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Review on USB HUB HAT (B) For Raspberry Pi Series With 4X USB 2 by Wayne Seba

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Provides 4 USB 3 ports, uses one. Use an external power source when connecting a hard drive or solid-state drive.

The posts and bolts included are not a regular 2.5mm, so I used my own spacers, nuts (which are used as washers) and bolts for assembly. Once installed, it worked fine with low power devices (keyboard, mouse), but didn't provide enough power to the SSD in the USB enclosure. Connecting an external power supply to the USB-C port solved this problem, so the PI4 now has 2 power supplies. A power supply with two USB-C ports reduces the number of connected devices, but still leaves the PI with two power cables attached.

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