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"Datel announced a new 4GB PSP Hard Drive for PSP, which has four times the capacity of the 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and it has a built-in 3600mh X2 Batter Pack, which provides twice the battery life to the PSP, at a cost less than a 2GB Pro Duo Memory Stick. The unit also comes with a Get Connected Media Cable and media software. The PSP 4GB Hard Drive will be released in Europe on October 20, for £149.99"
 
Woah.

If this is true, a lot of early adopters that bought big memory sticks are going to be pissed.

EDIT: Nevermind, I though this was about a PSP with an internal hard drive...an external hard drive isn't that cool.
 
more launch info


Now this is a PSP accessory I can get excited about. Datel, which also makes the X2 battery pack for the PSP, has come out with an integrated 4GB hard drive version, effectively making this an external hard drive for the PSP. The Datel MAX 4GB connects to the memory stick port of the PSP, and will utilize its built-in battery pack instead of sapping the PSP's power. As for pricing, Lik-Sang is selling it for $249.99, while Dark Planets is selling it for £137.49 (quoted RSP is £149.99). Considering the price of a 2GB Memory Stick Pro DUO is more than $330, this is looking to be a must-have add-on for those PSP fans that like to pack on the multimedia in their handhelds (TV shows, for example). It will be available later this month.

Max 4GB HDD w/ X2 Battery [Lik-Sang via I4U]
Datel 4GB PSP Hard Drive [Dark Planets via I4U]
Sat, Oct 8, 2005 3:13 PM

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http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=7825&lsaid=295872

http://www.darkplanets.co.uk/datel-4gb-harddrive.asp
 
You can say what you want about this idea, but you can't say that it looks ugly. It looks exactly like the battery!! Great job Datel!!
 
I'll wait for the hackers to come up with cool shit first. When I know I can put tons of ROMs and some freeloader type thing where I can put my PSP games on there too, then I'll drop the coin.
 
http://ps2nfo.com/

It's less than 149£

Update: We have now received official confirmation from our Datel representative as follows: "Yes, it’s true. We are actually making the first production units this Monday (10th Oct 2005). The price you state in your article is incorrect, it’s not that much. Can’t tell you the exact amount myself, but you’ll soon find out in an official press release from our marketing department. The unit attaches to the back of the PSP in a similar fashion to our double capacity X2 battery; the battery being at one end and the hard disc at the other which makes the PSP feel very nice in the hands."
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Guy LeDouche said:
I'll wait for the hackers to come up with cool shit first. When I know I can put tons of ROMs and some freeloader type thing where I can put my PSP games on there too, then I'll drop the coin.
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You can do all that with this just like w/ the memory sticks now.
 
Mook1e said:
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You can do all that with this just like w/ the memory sticks now.
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I know, but I've been waiting on buying a big memory stick and now this offers twice the storage (and battery) for the same price.

= more games
 
Oni Jazar said:
With 2GB sticks to be had for around $150, I don't see the need for this ugly thing.
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Double the battery life and double the storage over the 2GB stick, and what looks like fairly good integration with the PSP. Should be very interesting depending on what the final price is.
 
No one else is the least bit concerned by the fact that a second-rate hardware vendor is building a device that's intentionally cramming a hard drive smack together with a battery?

Yeah, this is a cool idea. Until it starts exploding in kids' hands.
 
Juice said:
No one else is the least bit concerned by the fact that a second-rate hardware vendor is building a device that's intentionally cramming a hard drive smack together with a battery?

Yeah, this is a cool idea. Until it starts exploding in kids' hands.
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You apparently didn't read(big surprise)... battery is on one side... hard drive is on the other... and Datel is hardly second rate at this point....

I'm actually curious to see how the HD attaches to the other side...
 
Juice said:
No one else is the least bit concerned by the fact that a second-rate hardware vendor is building a device that's intentionally cramming a hard drive smack together with a battery?

