does this power my HD as well?

[jardster]

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It allows me to connect my HD via USB and powers it?

anyone use it? does it work well? Anything better for the price? I'd be using this for a drive that I don't use much, just pull out every few months and back something up... seems more flexible than putting it into a case.

[tahoedrew]

Yes, there is a wall-plug that you need to plug in but will also power your drive. I have one and it's a great little tool to just have around and available.

~A

[M A V I C]

I'm unaware of a single device that powers a drive via USB. There could be some, but I doubt it considering USB voltage is often under the 5v it's supposed to be. And still, 5v is rather low.

[mikebw]

There are some external 2.5" drives made by LaCie that will run off of USB, but the power requirements must be very low.

[rz]

I have one too. It plugs in to the wall... it doesn't power over USB. I use it mainly to either test drives, or connect one quickly without having to disassemble a regular external case. I wouldn't use it as a permanent solution.

[RAMd®d]

2.5" HDs can be powered by some buses, but not all.

I don't know about the PC side, but my Al12 will power a 160G W-D USB HD, but my 700MHz iB12 won't see the drive at all.

As I recall, it doesn't have a port for external power.