USB 3.0 hub question

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If I plug 2 USB 3.0 portable drives into a USB 3.0 powered hub.
Then plug that into my USB 2.0 laptop.
Would the 2 USB 3.0 drives, transfer data at 3.0 speeds to each other.
Or would it do it at the Laptops 2.0 speed.

Just asking before I buy the hardware.



I'm transferring movies from one 3.0 drive to another 3.0 drive.
 
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I'm pretty sure you'll be running at USB 2.0 speed because the data won't go directly from one device to another but will rather pass through the laptop.
 
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I'm going to have to reformat the laptop :(
I bought another 3.0 hard drive, and the 3.0 hub.
After about 8 minutes. It only transferred about 65MB.
All the tests show I do have the Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller.
But it's way too slow.
 
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At that rate, it's not even USB 2.0, but rather 1.1

Check the bios to see if USB is in Hi-Speed (480 Mb/s) or FullSpeed (12 Mb/s) mode
 
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