Second Hardrive on PS3!!!

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August 22nd, 2006, 17:06
A_Username

Second Hardrive on PS3!!!

On the features of the most expensive PS3, it said it would have Compact Flash Slots. And I found a compact flash to IDE adapter at my office. Then I plugged it into my laptop's compact flash drive, and then whipped an old 250mb IBM thinkpad hardrive with Win98SE and a bunch of other stuff installed and booted up my laptop from that via the CF slot. This got me thinking, maybe you could go way overboard and buy a 250gb Hardrive and use one of these Compact flash to IDE adapters to put a really big hardrive on your PS3.

Screw 60gb! This ROCKS!!

P.S. These adapters are like $2.50 on ebay. :)
September 10th, 2006, 23:53
LilSwish722

wow...thats a good idea but why would u need anything more then 250GB. I'm sure that whoever buys the $600 PS3 will not need to have a second hard drive otherwise...it basically turns into the PSX
September 10th, 2006, 23:56
Video_freak

I'm sure Sony though of that and put a 4 GB mem card limit like on the PSP! :mad:
September 11th, 2006, 00:41
The Hombrew Hunter

Yeah, I'm not getting the PS3. Period. Way too ****ing costly, probably not worth it until the Ratchet and Clank game comes out.
September 11th, 2006, 00:42
Video_freak

I completly agree Grammar Nazi! ;)
November 3rd, 2006, 00:53
abeisgreat

So do you think a sd-to-ide adapter exists?
November 22nd, 2006, 22:35
Smurph

Quote:

Originally Posted by abeisgreat

So do you think a sd-to-ide adapter exists?

The commercial possibility for something like that is nil, so I'm gonna go ahead and guess that it doesn't. Not to mention it would be incredibly difficult to create.
November 22nd, 2006, 22:47
bullhead

60 Gb is ridicuous! Its not even that big these days. Sure my Ipod has 60gb storage space, and my MAC laptop has 250Gb storage. I dont think good people should have to pay more of their well earned for extra storage. (Bad people should, but, hey, you cant always have your cake and eat it right? Isn't that what people say?)

A games console is a games console, enough of the bullhead sony! Gimmie my cake, I want to eat it!
November 22nd, 2006, 22:51
Smurph

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullhead

60 Gb is ridicuous! Its not even that big these days. Sure my Ipod has 60gb storage space, and my MAC laptop has 250Gb storage. I dont think good people should have to pay more of their well earned for extra storage. (Bad people should, but, hey, you cant always have your cake and eat it right? Isn't that what people say?)

A games console is a games console, enough of the bullhead sony! Gimmie my cake, I want to eat it!

My computer has ~500gB... but that's besides the point. Considering I can get a 250gB SATA 3Gb/s drive for like $60... Yeah, they're overcharging by just a bit for that drive.
December 7th, 2006, 16:17
nielsss

o_O Omg...
January 13th, 2007, 15:52
dvdhl89

Why do u need too much space??
February 6th, 2007, 16:16
Anonymous D

"backups" perhaps