USB Hub question

[lordbobjones]

First let me start off by saying that I love my pandora! It does everything I could have asked for and is getting me back to learning linux and dabbling a bit in programming (Scary). I do not leave the house without my machine with me! I use it for work and play!


I had heard about hooking up a USB 2 hub and a mouse to my pandora and WOW. I mean, it opened up a whole new lever of use and fun. After plugging in I spent the next hour playing Dungeon Master. WOOT!!!! If you have not tried it yet, give it a shot. I paid $4 for the hub and am using an old Microsoft mouse.


My question is this: Will leaving the hub (non powered) plugged in along with a mouse drain the battery significantly faster? Just wondering if someone had any experience with this.


Thanks.

 

[Nintendo]

Yes, but not much, really. It also depends on how much power that USB hub, along with the mouse is using.

 

[WizardStan]

Look at the time remaining on the battery gauge, then plug in your hub and mouse and just start moving it around for about 60 seconds until the time changes. That'll tell you how much it is using to drive the mouse. My guess: not a lot.