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I am running a late 2011 macbookMacBook Pro (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5). I have 2 external monitors that I would like to use with my music production software (ableton live). I

I know that I can connect one monitor via thunderbolt to VGA or DVI And and a second via USB,. However I am however conserving my USB slots and already like to run a multi HUB from one of my two USB slots, with my external sound card running from the second slot. My question therefore is... Would the power draw/ data be too much to power a monitor as well as say, a MIDI keyboard and a mouse from an active USB hub.:

Would the power draw/data be too much to power a monitor as well as say, a MIDI keyboard and a mouse from an active USB hub. (All three devices are plugged into the hub and therefore into the same USB port on the laptop itself).

I am running a late 2011 macbook Pro (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5). I have 2 external monitors that I would like to use with my music production software (ableton live). I know that I can connect one monitor via thunderbolt to VGA or DVI And a second via USB, I am however conserving my USB slots and already like to run a multi HUB from one of my two USB slots, with my external sound card running from the second slot. My question therefore is... Would the power draw/ data be too much to power a monitor as well as say, a MIDI keyboard and a mouse from an active USB hub. (All three devices plugged into the hub and therefore into the same USB port on the laptop itself).

I am running a late 2011 MacBook Pro (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5). I have 2 external monitors that I would like to use with my music production software (ableton live).

I know that I can connect one monitor via thunderbolt to VGA or DVI and a second via USB. However I am conserving my USB slots and already like to run a multi HUB from one of my two USB slots, with my external sound card running from the second slot. My question therefore is:

Would the power draw/data be too much to power a monitor as well as say, a MIDI keyboard and a mouse from an active USB hub. (All three devices are plugged into the hub and therefore into the same USB port on the laptop itself).

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Using 2 displays on late 2011 Macbook Pro

I am running a late 2011 macbook Pro (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5). I have 2 external monitors that I would like to use with my music production software (ableton live). I know that I can connect one monitor via thunderbolt to VGA or DVI And a second via USB, I am however conserving my USB slots and already like to run a multi HUB from one of my two USB slots, with my external sound card running from the second slot. My question therefore is... Would the power draw/ data be too much to power a monitor as well as say, a MIDI keyboard and a mouse from an active USB hub. (All three devices plugged into the hub and therefore into the same USB port on the laptop itself).