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Can HyperDrive connect to another portable USB hard drive?
Last Updated 5/28/2008
The USB port on the HyperDrive is solely for data connection to a computer and you can transfer data between the HyperDrive and other USB storage devices via the computer.

Without the computer, it is not possible as HyperDrive does not support USB OTG/host function. This technology has proven to be slow (~1MB/sec), unreliable and are also known to have many compatibility issues with many USB devices like digital cameras, card readers, hard drives etc.

USB OTG/host devices generally also do not provide power via the USB port so it is not possible to power and connect to another portable USB hard drive that does not have its own power source.

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