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Iomega launches gaming console HDD
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article published on 17 April, 2008
Iomega has announced its all-new Media Xporter drive, a game console-oriented 2.5-inch portable hard drive that will provide storage for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
The company says the new drive will make it "easier than ever to use game consoles and high definition televisions and other large screen TVs to share photos, videos, and music collections with family and friends."
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emugamer
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17. April 2008 @ 16:27 |
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Any drive can be used. How is this new. Stick any drive in an enclosure....2.5", 3.5". Doesn't matter. Rosewill makes a nice compact enclosure for a 2.5" drive. Am I missing something new here?
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17. April 2008 @ 16:33 |
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Im glad somebody else said what I was thinking! It is usually cheaper to build one yourself. It only takes about 5 minutes anyway.
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SDF_GR
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17. April 2008 @ 16:50 |
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^^ I agree with all that plus that before 2-3 months
I have installed this
to my 60gb version PS3.
Hitachi
160gb 7200rpm,16 MB buffer
for 130euros more or less.
100euros for an external or 130 for a fast internal??
Dosent worth the money IMO.
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emugamer
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17. April 2008 @ 18:35 |
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Iomega finally replacing their older technology?
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tripplite
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17. April 2008 @ 18:46 |
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its a pitty, i hate Iomega drives.....but if its the only option then i'll take it....but im sure now with this drive released hackers must be close to a cure for this dilemma!
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17. April 2008 @ 20:09 |
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Not all external drives compatible, right?
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emugamer
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17. April 2008 @ 20:35 |
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As far as I know, as long as you format an external as FAT32, it is compatible. I formatted a 160GB partition on my old 500GB Lacie Big external (it's about 3 years old now). I use it for my PS3. As long as you can plug it into the USB port in a PS3, any size should work. I haven't read otherwise. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you should be able to buy something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822111017
for a lower price and more than 3x the size.
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chubbyInc
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17. April 2008 @ 21:58 |
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My external don't work on my 360, but it's not Fat32. So it could be possible only Fat32 works. My 8GB flash drive works fine for me right now. Feel sorry for those who spent the extra money on those useless 120GB 360 hard-drives.
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17. April 2008 @ 22:28 |
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Interesting how dose this deal with the 360s locking out of USB HDDs? remember the USB HDD on the 360 is set to read ONLY...
I wonder if they have a program that can freely move data off the 360 HDD, if so it would be worth 100$ just for that feature.
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18. April 2008 @ 04:08 |
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How are they set to read only when they can send info back thru the USB's? They do through the controllers (take vibration) and they do through the network adapter which is USB.
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18. April 2008 @ 07:53 |
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Originally posted by gallagher:
How are they set to read only when they can send info back thru the USB's? They do through the controllers (take vibration) and they do through the network adapter which is USB.
Limited Access, Only Certain files can be transferd anything off live cannot be moved. save files cannot be moved, music is moveable Wallpaper and Avatars are moveable, less there from live.Video's Can be moved less there from live.
I think thats about it.
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rainofire
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18. April 2008 @ 08:40 |
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Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
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18. April 2008 @ 08:58 |
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its 113 now,its not to bad bu the trouble is it dosent say if its locked out from moving stuff around on the 360....
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18. April 2008 @ 10:44 |
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Originally posted by rainofire:
Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
What Format Do you use PS3 on, because if its FAT32 it's would be pointless for 1.3T. Unless you like 15 hardrive's 3 Primary 12 extended i wouldn't use FAT32 on PS3, if im not mistaken ext3 or ext2
works on PS3 too.
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18. April 2008 @ 10:48 |
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algtz1
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18. April 2008 @ 12:37 |
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I have a 500 GB Seagate USB HDD and formatted it using MACdrive 7. Now I can bypass FAT 32's file limit of 4GB. Do you hear me? Now I can transfer my 8+ GB HDWMV movies and play them through my Xbox360. Dude I feel like a king in my own living room. I may save up to buy a PS3 this summer, though, because I heard they support more formats. I am getting tired of converting my entire library to WMV format or Avi format.
