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Dela @ Oct 08, 2005 15:35 | 42 comments

Want more room to store encoded video, photos and music to be played back on your PSP but don't want to spend money on an expensive 2GB Memory Stick Duo? Well now you have another option from Datel, a 4GB HDD and X2 battery combined. It's common knowledge that the 32MB memory stick provided with the PSP just isn't good enough storage space for the features offered by the PSP, but Memory Sticks are expensive.

The Datel HDD and battery is priced at £137.49 (roughly €200). It is claimed that the X2 battery will provide twice as much playing time as a standard battery. Also included is the Get Connected Media Cable and it’s media software. So it's a nice upgrade for anyone who wants to add a bit more power top their PSP. Dark Planets will begin shipping the item on October 20th

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Comment by: arcanix (Oct 11, 2005 05:32)

In this image it looks like the battery and the hdd are separate. My conclusions are that the hard drive eats battery fast, thus 2x battery is needed.

Comment by: DanN7650 (Oct 11, 2005 06:46)

Darkplanets have now raise the price to £149 bloody hell for a 4Gb HDD thats about the same price has a brand new 2GB from a Retailer. Anyone found any lower price i want to pre-order it now?

I know Lik-sang has it for £141.99 but they will add tax to it. I am willint to import it from the US but some of them do tax if its with DHL amd not looking forward to the DHL shipping Charge just airmail will do.

DanN7650

Comment by: BSS13 (Oct 21, 2005 16:39)

cool

Comment by: DanN7650 (Oct 21, 2005 19:27)

Got it now. Very comfortable like holding a PS2w controller not too bulky just right.

Comment by: Mrtrueman (Nov 02, 2005 08:29)

Got mine today from Darkplanets! Only ordered it the last night, DP rock!

I can't be doing with importing anything, last time I ordered from Liksnag I got stung for import tax and bloody DHL had £12.50 of me. Robbing gits!

I think this HDD is well cool, I'm off to load it up. :D

Comment by: libenja (Nov 02, 2005 21:42)

I hear that you can open it up and replace the CF Microdrive card.

*drool* 200GB *drool*

NOTE: M$ has been trying to unpopularize it. They say that the max you can get is 4GB, but this site tried it with a 32GB it worked.

+3h u63r1337 h4x0r pwns $0||y's f1r|/|W4r3 2.00

|-|0m38r3w r0x0r!!!11!!

Comment by: DanN7650 (Nov 03, 2005 06:45)

How can u replace it???

I wouldn't risk it if i had 2 i would. If it wouldn't damage and u can undo the changes then i would do it cos i am always after bigger spaces

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 06, 2005 01:34)

i have the regular 1gb n i turn it into 5gb. so i wouldnt buy the 4gb hard drive im fine with my 5gb. n i got me the 3600mh battery already so tht i dont need to worry about battery life

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 24, 2005 23:44)

How did you turn your 1GB memory Stick into a 5GB memory stick?

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 24, 2005 23:58)

my friends help me in making my 1gb into a 5gb. u have to open up the memory stick n tinker with the wire.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 25, 2005 00:01)

Did they have to add something into the memory stick? Or did they have to just stick the wire into a different part?

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 25, 2005 00:03)

switch wires. this sacrifices speed for memory. it takes away a lot of speed when reading off the memory stick.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 25, 2005 00:08)

So will it make the games that you have saved to the memory stick run slower? Or will it just make it go slower when its finding the game on the memory stick?

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 25, 2005 00:13)

the game saves a little bit slower, but reading off the memory stick is noticably slow. but not so slow tht it would kill u. i recommend not to do it, becuz ther is a high chance tht u would break it n waste $100.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 25, 2005 00:17)

Do you know where there might be a guide on how to do this?

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 25, 2005 00:20)

me i dont know where to find a guide to do this. i dont even where my friend found how to change a 1gb into a 5gb.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 25, 2005 00:34)

If I mail you mine do you think your friend might do it for me to?

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 25, 2005 00:37)

im not so sure, i live on guam n he is off island until next year. n i cant do it without him, he is the one the does most of the things.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 25, 2005 00:54)

ok, well thanks anyways!

Comment by: rainofire (Nov 25, 2005 00:56)

sure no prob. maybe u might find it over the internet.

Comment by: Burngames (Nov 26, 2005 23:40)

Yea maybe I will.

Comment by: libenja (Dec 29, 2005 02:32)

short-circuiting? great idea, but this only makes your PSP THINK it's 5GB.

Comment by: rainofire (Dec 31, 2005 22:26)

actually no, i put more files into the memory stick n it went over 1gb. i filled my memory stick with a lot of music n videos, n it went beyond 1gb.

Comment by: Burngames (Dec 31, 2005 23:17)

How fare beyond?

Comment by: rainofire (Jan 01, 2006 03:28)

well instead of 1gb, i was able to put 1.3gb of file space in it. so pretty much the space does increase if u tinker with it.