Hub External Power
A look at what is currently available on eBay
 COMPAQ CPQ04USB EXTERNAL 4 PORT USB HUB AC POWERED US $13.08 
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 USB 2.0 HUB 10 PORT EXTERNAL w POWER ADAPTER XP 7 MAC US $8.99
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 ALUMINUM USB 2.0 7 PORT EXTERNAL HUB W POWER ADAPTER CABLE SILVER US $7.99
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Is it safe/ok to plug both usb leads for an external hdd into a hub running off a single usb host?
I want to buy a sumvision cyclone micro (media player with TV-out that plays from separate usb storage device) and use it to play movies off my Hitachi NESO external disk drive. The HDD needs two USB connections for power, but the cyclone only has one. Can I use a USB hub to provide the 2 sockets it needs? It worked when connected to a PC in this way which surprises me as surely it would draw too much current through the single host socket?
A USB hub with as many as 7 or 8 connectors is not very expensive. Be sure to get one that is powered, i.e., a "brick" which is plugged into a wall socket.
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