Hub for external storage on lightning iPads - Atolla Powered USB hub REVIEW
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- So it is possible to connect an HDD to an iPad, together with other storage devices all at once with Atolla's powered USB hub, demoed on the iPad Air 2 and iPhone 11.
Thanks, Atolla for sending me a review unit! UPDATE (2023): This channel is no longer being monetized.
- Official link to Atolla's powered USB hub: atolla.us/prod...
Check out my channel for more details on external storage support on both Lightning and USB-C iPads.
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks to everyone who recommended a powered USB hub, and a special thanks to Gary S. who confirmed that the Atolla hub works before I ordered it! All of you have helped the iPad community to use multiple storage devices and HDDs on iPad / iPad Air / older iPad Pros.
Fjordstrøm Travel & Tech can you test the zendure power bank, hub. I think it is a powerbank so we don’t need an external power for it
what ipad mini version did you use??
ok, already heard it when i rewatched the video
Can it read two or even three external drives simultaneously if each drive has 4Gb capacity ?
Hi, I apparently I didn’t get notifications of your replies, sorry! @Luke Pham, I’ll take a look at it! - @budidr I didn’t try that yet, but it can read multiple devices of more than 4 GB - @Ken Durant: thanks! :D
Just to follow up, I ordered this hub and tried it out with my 6th Gen iPad, and it worked. 😁👍
Woohoo! 🙌
The externas hard disc worked too? El
Sorry, external hard drive?
Vic No worries! Yes, I tried it with both my Seagate and WD drives, and both powered on just fine.
JNGarrettArt thank you very much, it was very helpful
I was a little bit worried after ditching my 2018 11” 64GB iPad Pro for a 2017 10.5” 512GB + 4G iPad Pro that I wouldn’t be able to connect anything to it. You have proven me wrong, thanks! And huge love from Turkey!
Yay, glad I could help! But wait a minute, the 11 inch 2018 iPad Pro has USB-C, so you can easily connect anything to it without extra power. I use a HyperDrive on my 2018 iPad Pro for that.
for all who needs to know about HDD drive, i have a Power delivered 4TB HDD drive and iPad perfectly recognizes it with a Apple dongle, so as long as your hard drive has separate PD your iPad will absolutely work, in other scenarios as shown in this great video you need this kind of power delivered USB hub to power your non powered regular HDD drive to be recognized
After being a user of an Iphone 11 in november, I was not totally sure whether to buy an İxpand or Lighting to USB3 Camera Adapter. This video made me to "invest in" the adapter instead of the İxpand since it provides me to use not only other/available USB flash storages but also SSD's as additional/external storages, plus connecting other useful hardwares/devices as well☺👍
Ixpand is sooooo annoyingly slow. I bought one never actually used it 😢
Bro you just nailed it with all the doubt clarification..i almost sold my ipad and was willing to spend money for ipad pro with all accessories
Glad I was able to save you some money 😅
Thanks! I can keep my iPad Pro 1st gen a little longer now!
Great idea thanks ! I have followed your procedure as I have two older hard drives that I wanted to upload to the cloud and have done that now so very helpful thanks . I don’t know why windows users are complaining this just expands the iPads ability to perform way beyond its intended use . I use my iPad 8 for a work horse daily driver , home computer and content consumer . The cost of this setup even in New Zealand dollars is negligible $45 for the storage I cleaned up and will add to my iPad 8 . If you order this through Amazon be careful to order the one WITH the power cord they sell both with and without and Inordered the later not realising and had to purchase a universal power supply as well , my fault but an extra expense
I have this exact hub. It was the only way my iPad Pro would work with an USB.
For all of you using external storage make sure to format your drives to APFS for compatibility with iPad and fast transfer speeds to and FROM the iPad
Thank you so much. I have a likewise hub from Aurosonic and it works great with the lightning to USB adapter. Now I need to find an adapter that also has the hdmi and I can use my ipad with a large monitor like almost a real computer
FYI for those who want large file access - Fat 32 formatting has a Max File size of 4GB... Using exFat Formatting allows over 4gb Files...I would choose the latter if going to store video or Music projects, such as Garageband etc.. (exFat is compatible with mac stuff)
Yeah, I recommend exFAT too for that reason + it’s useful if you switch between Windows, iPad and Mac often.
Hi , in description says it’s compatible with laptops, and having operating system windows XP, will it be ok for iPad Air 2 ? Thank you
Thank allot ! And thanks for your instant response ! 👍👍
Thanks for the infor, I've just tried it out, And it works fine.
