Cable Matters 5Gbps Micro USB 3.0 to USB Splitter Cable - 20 Inches, Micro-B 3.0 to Dual USBA for Data and Extra Power, MicroUSB 3.0 to USBA Y Cable

Works good to power an hdd for Wii U since the Wii U doesn’t supply enough power to power it, easy to set up, and not expensive.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I’ve got nothing to complain about these splitter cables they work perfectly for Wii and Wii U storage I highly recommend If that’s why you’re looking for some.

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.

Fonctionne comme prévu pour alimenter un disque dur externe sur une Wii U

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Funktioniert. Ich benötige das Kabel, weil mein USB Hub an nur einer Buchse offensichtlich nicht genügend Strom liefern konnte, mit dem 2. Anschluss klappt es.

Nice handy cheap way to power a 1tb external hard drive to a Wii U. Works a treat. It’s quite short but it doesn’t really need to be longer than it is for my purpose. Does the job!

Ottimo splitter in caso serva maggiore alimentazione per il dispositivo collegato.