#Is there a difference with plugging it straight into my laptop and into a usb hub?

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midnight cairn
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yes hubs that arent powered by their own brick wont be able to deliver emough power to the keyboard

wicked otter
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ojU_8ASVE

This video explains the kind of issues you can experience with the board if not powered directly.

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midnight cairn
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also if ure laptop gets really hot. clean it or get it cleaned and maybe repasted

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it shouldnt require extra fans

midnight cairn
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the usb hub needs to be active so have its own power cord

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the keyboard sucks a tiny bit more than USB spec so if you use a passive hub without its own power cord the hub splits 1 USB ports power to X devices which wont work if you use smth like the 60he on it as 1 port is barely enough to run it.

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no the apex pro doesnt use the same leds or sensors

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nor does it run the scanrate as fast

midnight cairn
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you can tell if its passive or not by knowing if you plug in a power cable to the hub or not

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its very simple

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if the usb hub is also connected to power yes

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as mentioned though you shouldnt even need the fans