Is this better than a external USB 3.0 drive for storing/playing games?
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Though large enough for games and plenty fast enough for videos and files I don't believe it would be quick enough for video games. It is not nearly as fast as USB 3.0. Read more of the reviews here on Amazon as I remember some comments from others regarding an inability to use the card for video games.
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I'm not much of a gamer, but with only 2 USB 3.0 ports on my MacBook Pro I use 1 port for external hard drives. That leaves only 1 available for other use. As this plugs into the SD card slot it leaves your other port free.Transfer times are fast, so I would use this for games etc. I use mine for video storage, photo backup, and music.
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I prefer the external drive because you can backup different computers and use like pen drive, plus you can stored the external drive in different place to the computer.
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PNY Attache 8 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD8GBATT2-EF (Black/Blue) This link looks close to what i currently use.i purchased a PNY flash drive from best-buy (to test out, return policy if it does not work), and it works fine. I put my gamesaves/patches in and a few xbla games. No problems. I would use these till the "official" ones drop the absurd price tag.
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I would buy a large external drive. The is much faster than standard hard drives
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I am using USB 3 and performance is reasonable. Using Windows 8.1 Storage Spaces with full parity, I am getting ~20-40 MB/sec throughput on writes. I would recommend it for archive and backups. Not sure about the throughput yet for something like an active media server.
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No, or it would be considerably more expensive. 5400RPM / 8MB cache per mfg's Web site. I found it fast enough to please me when backing up data and plugged into a modern USB 3.0 port, but quite a bit slower attached to an older computer that only had USB 2.0 ports.
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I use this 4TB HDD for storage only. For gaming where you won't be using it so much for storage, I'd use a smaller HDD storage size (250gb or less) as it will track much faster and cut down on the latency time. Better yet for hard core gaming I suggest a solid state drive (over a mechanical HDD) instead. I use a 250 gb Sandisk HDD for my operating system and use the Western Digital 4TB as a second drive to store my files on.
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This drive was designed to be used in a desktop or tower. Don't buy this one. Look for an external drive that terminates with a USB plug. It doesn't have to be USB 3.0, 2.0 will support all the speed a CD or DVD can handle.
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This unit is one of the drives listed by Nintendo as verified and tested as working with the WiiU: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wiiu/en_na/system_external_storage.jsp?menu=general_info&submenu;=wup-external-usb-devicesAlso, this Reddit user is using this model with success: http://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/13g9c0/lets_start_a_list_of_compatible_external_hard/c73p4l6I'm looking for a external drive for my Wii U also and am about to pull the trigger and buy this one :)
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I have not personally tried a external hdd, I do know a xbox controller works, a keyboard and a mouse work, make sure the external hdd has its own power source as I tried using speakers and it fried my s3, and small usb flash drives also work,
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if you have a adapter it might work but most likely sata drive might work I would use a electronic static (doesn't spin to retrieve the data in or out.) the drive is faster and uses less power but them a flash memory can be 64 gig now or bigger. so memory stick is the best and less troublesome
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It really doesn't matter, because no CD/DVD drive is going to send or receive data faster than USB 2.0 can comfortably handle. Having a USB 3.0 connection would not speed up the drive's performance. (As pointed out elsewhere, USB 3.0 ports are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 peripherals, so the drive will work whether the port you connect it to is USB 2.0 or 3.0.)
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.Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do... » Read More .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. « Show Less
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I personally bought it specifically for usb 3.0 myself, though I really can't see much of a boost, even on hardcore downloads (GB in size). Then again, at some point it probably comes down to SATA write speed and buffer anyway. I did have some problems with powering it off the usb though, so make sure you have a solid motherboard(ports on back) and case (the ports on the front). If you start seeing it lose connection and have to replug it in, stop using that port immediately, because it ended up causing my device to fail. Which brings me to my next point, the warranty service was EXCELLENT. great customer support with amped. Enjoy your product :) I personally bought it specifically for usb 3.0 myself, though I really can't see much of a boost, even on hardcore downloads (GB in size). Then again, at some point it probably comes down to SATA write speed and buffer anyway. I did have some problems with powering it off the usb though, so make sure you have a solid motherboard(ports on back) and case (the ports on the front). If you start seeing it lose connection and have to replug it in, stop using that port immediately, because it ended up causing my device to fail. Which brings me to my next point, the warranty service was EXCELLENT.... » Read More I personally bought it specifically for usb 3.0 myself, though I really can't see much of a boost, even on hardcore downloads (GB in size). Then again, at some point it probably comes down to SATA write speed and buffer anyway. I did have some problems with powering it off the usb though, so make sure you have a solid motherboard(ports on back) and case (the ports on the front). If you start seeing it lose connection and have to replug it in, stop using that port immediately, because it ended up causing my device to fail. Which brings me to my next point, the warranty service was EXCELLENT. great customer support with amped. Enjoy your product :) « Show Less
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Of course. USB 2.0 will never match 3.0 speed. When the drive worked read on 3 was at least 4 times faster
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I do. I have 260GB of music stored in FLAC format. I backup my music server to this box. USB 3.0 makes it much faster.
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Yes, you'd have no problem with it at all as long as the drive doesn't get filled up. If you play a lot of games that download large amounts of data or you mostly purchase download only games then no. The ONLY limitation for it is the drive space. Hope that helps! We've had it for quite some time and haven't come close to filling the drive, however, we use mostly disk games and not downloads.