Do you ever stop?So wait, best buy can charge $35 for a hard drive and Nintendo can't include one even buying them in bulk?
XBOX One ( or PS4 for that matter) won't support external hard drives at launch from what I have read.Toshiba Canvio Slim 500GB External USB 3.0/2.0 Portable Hard Drive $34.99
A nice cheap USB 3.0 portable hard drive with good reviews. Goes great with the Wii U, Xbox One, or anything you have in mind.
I have the 1tb version of this drive and it is a few mm too wide for the ps3 (and I would suspect laptops). Some earlier versions of this drive CAN fit, but it depends on date and place of manufacturing.Anyone know if this can be cracked open and used as a drive for a notebook or PS3, or is it soldered to the enclosure like a few of the newer WD portable drives I have?
In doing some research, I gather this will not work with 360s due to Microsoft's proprietary tech and wanting you to purchase MS-branded hard drives. But someone more knowledgeable than me should chime in.can anyone confirm if this would work as a storage device for the xbox 360? I assume it would, but haven't heard anything about USB 3.0 and Xbox 360
You should be able to treat it like a 16 GB HDD. I'm not sure if it's 16 GB per partition or 16 GB per physical drive though.In doing some research, I gather this will not work with 360s due to Microsoft's proprietary tech and wanting you to purchase MS-branded hard drives. But someone more knowledgeable than me should chime in.
I built 120gb harddrives for my brother and his friend using off the shelf harddrives. But i'm pretty sure you need a very particular model. I think the biggest you can go is the largest harddrive ms offers. Which I think is 250gb. The procedure was pretty simple. Make a bootable flash drive/cd. Unhook your computers harddrive and connnect the laptop drive. Run a few commands off the usb drive to make it usable. Buy a cheap case on ebay or take apart the one you already have and screw it all together. This looks like the guide I used http://digiex.net/guides-reviews/console-guides/xbox-360-guides/3152-how-hack-250gb-320gb-sata-drive-work-xbox-360-xbox-360-slim.html Very simple procedure.In doing some research, I gather this will not work with 360s due to Microsoft's proprietary tech and wanting you to purchase MS-branded hard drives. But someone more knowledgeable than me should chime in.
Best Buy is selling it at a temporary loss to get rid of units. That doesn't mean they're making a profit off the $35 price. If anything they're losing money or breaking even. Adding $50 to the Wii U's already high price tag isn't a good idea for NintendoSo wait, best buy can charge $35 for a hard drive and Nintendo can't include one even buying them in bulk?
Nintendo uses Solid State Hard Drive Technology, unlike this cheap moving disk hard drive you're referring to here. And you know, Nintendo allows ANY external hard drive or USB drive to be used for games, UNLIKE Playstation 3 or Playstation 4. Just like the 3DS can use any SD card as opposed to Vita only using proprietary memory, which you know, cost $100 for the last 2 years. Your argument fell flat before you even tried to make it.So wait, best buy can charge $35 for a hard drive and Nintendo can't include one even buying them in bulk?
Oh, look at the littlest knight, with his littlest shield, trying desperately to protect the Magikarp of video game consoles. It's not working.Nintendo uses Solid State Hard Drive Technology, unlike this cheap moving disk hard drive you're referring to here. And you know, Nintendo allows ANY external hard drive or USB drive to be used for games, UNLIKE Playstation 3 or Playstation 4. Just like the 3DS can use any SD card as opposed to Vita only using proprietary memory, which you know, cost $100 for the last 2 years. Your argument fell flat before you even tried to make it.
I'm pretty sure they're selling the system for a loss as is.So wait, best buy can charge $35 for a hard drive and Nintendo can't include one even buying them in bulk?
Can I buy one from you?They have this drive at SAMs club for 29.99 and they had a 2tb drive for 49.99
On slickdeals, one user said they bought this unit and disassembled it and said it was soldered so you can't use it in your ps3 etc.Anyone know if this can be cracked open and used as a drive for a notebook or PS3, or is it soldered to the enclosure like a few of the newer WD portable drives I have?
They should take it back no problem.whats their return policy like on this stuff? if i get it and its not compatible with something i want it to be, will they allow an open box return?
You have 15 days to return it if it doesn't suit your needs and whatnot.They should take it back no problem.
Use a powered USB hub?I got the 750 gig version of this for computer storage about two months ago for $45. I don't know about next-gen, but my 360 won't recognize it even for straight media playing because it can't send enough power to it.
Doesn't sound right. Sure you just don't need to format it to fat32 first? Ps3/360 won't recognize an external that is formatted ntfs which pretty much every hd is.I got the 750 gig version of this for computer storage about two months ago for $45. I don't know about next-gen, but my 360 won't recognize it even for straight media playing because it can't send enough power to it.
I don't have one and don't really want to buy one just for that. For now I just transfer videos to a thumbdrive. I've heard a Y-cable might be enough to get it to work though.Use a powered USB hub?
Too late to try now, I don't think that's the issue though. I saw other people complaining about the same issueDoesn't sound right. Sure you just don't need to format it to fat32 first? Ps3/360 won't recognize an external that is formatted ntfs which pretty much every hd is.
You needed to format it first. At least partition 32 GB of it. Regardless of how big your external is, you will only be able to use 32GB.I got the 750 gig version of this for computer storage about two months ago for $45. I don't know about next-gen, but my 360 won't recognize it even for straight media playing because it can't send enough power to it.
I don't care about using it for game storage. I just wanted to use it to easily watch the couple hundred gigs of videos I have.You needed to format it first. At least partition 32 GB of it. Regardless of how big your external is, you will only be able to use 32GB.
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/accessories/usb-flash-drive
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/storage
If it's not FAT format you can't use it for games, saves, music, movies, or anything on xbox or ps3.I don't care about using it for game storage. I just wanted to use it to easily watch the couple hundred gigs of videos I have.