My brother wants a 2.5" hard drive with a USB 3.0 caddy for xmas, I was wondering if this will work. My main concern is the power consumption.
According to This the device requires upto 3.76w of power. I realise USB 3.0 will support that kind of power (900mAh x 5v = 4.5w)
But when he plugs it into a USB 2.0 device (the PS3 or 360 for example) it won't be able to draw enough power (USB 2.0 is 500mAh x 5v = 2.5w).
Am I right in thinking this won't work? The drive would be useless without the ability to be used on his games consoles to watch videos.
Thanks in advance
According to This the device requires upto 3.76w of power. I realise USB 3.0 will support that kind of power (900mAh x 5v = 4.5w)
But when he plugs it into a USB 2.0 device (the PS3 or 360 for example) it won't be able to draw enough power (USB 2.0 is 500mAh x 5v = 2.5w).
Am I right in thinking this won't work? The drive would be useless without the ability to be used on his games consoles to watch videos.
Thanks in advance