Awesome! Glad my video helped :)
I seem to have seen something like this back when iOS 13 was in Beta, for me with the original 12” Pro it is at least a solution for a docking station, and if necessary, travelling, but it’s all becoming a bit tethered. I have an old laptop, it it is clunky and probably can’t upgrade to the latest OS. I got the wireless WD drive for backing up my SD cards when on the road, but accessing photos wirelessly is slow, this at least will make it more practical going through images. All I need now is a mobile version of Photo Mechanic (I’m not into subscription software such as Adobe CC). I know the rather expensive Gnarbox has an app with some of this, but it’s not in my budget.
I ordered a powered usb hub for this reason. Thanks for the video
You cleared my doubt. I watched your both video and now i an very happy because you solved my biggest doubt/problem. Now i can invest in usb adapter. Thanks and because of this video i subscribed your channel.
Thank you for subscribing and commenting! :) Glad my videos helped. I hope it will actually work for you once you receive your usb!
HI THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INFORMATIVE VIDEOS... I'VE GOT A QUESTION WHICH I HOPE YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERS TO.... WITH THE NEW IPAD OS 13 CAN YOU CONNECT HDMI, MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND HARDDRIVES AT ONCE AND USE AT ONCE TO HAVE A PROPER DESKTOP SETUP WITH IPAD PRO 10.5 2017?... IF YOU CAN MAKE VIDEO ON THIS IT WOULD BE GREAT.... THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Just what I was looking for , am a sub now u rock , no other person had this but u 1st
Thanks for subscribing! :)
This is awesome news as I have the Apple dongle like you have now I just need to get the usb hub you demo in this video. I have an iPad 6th gen. And iPhone 8 (that I bought in 2019)
I’ve been looking for this vid. Thanks Man
Finally! Thank goodness I found this video
Your video is much more helpful than Apple's technical support.
Thank you for the update! I was thinking of going on a trip only with my ipad air 2 and not taking my laptop. Now I can also take a hard drive to do some extra storage heavy work while I'm travelling! By the way I couldn't help myself getting distracted by your pencil case - I could see the Korean letter 철컹철컹 on your pencil case and then I realised that you had a trip to South Korea. I hope you had some good time there. Thanks for your video again.
Hi! Haha yeah, I went to Seoul this year and bought that pencil case at Artbox 😊 Really enjoyed it in South Korea! ❤️🇰🇷
와! 대구에 살아요 :) another American living in Korea.
Thank you very much for this video it really helps me now that i just bought a new external hdd 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hi! Awesome! Glad it helped :)
your dongle looks great
This helped me eased all the doubts and problems subbed
Thanks!! :) And you're welcome :P Glad my video helped!
Thanks for such an informative video
Thank you so much! I just found your video and this is a life saver for me. Really don’t want to use iCloud for data backups!
Thanks I needed this.
WD Elements 2TB HDD connected via the Lightning-USB3 Camera adapter to an 12.9” iPad Pro 2017 (2nd gen.) is showing up in the Files App.
No powered USB hub necessary only a lightning cable to connect to the lightning-USB3 dongle with the original PSU from the iPad (12 Watt)
Manfred Ramosch so for about the same price you can get a powered hub and use for other things as well
Very helpful video! You have answered many of my question as I am going totally IPad Pro ❗️Thanks❗️👍🎥✅
It worked out for my ipad mini5. Attention Ntfs is not recognized by ipad.
Yeah, NTFS isn’t supported. Neither are all encrypted disks. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello Buddy ! Just one more question , in your video (👍) the white iPhone dongle how much is that , is it the new version or is the same ? Thanks
That is amazing! Thank you
Very helpful information!
Thanks for watching and commenting! 😊🙌
Thanks! Very helpful.
Hi,
Great video!
If you connect a RJ45 to USB adaptor to that HUB, are you able to make your IPAD work with network cable and not WIFI?
Also the question for HDMI to USB adaptor?
Thanks for the informative video.
TYSM I GOT IPAD 8 32GB AND THIS SAVED MEEEEEE
Haha, no problem!! :)
Very good for me to do with devices!!!!!!
Thank you it is very good video
Can iPad mini 5 will work same as you showed.
Hi, thanks! It should work as the iPad Mini 5 is newer than the iPad Air 2 I used in the video.
After external storage connected, can i still use one of the port to an external monitor? Usb to hdmi? Does it work?
Thanks man!!!
Hello ! Thanks for this hub it would be vert helpful. I have some questions : Can i put a câble USB tout HDMI on the atolla hub ? Will An other adapter (like RJ45) work with it ? Can i put a dongle to use a mouse + keyboard (Logitech) on the atolla hub ? Good night :))
Wow, this is super exciting to see! I have been able to connect HDDs to my iPad Pro 2017 model via just the Apple camera adaptor (plugged in to a power source), but not to my iPad 6. Thanks for testing this! 😁👍
JNGarrettArt hi, I have the iPad 6th Gen too. Do you use the same usb3 dongle?
