Question What type of storage requires the least amount of power to, well, power it?

[Cyber_Akuma]

I need to connect multiple storage devices to an old device that only has USB 2.0 ports that are limited to 500mA each. Pretty much no external HDD works without either a Y-adapter, which uses up USB ports I need, or external power which causes a mess of wires I want to avoid.

I tried some of those Samsung FIT ultra-thin drives, and they seemed to work but during heavy loads they would cause issues. Mechanical drives are right out. So that leaves either SATA SSDs, M.2 SATA or NVMEs, or MicroSD.

Any idea which of these would use the least amount of power and be able to handle heavy usage from a 500mA USB 2.0 port?

 

[helpstar]

which old device is it? Maybe it´s faulty

maybe this is helpful:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdeu8YcpOWg

 

[Cyber_Akuma]

It's a WiiU