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I have two SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 flash drives and two USB 3.1 USB ports on my HP ProBook laptop. Unfortunately I can not attach both flash drives at the same time because there is not enough space between the laptop USB ports.
1. Any ideas on a solution?
2. Is there any way to determine before purchasing a flash drive whether it will be narrow enough to fit one in each port at the same time?
1. You can try using a powered USB hub or buy a very short six inch extension cable to use with one of your flash drives.
2. In a store you could carry a small ruler with you to measure the flash drive width. When buying online try looking for the smallest profile that allow two drives to fit in that constrained area.
USB hubs, and the more general-purpose multi-port hubs that have ports for more than USB connections (Ethernet, HDMI, etc.) are sort of little docks attached to the computer by a dongle. Powered ones have a cable with a power adapter to plug to a wall mains socket; unpowered ones draw power from the computer itself to pass on to the attached peripheral devices that need it; both types serve to communicate the computer with those devices.
One can see pictures and descriptions of some USB powered hubs here, for example:
https://www.amazon.com/Powered-Usb-Hub/s?k=Powered+Usb+Hub
You might notice that, in some, the width of the USB jacks is not likely to be a problem, because of the way the ports are arranged. Same can be true of unpowered hubs.
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MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
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‘SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0’
Searching for a product ‘Data Sheet’ can be beneficial.
Apart of a simple USB hub recommended above, you could also think about some docking station/usb replicator for your laptop. Then, all accessories are easily unmounted by a single cable. They also offer more connectivity possibilities.
Probably the best solution is the one with a single USB-C connector, charges your laptop through USB-C, but it depends on your laptot model, if your supports USB-C charging.
Information HERE.
I personally use “slim” USB drives, such as this one.
Kingston data traveller. Attention – linked USB is 2.0, thus slower than 3.0 or even 3.1
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Doriel: ” but it depends on your laptop model, if your supports USB-C charging.”
Or if one could find a dongle from USB-C to whatever USB one has in one’s computer.
Ex-Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7); since mid-2017 using also macOS. Presently on Monterey 12.15 & sometimes running also Linux (Mint).
MacBook Pro circa mid-2015, 15" display, with 16GB 1600 GHz DDR3 RAM, 1 TB SSD, a Haswell architecture Intel CPU with 4 Cores and 8 Threads model i7-4870HQ @ 2.50GHz.
Intel Iris Pro GPU with Built-in Bus, VRAM 1.5 GB, Display 2880 x 1800 Retina, 24-Bit color.
macOS Monterey; browsers: Waterfox "Current", Vivaldi and (now and then) Chrome; security apps. Intego AV
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