Paolo Ilustre High fives! I love the iPad 6. Yes, I use the same Apple “camera adapter” he showed in this video for both my 6 and my Pro, but without a powered hub like he shows here, only the Pro was able to power on HDDs, whereas both iPads worked great with thumb drives. I’ve used the camera adapter pretty extensively so far with my iPad 6 to connect a thumb drive at work, and it’s been a fantastic upgrade to what the iPad is capable of doing. Now it looks like the hub in this video will broaden the iPad’s capabilities yet again.
please can you try lighting to 3usba adaptor to usbato usb c adaptor and then a usb c hub that hass hdmi, audio,ethernet, sd card slot. please can you see if that works
can we use keyboard & mouse with it ?
Can i connect a mouse and keyboard to ipad via this usb adapter
I have everything set up with the hub, I see my photos, now how to transfer them to my external hard drive? Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thanks Fjordstrøm for testing. I'm still looking for a powered hub that can be powered with a powerbank so I can connect a HDD while I'm off the grid. It would be nice to be able to backup my photo's to a HDD when I'm on the road. A 2TB HDD is much cheaper than a 2 TB SSD. Any ideas?
@Hi Frank ! I am almost looking for the same thing as you. It would be great to find an USB 3.0 Hub that could be powered up by an external powerbank (why not USB C -18W ?). Like this we could directly copy files from 1 USB (Ex. SD card reader / DSLR Camera) to the 2nd USB (HDD) without doing an intermediate files drop on iPhone storage...
I found this zendure.com/products/x6-power-bank-usb-hub-white but to expensive for me and i have already a powerbank... Maybe someone has a better solution ? What do you think @Fjordstrøm Travel & Tech ?
@sTfanB I saw an UA-cam video from a guy, who used an Uni USB-C 6 in 1 Hub with an iPhone. He could copy from one drive to another, though he used SD-cards and a SSD. But it has an USB C port for power delivery, so I hope it can power a HDD. I ordered it and I'm waiting for it to be delivered. I will let you know when it arrives and I can test it.
uniaccessories.io/collections/latest-innovation/products/uni-usb-c-6-in-1-hub-1
It was this UA-cam video:
ua-cam.com/video/SnizmzqYvuk/v-deo.html
I have it now and it works with my iPad mini 5 and iPhone SE. I can read from and write to a WD Passport Ultra 1 TB HDD, while the hub is powered by a powerbank (2.1 A). I don't need to power the Apple USB adapter. As this hub has a SD-card reader I can copy footage to my HDD with my iPhone. I had to reformat the HDD from NTFS to APFS.
HI, great video. I have two questions: can i charge my dualshock 4 with this? Can i use this usb hub in my ps4 with an HDD?
Thanks for your help !! Finally a solution 😀
I use an old desktop drive that has its own power supply. It works fine without a powered hub.
There seems to be several Atolla USB hub models, and they vary a lot in price. The most expensive refers to a data charging port. Is this the model one has to use to get full iPad functionality? Another question: can any externally powered USB hub do the same thing?
Hi! Yes, this hub makes sure I can connect multiple drives to my iPad Air 2 (or iPhone), including HDDs. I'm guessing any externally powered hub can do this. The one I used is linked in the description, along with the dongle.
How’s the transfer speed?
Will this work with a 6th gen. iPad too?
Very useful! I think the solution is the same for iPads with Lightning and iOS 14. Thanks.
Hi, thanks! :) Yeah, nothing changed when it comes to iOS 14. I made an updated video about it too on my channel. Thanks for watching!
@@fjordstrom Thank you, I'll watch it.
THANKS A LOT
Did you find a way to connect the Ipad with a lightning output to a monitor and connect a external storage at the same time? Thanks!
Thank you for this video, I wonder if you can tell me if it works well for viewing photos and videos on an iPad Air 2 that are stored on an external drive? Or do you really need to import the photos and videos onto the iPad first. Just thinking that my iPad Air 2 is only 16Gb and it would be better if my 100Gb of photos could remain on the external USB drive.... thanks for your time.
Hi! You can view photos and videos straight off an external drive, without importing them first.
@@fjordstrom Ah thanks for that, I have in mind to buy a Samsung T5 500GB SSD and use it with an Apple lightning to Usb3 adapter so my wife can view the family photo and Video collection on her iPad Air 2... oh and I had better get powered hub too I guess.
@@Zephyrines you can not plug the big Samsung directly to the adapter..iPad says " not enough power"...you can however put in USB or SD card drives ..The SAmsung must have its OWN power and connect to the powered hub...non powered hub also does not work..
thanks for the Video. Nicely done.
I am trying to hook up a Samsung T7 SSD to my iPad mini 4 and I have the adapter and I have a powered USB hub. But the usb hub only has a 1000 mA power supply and it allows me to read a USB stick but not the T7. I guess I need a more powerful powered USB hub ? The T7 is said to run with 2.5 to 7.5 W means at 5V that be more than 1000 mA.