Yeah, this is a cool idea. Until it starts exploding in kids' hands.
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Don't bother reading the thread.

The battery and hard drive are two seperate objects.
The hard drive attaches to the left of the PSP and the battery attaches to the right.

Edit - Those hard drives crammed together with batteries are deadly!

Apple-iPod-photo.jpg
 
DarienA said:
You apparently didn't read(big surprise)... battery is on one side... hard drive is on the other... and Datel is hardly second rate at this point....

I'm actually curious to see how the HD attaches to the other side...
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Sorry, after seeing that the picture was identical to one I saw discussed at pspupdates, I went by the far more ambiguous discussion there (which had led me to believe they were in fact one combined unit on the battery side).

As for the iPod mention, yeah, of course. But I think Jonathan Ives and that design team has slightly more credibility behind it than the guys who bring you such buggy trash as the Action Replay.
 
Juice said:
As for the iPod mention, yeah, of course. But I think Jonathan Ives and that design team has slightly more credibility behind it than the guys who bring you such buggy trash as the Action Replay.
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The Action Replay is a piece of software designed to make other software work in ways it is not suppose to... is there much of a surprise when certain codes don't work, causes freezes, etc?

The HD and the Battery are hardware... see where I'm going here?

I'm more concerned with how the HD attaches to the PSP, how much more bulky it makes the PSP and how this wire runs to the memory slow and what happens to the mem slot door...
 
Juice said:
No one else is the least bit concerned by the fact that a second-rate hardware vendor is building a device that's intentionally cramming a hard drive smack together with a battery?

Yeah, this is a cool idea. Until it starts exploding in kids' hands.
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Ya I am sure the "second-rate hardware vendor" wants to get sued by countless amount of people and get bankrupt in the process. AND lets not forget that company executives and the R&D staff will get jail time too if that happens.

These products are well tested before they hit the market.
 
Kung Fu Jedi said:
Double the battery life and double the storage over the 2GB stick, and what looks like fairly good integration with the PSP. Should be very interesting depending on what the final price is.
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It also doubles the size of the thing taking it further away from portable territory. The PSP with just the included case *barely* fits into my jean pocket.

Also I'm assuming it connects the HD through the memory slot via a dongle?
 
DarienA said:
The Action Replay is a piece of software designed to make other software work in ways it is not suppose to... is there much of a surprise when certain codes don't work, causes freezes, etc?

The HD and the Battery are hardware... see where I'm going here?

I'm more concerned with how the HD attaches to the PSP, how much more bulky it makes the PSP and how this wire runs to the memory slow and what happens to the mem slot door...
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When I put an Action Replay disc into my GameCube and I have a WaveBird in the controller port, it freaks out and tells me to insert a controller and freezes. I have to fucking hold down a button while it boots just to get into the program. That's not about hacking games, that's just terrible software design.

And a company that can't produce good software sure as hell shouldn't be instantly trusted with hardware, which is inherently more complex (as it includes such tasks as engineering and manufacturing) without reason. I don't know of a reason to trust them--what products of theirs have you so willing?

Buggy software's one thing, but batteries are inherently volatile things, and I wouldn't trust one produced by a company whose memory card I was using literally fell apart into two pieces during operation. That was the cause for my worry under the presumption they were trying to cram a battery and a hard drive into the battery slot. Hopefully they've outsourced everything regarding their battery's design except the case.
 
Juice said:
And a company that can't produce good software sure as hell shouldn't be instantly trusted with hardware, which is inherently more complex (as it includes such tasks as engineering and manufacturing) without reason. I don't know of a reason to trust them--what products of theirs have you so willing?

Buggy software's one thing, but batteries are inherently volatile things, and I wouldn't trust one produced by a company whose memory card I was using literally fell apart into two pieces during operation. That was the cause for my worry under the presumption they were trying to cram a battery and a hard drive into the battery slot. Hopefully they've outsourced everything regarding their battery's design except the case.
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That's great except the X2 battery pack isn't new it's already been out(out since August I think), they are just repackaging it with the HD, which is new.

