive. I tried two with the same result - this contraption is not working!
498298
You could use two like that but it would not be daisy chaining. There would be no connection from the first drive to the second, but the computer would see both.
2082981
I can't answer your question from personal experience as I don't have 10 USB 2.0 hard drives.But at the moment there are 5 USB 2.0 hard drives running off my Satechi including one that does not have an external power supply. In addition my keyboard and mouse, a DVD drive with no external power supply, an Epson scanner, and an HP laser printer are connected to it. I see no reason why there couldn't be even 12 hard drives connected if each has its own power supply, provided the Satechi hub is being powered by its ac adapter.
789546
No it does not (in most instances). I have always used it with just a single USB connection.
1029524
Yes. I used 2 HDD external drives + 2 USB Flash drives. HDD 1 is WesternDigital 1TB (USB 3.0) and HDD 2 is Toshiba 500GB (USB 3.0).Both HDD does not use any AC adapters. I used on Windows 7 USB 2.0 machine and Windows 8.1 USB 3.0 machine.Both computer recognized 2 HDDs and 2 Flash Drives without any problems.However, when I tried with Dell tablet (Venue 11Pro), it only recognized 1 HDD drive.It may have some issue with tablet devices.
412572
The product came with two USB's already connected to it. You can use both or use one. It all depends on what you are doing. I have used both USB's and one USB with ease.
508481
I believe this drive is backwards compatible with USB 2. I have the same drives and had no trouble with using USB 2.
35887
It uses only 1 - USB port. I have also used a USB 3 hub and it worked that way as well.
1229056
I plugged mine into a 2.0 computer. The drive allows for a 3.0 connection, but works with a 2.0.
1658868
You really only need that if you get the one with the USB connection to use it as an external burner connected to your computer.
672884
One is for data, on is for power. Depends on your drive and computer. I only had to use 1 USB port and it works perfectly.