Cable Matters 5Gbps Micro USB 3 0 to USB Splitter Cable - 20 Inches Micro-B 3 0 to

No issues so far... Designed for Portable USB Drives. I have not had any issues with these cables Read more

I was on the fence about buying this cable for a long time, but I'm glad I finally did. This cable is absolutely necessary if you are still rocking the WiiU this long after the death of the system. The WiiU had an abysmally small internal drive that could barely hold any games. I got by with an old thumb drive for a while, but I finally got tired of dealing with it and splurged on this cable and a Maxone portable HDD, and they work perfectly, and won't break the bank. If you've done any research on HDDs for the Wii U, you'll know that all of the recommended ones are either super expensive at this point, or are all out of stock. I can affirm that this cable and that Maxone HDD do indeed work for the WiiU, and I've been able to load several WiiU games on it. Just note that in order to use the HDD with the official WiiU firmware, it does have to be formatted to work with the WiiU, and it will only be readable by the WiiU. If you had other plans for what you'd store on this HDD (say, games that were strictly for the onboard virtual Wii or vWii using any kind of unofficial Wii homebrew), you will need another secondary HDD or SD card for that. But for games downloaded for the soon to be defunct WiiU eShop, or any WiiU game installs (such as the girthy Xenoblade Chronicles X install) this combination is perfect. Read more

This excellent Y-cable lets me connect to my defective WD EasyStore HDD that doesn't get recognized by Windows or Linux otherwise. I thought the drive was dead but it just needed more power. With this cable, I am able to connect right away and get good USB3-level speeds for large file transfers. Highly recommended. Read more

Worked perfectly for delivering extra power to a device that would shut down under high load on any of my several computers USB ports. I agree with others that the power side leaves something to be desired regarding length. Read more

Good quality, works as expected, drive mounting and data transfer proceed without a hitch. Connections are firm and tight. Overall length is a bit too short for use with a desktop computer - it leaves the hard drive dangling. Not ideal, even with a lightweight 2-1/2" drive. The clunky but serviceable workaround is two USB extension cables, or better yet a powered USB 3 hub. Perfectly suited for a laptop, Mac Mini, or the like. On an iMac, it can rest on the desk within about a 10" radius of the ports. Note that the first USB-A plug is USB 3, the second (presumably for power only) appears to be USB 2. You could put the second one into a cheap, powered USB-2 hub, saving a USB-3 port on the computer for data. The cable needs to be about 8" longer overall, or maybe it should be two products, for laptop and desktop environments. Read more

Perfect for people who want extra storage for their Wii U. I use a Seagate 1TB portable HDD, and the cable makes it as good as the console's hard drive itself. The reason why you would need this for a Wii U is because it makes the external storage faster, and have more power — preventing crashes. Definitely a must have for anyone who still likes the Wii U Read more

I'm using this to power an external 5tb HDD on my "New" Atari VCS. Works as it should. Read more

This was bought as an alternate power source for a portable harddrive. It works perfectly and the build quality is outstanding for the price. Would recommend. Currently powering a portable 500GB HDD attached to a console. No troubles so far. Read more