Hard Disk

[Enverex]

Just so everyone is clear the pandora will not work with any non-2.0 USB devices directly. You can however use a USB2 hub connected to the pandora and run non-USB2 devices.
There was some consideration of making a custom hub for the pandora, but I have not heard much about it recently.

Aren't all USB Mice/Keyboards USB1/.1? Can't say I've seen them advertised as USB2 anywhere... (just makes me wonder if all the devs actually had USB2 equip lying around).

 

[WizardStan]

I have a USB2 keyboard by virtue of the fact that said keyboard is also a USB hub.

 

[openthebox]

... It'll slaughter the battery though.

Please define "slaughter".
Let's say you watch a standard avi movie (700M) off the portable drive, are we talking about an upward battery drainage of twice of what it would take to running it off the SD card?

 

[Enverex]

A portable HD will take -massively- more power than an SD card, that much should be obvious (head movement, constant platter rotation, etc).

 

[openthebox]

I have a USB2 keyboard by virtue of the fact that said keyboard is also a USB hub.

Maybe the usb slots on your said keyboard are only 1.1

I have the Transcend StoreJet, I wonder if it will power correctly. It comes with a cable that uses 2 USB ports, but I've used it by plugging in just a single port with my labtop.

 

[jlepley]

... It'll slaughter the battery though.

Please define "slaughter".
Let's say you watch a standard avi movie (700M) off the portable drive, are we talking about an upward battery drainage of twice of what it would take to running it off the SD card?

A USB-powered hard drive would probably draw 400-500mA. Probably closer to the 500 than the 400. Which would cut the battery life in half.