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18. April 2008 @ 13:05 |
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Originally posted by algtz1:
I have a 500 GB Seagate USB HDD and formatted it using MACdrive 7. Now I can bypass FAT 32's file limit of 4GB. Do you hear me? Now I can transfer my 8+ GB HDWMV movies and play them through my Xbox360. Dude I feel like a king in my own living room. I may save up to buy a PS3 this summer, though, because I heard they support more formats. I am getting tired of converting my entire library to WMV format or Avi format.
yuo can move around a limited set of stuff and stream others its a nightmare anyway you look at it, not being able to move whatever I want when I want makes the 360 hellish.
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emugamer
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18. April 2008 @ 14:51 |
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Originally posted by algtz1:
I have a 500 GB Seagate USB HDD and formatted it using MACdrive 7. Now I can bypass FAT 32's file limit of 4GB. Do you hear me? Now I can transfer my 8+ GB HDWMV movies and play them through my Xbox360. Dude I feel like a king in my own living room. I may save up to buy a PS3 this summer, though, because I heard they support more formats. I am getting tired of converting my entire library to WMV format or Avi format.
Good deal man. I hate that the PS3 can only read FAT32. I would love to see some NTFS support, or even ext3. The 4GB limit sux. The PS3 still doesn't support mkv, and most videos have to go through some sort of conversion process to get it into the .MP4, or .vob or .ts format that can be streamed. So if your 360 is fulfilling all of your media needs now, it's probably the way to go instead of dropping half a grand on a new system. Unless there are PS3 exclusives that you are really wanting to play :-)
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emugamer
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18. April 2008 @ 14:58 |
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Originally posted by rainofire:
Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
What Format Do you use PS3 on, because if its FAT32 it's would be pointless for 1.3T. Unless you like 15 hardrive's 3 Primary 12 extended i wouldn't use FAT32 on PS3, if im not mistaken ext3 or ext2
works on PS3 too.
It wouldn't be completly pointless. You can just format everything to FAT32. I formatted a 160GB partition on an external drive. Other people have said they've formatted larger external drives to FAT32. You would just have to make sure all files are split so that you don't have anything over 4GB. Thatis a royal pain. I've actually tried formatting an external drive to ext3 and ext2 and the PS3 USB ports did not pick it up. I formatted the same drive to FAT32 and it worked great. The best bet would be a large internal drive upgrade. Then you can transfer larger files through Tversity and play them locally. But there is still a conversion process that you have to go through.
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18. April 2008 @ 16:33 |
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Originally posted by rainofire:
Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
What Format Do you use PS3 on, because if its FAT32 it's would be pointless for 1.3T. Unless you like 15 hardrive's 3 Primary 12 extended i wouldn't use FAT32 on PS3, if im not mistaken ext3 or ext2
works on PS3 too.
It wouldn't be completly pointless. You can just format everything to FAT32. I formatted a 160GB partition on an external drive. Other people have said they've formatted larger external drives to FAT32. You would just have to make sure all files are split so that you don't have anything over 4GB. Thatis a royal pain. I've actually tried formatting an external drive to ext3 and ext2 and the PS3 USB ports did not pick it up. I formatted the same drive to FAT32 and it worked great. The best bet would be a large internal drive upgrade. Then you can transfer larger files through Tversity and play them locally. But there is still a conversion process that you have to go through.
the 360 has a 32GB partition limit so I have read, whats the "limit" on the PS3?
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emugamer
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18. April 2008 @ 17:28 |
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Originally posted by rainofire:
Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
What Format Do you use PS3 on, because if its FAT32 it's would be pointless for 1.3T. Unless you like 15 hardrive's 3 Primary 12 extended i wouldn't use FAT32 on PS3, if im not mistaken ext3 or ext2
works on PS3 too.
