Using USB port to charge Pearl

I can't find the original post I wanted to comment on so I am just sharing this as a new post.  Belkin and several other companies make USB hubs that have AC (110 V) adapters that power them.  If you use one of these you will never have the underperformance issues with the 3 volts your PC's USB ports seem to be able to muster.  I had problems powering up multiple USB drives and my two phones at the same time before I adopted this fix.  Don't have a take on the laptop / phone charger scenario.

The AT300se is really recongnized by the laptop (same when using USB 2.0 or 3.0 port).
I dont have any SDHC or SDXC card on the tablet.
i see a difference with my mobile phone when it s connected i have a new window which appear withe a new letter drive for it.
Nothing happens with the tablet but when i open the explorer on the laptop i see the disk of the AT300 and a new lines appear with removable peripheral .
Thanks for your help
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