My MBP is having display problems and I want to switch to my iPad and LumaFusion as a backup until I have a screen replacement or a MBP replacement for Final Cut.
I have the camera adapter lightning (the one that does not have the power source adaptor) ..do you know if it works anyway ? Or I need the usb cam era adaptor 3 cable ?
Hi! Hmm, I think it should work too, as Atolla's hub already is powered anyway. You could try first, and order the adapter if it doesn't work?
Please keep me posted :)
This is awesome because I still use my iPad Pro 10.5 inch haha
Tried various hubs with iPad Pro first gen and they work but transfer speed are very slow specially when you have large files
Hi! I did a speed test in my latest video and yeah, it's about 35 seconds per GB (without hub on iPad Mini 5 and iPad Pro 3).
I just bought the usb hub and lightning connector as you mentioned because I have the exact Seagate drive and was thrilled to be able to access it from my lightning iPad Pro 12.9.... it won’t work! I’m frustrated as I just spent over $50 to get these.
My small lightning “memory sticks” show up but they worked off of the iPad to begin with... HELP!
original lightning to usb cable doesn't work?
Would you be able to help me? i have a similar set up, but still not able to transfer files to my external drive.
Can you just connect your iPad with an external eithernet connection? Is it just as simple as that? Just connect to eithernet in your settings and you’re in?
Hi can you tell me if this will also work on iPad air2 ??
Hi! Yes, the iPad in the video is an iPad Air 2 :)
So would a DAC, Nintendo Switch & PlayStation 5 USB 2.0 cable be plugged directly into three of the 4 available 3.0 USB ports for audio use? And what exactly is the USB A port cable supposed to plug into exactly if you're not using a PC?
Thank you! Your videos are so helpful! I have an iPad Pro 9.7": if I buy a lightning to sd cards dongle will the sd card work as a normal hard drive? Can I move videos and file through the files app as a normal thumbdrive? Thank you very much for your advice.
Hi! Yes, it will show up as an external storage device in the Files app. I actually demoed it in another video I made about external storage on Lightning iPads (see channel). Thanks for watching!
hey thanks your videos very helpful one more thing i want to know is the writing/reading speed on your ixpand usb drive when transferring data through its lightning port? i got an information about 4mb/s reading speed on this xpand drive , its unbelievable slow
Hi! I actually did a speed test in my other video: ua-cam.com/video/8fDVFXwav28/v-deo.html
Thanks much for this. Two questions if I may. First, did you try connecting an external sound card like the Focusrite Safire and after that, can the sound card be used to record music. Or is that too much :) And second, which Bluetooth mouse do you suggest with the iPad Air 2. Thanks again.
Use Y Cable for HDD. Plug the other end to power bank while the other to iPad.
Hello. My ipad is 9nth generation. Will this work on it to connect it to an SSD T7 Shield Samsung? Thanks
Thank You
So I don’t need the apple lightning adapter i can use usb to lightning with the powered hub?
If my external HDD has a password protection, will it allow me to enter the password and open the HDD?
What would be the reason Mine doesn’t work ? With IOS 13.4.1 on iPad 7gn
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Is it possible to connect a usb microphone in the power usb hub???
I ordered this last night after watching your video and our arrived today and it still did not work for my external hdd drives. What else may I try to do? I have the ipad pro 2017. I used it also with the lightening to usb powered dongle and it is the apple brand.
Can you connect 2 HDDs using a hub? Not one HD and one pendrive. 2 HDDs I am asking...
Sorry to say this but is didn’t work for my Toshiba hardrive 1TB and IBM travel star harddrive
Awesome Thanks for the Update.
Can use keyboard with this hub
Thanks, something I wanted to know.
Can you rename your usb drives using the iPad?
Hi! No, sadly not (yet).
Can i connect my wireless usb headphones? Plus ethernet also on my ipad/iPhone (both at the same time )
Hey just wanted your opinion on replacing laptop with an iPad 2018 (128gb) for next 3-4 years. I will be doing some browsing, some typing on ms word, making some presentations on PowerPoint and media consumption. No professional video editing or coding or hardcore gaming. Just study related works and media consumption.
Can you run an external monitor off that setup?
Its possible do this to iPad 6th and 8th gen?
I want to use my headset usb type to connect on my iphone 8plus. If i have the usb 3 adapter and usb power hub will it work? My headset is gaming but the end chord is usb type. Need ur help sir
Thank you very much
The hub has usb power output. Have you tried plugging the ipad throught that.
Hey can anyone confirm whether it will work on Ipad Pro 9.7( 2016 model)?
Hi, would it be possible to buy any third-party usb c hub for a laptop and use it with an ipad pro 2021 or it won’t work?