insufficient power when external SSD is connected to USB hub?

Fortitude said:

Definitely a better solution, but a multiple number of times more expensive than my current arrangement.

Unfortunately I'm lumbered with a laptop. It's my dream to build my own PC at some time in the future.

Not expensive. The Asus Routers/Access Points running Merlin allow you to setup a NAS. I use Cloud storage for everything since I am using multiple devices and it just makes things easier. If you are dealing with slow Internet Speeds, look at either building a SBC (Small Board Computer) as storage or get an Asus RT-68U and use that.

Fortitude said:

@Berton, I am using a laptop!

That will not prevent use of a Self-powered Hub with several ports on it, except for the portability part which only the user can determine. I keep such a Hub in my vehicle 'just in case'.

Fortitude said:

Definitely a better solution, but a multiple number of times more expensive than my current arrangement.

Unfortunately I'm lumbered with a laptop. It's my dream to build my own PC at some time in the future.

Not so......you can get a WD My Personal Cloud NAS. You can get one with no drives (add your own) for $150 or with a 4 TB drive for $320.

I would use a RPi if i should build something, it runs all kinds of distros i use a RPi for kodi database storage of movies. So you could se 50min of a movie in bedrom go to the livingrom and resume the movie where you left it in the bedrom. But i need to upgrade it, i believe its the model 2 i have