Windows 10: Can a external usb hub burn out/ruin a usb port

Hi, i have a laptop with three usb ports, one does not work, and it has not for a while. So i baught a cheap little sebranti think thats the brand, not sure external usb hubunpowered for some new external hdd/ssd cases that are currently on their way.

The question is, if i plug the two external hdd/ssd caseswitha drive in them and my external keyboard in at the same time, could it burn out the usb port the hub is connected to? If so, how could i stop it from happening, the one usb port on the other side of my laptop that works is used for my mouse, and the other working one is for the external usb hub. I heard some stories about that happening, but those articals were when usb hubs first came out i think, and they were really flawed back then. We used to use one on our xbox one s, but that one broke after five years, and the usb port on the xbox one is still functioning properly. Thanks

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Does usb hub slowing down the USB port?

Thank you. My thought too. I am now rearrange the USB connection.

USB key for Ready boost now got direct USB port (not via USB hub port) to PC.

Thanks!

Regards,
Arto.

 

TrendNet Launches 4-port External USB 3.0 Hub

not really half, remember that you had the power of the host port as well as the power from the power brick.


sure USB3.0 hubs will need more power, but i bet you can use this without the external power for low powered devices just fine, as with USB 2.0 hubs (read: no USB powered HDD's)

 

TrendNet Launches 4-port External USB 3.0 Hub

TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the availability of the 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub, model TU3-H4, which provides four 5Gbps USB 3.0 ports to connect flash drives, storage enclosures, cameras, and other USB 3.0 devices to your computer.

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