It wouldn't be completly pointless. You can just format everything to FAT32. I formatted a 160GB partition on an external drive. Other people have said they've formatted larger external drives to FAT32. You would just have to make sure all files are split so that you don't have anything over 4GB. Thatis a royal pain. I've actually tried formatting an external drive to ext3 and ext2 and the PS3 USB ports did not pick it up. I formatted the same drive to FAT32 and it worked great. The best bet would be a large internal drive upgrade. Then you can transfer larger files through Tversity and play them locally. But there is still a conversion process that you have to go through.
the 360 has a 32GB partition limit so I have read, whats the "limit" on the PS3?
I didn't think there was a limit. I believe I've read that people are using 500GB FAT32 drives. PS3hax.net is down now due to server switching, but once it's back up, I'll post a link to the thread. After formatting a 160GB external partition myself to FAT32, I don't see how there could be a limit. I found a handy little Windows utility that will format any size drive to FAT32. Worked great for me.
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Originally posted by rainofire:
Why buy this, I rather get a 2.5" SATA 320gb for a better price to put into my ps3, and get my 2x 500gb external HDD and plug them into my usb ports on my ps3. And there you go 1.3tb of storage space. Good for all the videos I download, 1.3tb should last me 2 weeks before I need to get me another 500gb HDD.
What Format Do you use PS3 on, because if its FAT32 it's would be pointless for 1.3T. Unless you like 15 hardrive's 3 Primary 12 extended i wouldn't use FAT32 on PS3, if im not mistaken ext3 or ext2
works on PS3 too.
It wouldn't be completly pointless. You can just format everything to FAT32. I formatted a 160GB partition on an external drive. Other people have said they've formatted larger external drives to FAT32. You would just have to make sure all files are split so that you don't have anything over 4GB. Thatis a royal pain. I've actually tried formatting an external drive to ext3 and ext2 and the PS3 USB ports did not pick it up. I formatted the same drive to FAT32 and it worked great. The best bet would be a large internal drive upgrade. Then you can transfer larger files through Tversity and play them locally. But there is still a conversion process that you have to go through.
the 360 has a 32GB partition limit so I have read, whats the "limit" on the PS3?
I didn't think there was a limit. I believe I've read that people are using 500GB FAT32 drives. PS3hax.net is down now due to server switching, but once it's back up, I'll post a link to the thread. After formatting a 160GB external partition myself to FAT32, I don't see how there could be a limit. I found a handy little Windows utility that will format any size drive to FAT32. Worked great for me.
thought maybe unix had an odd limit to HDD size, but anyway you look at it its more friendly than the 360 mess.
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rainofire
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18. April 2008 @ 22:24 |
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I don't recall a partition limit for the ps3, but I think you have to have at least 10% of the HDD for the XMB.
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mtntop1
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19. April 2008 @ 09:50 |
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I don't but Iomega products,not after the crappie zip drive they made that went bad and developed the CLICK OF DEATH.After inserting a disk the drive just made a clicking noise and do nothing else.A lot of consumers got ripped off on that one.A class action lawsuit was filed and the out come was that Iomega would give owners a coupon worth $50.00 towards the purchase of another Iomega product.BUYER'S BEWARE!
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19. April 2008 @ 11:36 |
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Just picked up PS3 for $10bucks(used points). Attached my WD160GB passport and no prob's (paid $80.00 on sale at costco)Set up the folders, copied the files. Dowloaded trailers and copied them to the WD...no problems. I would stay away from iomega...I had a tape (yes tape) drive a while ago...it sucked.
Haven't tried the WD on the 360 yet. I love the PS3 though. The BluRay is excellent. My TV only does 1080i, but I noticed an improvement over my upconverting DVD sami. (little off topic I know)
Think I'll pick up a couple 500gb Lacies, they're on sale for about the same price as the Iomega(just to get back on topic)
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