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TSabundai
post Jun 26 2011, 12:42 PM, updated 15y ago

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MS says
"Using a compatible flash drive over 1 GB, you can reserve a maximum of 16 GB for profiles, game saves, and downloadable content"

does "game saves" means I can install games on it, or just my games progression?

i want to install games so that my dvd drive wont work so hard...

thanks
heavendevil
post Jun 26 2011, 12:44 PM

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yes, you can install games on it given you have enough space.
TSabundai
post Jun 26 2011, 12:52 PM

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QUOTE(heavendevil @ Jun 26 2011, 12:44 PM)
yes, you can install games on it given you have enough space.
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nice... so i guess 16Gb should be enough for a game or two...
wunan
post Jun 26 2011, 01:44 PM

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if you have portable hdd, you can use that too, just create a new partition 20gb, fat32 format.
in my experience its faster to install into portable hdd compare to usb thumb drive.

QUOTE(abundai @ Jun 26 2011, 12:52 PM)
nice... so i guess 16Gb should be enough for a game or two...
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CKKwan
post Jun 26 2011, 09:59 PM

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Hmm.. Just wondering why MS doesn't support USB > 20GB...

Forcing us to buy the internal HDD?
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post Jun 26 2011, 11:24 PM

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Yes. It was a compromise, users wanted to be able to easily and cheaply upgrade storage for save games, but MS still wanted some control, so for people who needed extra large storage for media and stuff, MS is still the only place to get extra large storage.
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post Jun 26 2011, 11:53 PM

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but there is a way around it if you have a desktop pc you can turn some notebook hdd into a hdd that
compatible with x360. doing so might get you banned from xbox live but so far haven't heard of it
and i myself use notebook hdd 250gb on my slim x360.
TSabundai
post Jun 27 2011, 12:56 AM

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Oo.. all 250gb is usable? Do u hav a link I can
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wunan
post Jun 27 2011, 03:09 AM

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check out this topic http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...1490&hl=mmxzero

QUOTE(abundai @ Jun 27 2011, 12:56 AM)
Oo.. all 250gb is usable? Do u hav a link I can
check out?
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post Jun 27 2011, 08:08 AM

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I have a 4GB flash drive that I use on occasion to save certain games. It works wonders. Never tried saving a game to a flash drive though.
TSabundai
post Jun 27 2011, 10:41 AM

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QUOTE(wunan @ Jun 27 2011, 03:09 AM)
wow.. quite a long one... ohmy.gif i guess i'll stick with the 16Gb flash drive for now...
and utilise the Windows media center for media (if i ever need it)

anyway, thanks for the link... at least now i hav a choice...
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post Jun 27 2011, 01:09 PM

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Arent USB speed been bottleneck? I mean if you install game on it, it still run slower than internal HDD right?
TSabundai
post Jun 27 2011, 04:30 PM

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QUOTE(Edison83 @ Jun 27 2011, 01:09 PM)
Arent USB speed been bottleneck? I mean if you install game on it, it still run slower than internal HDD right?
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my bet would be the transfer rate... if the internal harddisk can support higher Mb/s than a flash memory, then for sure it can perform faster...

 

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