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Upbeat_Foot_7412 t1_iucw2ak wrote

Reply to comment by nydge-sab in iPhone 7 with 4 USB hard drives connected via powered hub & Apple Camera Adapter. by nydge-sab

No mechanical hard drives do not draw to much power. I can easily plug in HDDs into my iPad Pro 2018 and it works flawlessly. And I do not need a separate power source.

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nydge-sab OP t1_iucwyhz wrote

The iPad Pro has bigger battery which is probably why it works flawlessly. But how about the drain in battery life?

Try it in in devices with smaller battery like phones, and update us with the result.

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Upbeat_Foot_7412 t1_iucxcqt wrote

I don‘t own an android smartphone with USB C. But the iPhone 15 Pro is rumored to get USB C. If it really gets the port then I will definitely try it out. That would be a killer feature for me.

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nydge-sab OP t1_iud2la7 wrote

I tried a direct connection to OnePlus android phone with USB-C and the mechanical hard just made a clicking sound. Low power I suppose. But SSD is fine.

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