USB drive compatibility with Airport Routers. Help make database.

Question

Please HELP.
Everyone who has a USB drive plugged into the airport directly and working, I want to assemble a database of those that work and those that fail.
And if you could not get it to work but it is ok on a powered USB hub please also give that info.
I see the question over and over about failure of the USB drive to work on a Time Capsule or Extreme (Express is not compatible).
The drive must be formatted correctly. FAT32 or Mac OS Extended (Journaled). (HFS+) are the only formats that work.. and really only the later is recommended.
Yet when people plug their drive into the airport, all correctly formatted it does not work.
There are obvious considerations..
1. Format and partition is correct.
2. Power consumption.. self powered drives may not get enough power.. actually I would not recommend using self-powered drives with any of the older version TC.. the power supply is underrated.. and even the AE power supply is far from excessive. The new version AC models have a far more powerful supply, so self powered drives should not be a problem.
3. USB chipset.. I think the problem is here. A USB drive can work fine on the Computer.. it has huge number of drivers available but the AE/TC has limited firmware space and limited number of drivers. So what I want is to find those that work and those that don't.
Info I would like.
1. Make and model.. as much info as required that a person could go out and buy that same one. ie versions maybe important.
2. Does it work directly on the AE/TC?.. yes or no.
3. Does it work via a powered hub? yes or no. Leave this blank if the answer to 2 is yes.
4. Can you please plug it into the Mac, open the system information and give me this info.
Touro Desk Pro:
  Product ID:          0x1013
  Vendor ID:          0x4971
  Version:           0.00
  Serial Number:          31001304180002200312
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          HGST
  Location ID:          0xfa130000 / 5
  Current Available (mA):          500
  Current Required (mA):          8
  Capacity:          1 TB (1,000,204,136,448 bytes)
  Removable Media:          Yes
  Detachable Drive:          Yes
  BSD Name:          disk1
  Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported
It will be more useful as a copy and paste.
But here is the screenshot. So you know where to find it.
5. Comments
You might want to tell us if it is terrible or slow.. or cheap and excellent.. recommend to others or stay away.
The last bit I want is to work out if any of the technical id stuff helps.
What is the USB chipset? You do not need to add the info.. I can search for it.. but when I google the Vendor ID: 0x4971 I discover this is JMicron.
If you are interested then please you can add it as well.
There is a lot of info around the web.. look for reliable source.
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Supported_USB-Devices
6. USB chipset. JMicron
Maybe we can track down the factors that are making it hard to pick devices that work and devices that don't.
At least have a list of drives known to work could be helpful.
There is a listing.. http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/8014.html It is way out of date.
That is the only one I know of.. but if people can point to others that is great.

Answer 1

These are connecting to a 3rd Gen 1TB Time Capsule.
1. Western Digital My Passport 0740
2. Yes
3. Yes
4.
  Product ID:          0x0740
  Vendor ID:          0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.)
  Version:          10.07
  Serial Number:          575852314342315738313335
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          Western Digital
  Location ID:          0x26200000 / 3
  Current Available (mA):          500
  Current Required (mA):          500
  Capacity:          1 TB (1,000,170,586,112 bytes)
  Removable Media:          Yes
  Detachable Drive:          Yes
  BSD Name:          disk5
  Partition Map Type:          MBR (Master Boot Record)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported
5. Purchased in 2012.
1. Sony Vaio (roughly from 2007-8)
2. Yes
3. Yes
4.
  Product ID:          0x6390
  Vendor ID:          0x058f  (Alcor Micro, Corp.)
  Version:           1.00
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          Generic
  Location ID:          0x24100000 / 3
  Current Available (mA):          500
  Current Required (mA):          100
  Capacity:          160.04 GB (160,041,885,696 bytes)
  Removable Media:          Yes
  Detachable Drive:          Yes
  BSD Name:          disk4
  Partition Map Type:          APM (Apple Partition Map)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported
5. Purchased in 2008
1. Seagate Backup Plus for Mac SRD0SP0 1TB
2. Yes
3. Yes
4.
  Product ID:          0xa013
  Vendor ID:          0x0bc2  (Seagate LLC)
  Version:           1.00
  Serial Number:          NA5P3KTA
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          Seagate
  Location ID:          0x26200000 / 3
  Current Available (mA):          500
  Current Required (mA):          100
  Capacity:          1 TB (1,000,204,885,504 bytes)
  Removable Media:          Yes
  Detachable Drive:          Yes
  BSD Name:          disk5
  Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported
5. Purchased in 2013.
1. Drobo 5D
2. No.
3. No, not even on a Belkin Powered USB hub.
4.
  Product ID:          0x3455
  Vendor ID:          0x19b9
  Version:           0.00
  Serial Number:          D0B135101700078
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          Drobo
  Location ID:          0x24100000 / 3
  Current Available (mA):          500
  Current Required (mA):          2
  Capacity:          17.59 TB (17,592,186,044,416 bytes)
  Removable Media:          Yes
  Detachable Drive:          Yes
  BSD Name:          disk4
  Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Not Supported
5. It was working at once stage when plugged directly into the TC, but stopped.
Details here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6151788