Thread: iPad External memory Read/Write speeds with iPad Pros (2020) and iPad Air 4
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Old 05-04-2021, 03:29 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd View Post
Note, even though Apple only ships the 20W charger, the iPad actually supports fast charging up to 30W. Pretty great when you're out of time and need a quick top-up.

That said, as mentioned, most SSDs and flash drives don't use a lot of power anyway.
Yes indeed. I definitely noticed faster charging after I started using the 65W single port charger I bought as opposed to the 20W Apple supplied charger that came with my iPad Air 2020.

I think years ago some of the USB external HDDs required a second USB port to provide enough power to run. However, HDD drives have moving parts whereas SSD and flash drives don't, so HDD drives require more power to run.
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