Well i got my HdLoader this past weekend. For about 170 dollars (including tax and shipping) i got the HDloader disc, a ps2 network adapter and a 120gb hard drive. the place i got it from sold it as a package.
took about 5 minutes from opneing the box to installing into my ps2. not a single problem. booted it up and immediately put all my existing games on the hard drive. my games range from 1 -3 gb each and all run much much better.
anyone that has vice city on ps2 knows those load times are really bad. the hdloader really fixes that.
bad things: you cant play online games from the hd, you have to use the disc.
dvd9 games (dual layer discs) wont work with hdloader. the good news is the only one that i know of currently that is a dvd9 is xenosaga, and that plays fine from the disc.
gta san andreas will no doubt have the same depressing load times as vice city and is also planned as a dvd9 which is bad news.
overall its a great product and is very easy to work with. games take between 6-12 minutes to install and you dont need the disc anymore once installed.
if you have any questions ill answer em in this thread.
took about 5 minutes from opneing the box to installing into my ps2. not a single problem. booted it up and immediately put all my existing games on the hard drive. my games range from 1 -3 gb each and all run much much better.
anyone that has vice city on ps2 knows those load times are really bad. the hdloader really fixes that.
bad things: you cant play online games from the hd, you have to use the disc.
dvd9 games (dual layer discs) wont work with hdloader. the good news is the only one that i know of currently that is a dvd9 is xenosaga, and that plays fine from the disc.
gta san andreas will no doubt have the same depressing load times as vice city and is also planned as a dvd9 which is bad news.
overall its a great product and is very easy to work with. games take between 6-12 minutes to install and you dont need the disc anymore once installed.
if you have any questions ill answer em in this thread.