If there were problems with the battery... we probably would have heard by now.

The few reviews I've read said the battery IS bulky though.
 
DarienA said:
That's great except the X2 battery pack isn't new it's already been out(out since August I think), they are just repackaging it with the HD, which is new.

If there were problems with the battery... we probably would have heard by now.

The few reviews I've read said the battery IS bulky though.
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Well in that case, no worries. Like I said, all that was based on my incorrect presumption. Sorry to exacerbate it.


URL with that picture
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Man, that picture of the back with both of them in there... Man. Talk about a product labeled "only for guys with small cocks and something to prove." Jesus, you can't even see the shoulder buttons.
 
Juice said:
Man, that picture of the back with both of them in there... Man. Talk about a product labeled "only for guys with small cocks and something to prove." Jesus, you can't even see the shoulder buttons.
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The battery and HD don't exceed the backplate profile of the system - the shoulder buttons are there, but since they are clear the photography is to blame for not seeing them. Looks like a great travel solution due to the battery life. The HD is definitely still a question mark, though...
 
I'm wondering about how it looks attached too.

Edit: Ok I see it know. Don't know if I want it though.
 
Crazymoogle said:
The battery and HD don't exceed the backplate profile of the system - the shoulder buttons are there, but since they are clear the photography is to blame for not seeing them. Looks like a great travel solution due to the battery life. The HD is definitely still a question mark, though...
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What? So the HD, which attaches to the back of the PSP, doesn't exceed the "backplate profile"? Am I misunderstanding you here? There's nothing for it to sit in like the battery so it'll stick out of the back the same way a pack of playing cards sellotaped to the back would.
 
Dazzla said:
Dear god that looks like absolute shit. Looks garish on the black PSP and would destroy a white one.

No thanks.
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Yup cause I know the whole time I'm playing my PSP I'm staring at the back and/or concerned about what other people say if they see it from the back....
 
Makes it look like shit, guarantee it adds weight, and the thing sticking out of the memory port is a disaster waiting to happen. No thanks, battery isn't really an issue for me and with 2gb sticks found for 150 bucks I will opt for one of them. 2GB to 4GB isn't really that big of a deal to me, either will let me put some higher quality AVC movies and tv shows on the stick.
 
I don't know how many times I've heard that people have bought a PSP cause it "looks lush". Part of the PSP's appeal is how it looks. Not to mention they'll stick out of the back of the PSP, I'll stick to my 2GB Duo, cheaper and I can use it in my phone and camera.
 
The people tripping on how it looks must really not get the point (4GB).

I have big hands anyway, and wouldn't mind a boost in girth.
 
Man, that picture of the back with both of them in there... Man. Talk about a product labeled "only for guys with small cocks and something to prove." Jesus, you can't even see the shoulder buttons.
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Omg get a grip man..
...bah.. poor choice of words.
:lol
 
DaCocoBrova said:
The people tripping on how it looks must really not get the point (4GB).

I have big hands anyway, and wouldn't mind a boost in girth.
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Coco welcome back boyee! ;)
 
Dazzla said:
What? So the HD, which attaches to the back of the PSP, doesn't exceed the "backplate profile"? Am I misunderstanding you here? There's nothing for it to sit in like the battery so it'll stick out of the back the same way a pack of playing cards sellotaped to the back would.
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I'm not talking about the depth, but rather the width/height - the shoulder buttons are in no way obstructed.

As a 2GB pro duo owner, the hard drive doesn't really excite me, but I'm interested to see how it performs, and the double battery is actually damn useful for flights; at least more so than just buying a seperate battery. *shrug*
 
Oh shit, coco's back!

Yeah that mem ribbon hanging off the side there... not looking too good. Looking quite vulnerable to getting caught on things too.
 
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