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Cobretti2 on 14 November 2012
osed125 said:
Cobretti2 said:
superchunk said:

Oh, its because your's is a USB 3.0. Mine is 2.0 and WiiUs USB port is 2.0. Pretty sure 2.0 has lower power capabilities. At least that is the idea I'm going with until proven otherwise. :P

Yep some USB 3.0 devices can draw up to 900mA, where as USB2.0 max was 50mA.

The USB2.0 port is the thing that will limit this as it was ot designed to handle 900mA. Hnece why there would be a Y cable invovled.

Does that mean I will have to buy a Y cable?


I don't know.

If it was USB 2.0 device and it needed more current than 500mA, it generally come with a USB2.0 Y cable.

I think the two main reasons why they went to USB3.0 was speed and the fact that the one cable and us 3.0  port could handle the extra current. 

 

 

EDIT: I should have added you will know anyone once you connect it to your Wii U. It will ever keep dropping out, not show up in the file system, or if it is working it may make a click noise (assming it doesn't on a pc) or a different noise than normal , which means not enough current is going into the drive.



 

 

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coolguy on 15 November 2012

Can you save games on an sd card and how big of a sd card can u use with the wiiu.

Can u use thumb stick usb??



VITA 32 GIG CARD.250 GIG SLIM & 160 GIG PHAT PS3

NightDragon83 on 15 November 2012

Who buys digital copies of games anyway? Only a fool would spend $60 on non-physical media that has no real value once purchased. Are you too lazy to drive to the store, or too cheap to spend a couple extra bucks for shipping when buying online (which is free on Amazon for anything over $25 for example)?

I guarantee you that the number of people who will actually buy digital copies of retail games on the Wii U is so small that Nintendo figured why waste extra money on more internal storage when the vast majority of their user base will never utilize it.



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

superchunk on 15 November 2012
NightDragon83 said:
Who buys digital copies of games anyway? Only a fool would spend $60 on non-physical media that has no real value once purchased. Are you too lazy to drive to the store, or too cheap to spend a couple extra bucks for shipping when buying online (which is free on Amazon for anything over $25 for example)?

I guarantee you that the number of people who will actually buy digital copies of retail games on the Wii U is so small that Nintendo figured why waste extra money on more internal storage when the vast majority of their user base will never utilize it.

You don't own the data on that disc either.

The reason digital is appealing is the same reason people buy mp3's over CDs. Can be cheaper, far easier to store, easier to use, faster to use, overall the same quality but simplier and potentially cheaper.

If Steam and Nintendo's reported sales of initial digital games on the 3DS (a system with an even worse storage limitation) is any indication, it will be very well received.



NightDragon83 on 15 November 2012
superchunk said:
NightDragon83 said:
Who buys digital copies of games anyway? Only a fool would spend $60 on non-physical media that has no real value once purchased. Are you too lazy to drive to the store, or too cheap to spend a couple extra bucks for shipping when buying online (which is free on Amazon for anything over $25 for example)?

I guarantee you that the number of people who will actually buy digital copies of retail games on the Wii U is so small that Nintendo figured why waste extra money on more internal storage when the vast majority of their user base will never utilize it.

You don't own the data on that disc either.

The reason digital is appealing is the same reason people buy mp3's over CDs. Can be cheaper, far easier to store, easier to use, faster to use, overall the same quality but simplier and potentially cheaper.

If Steam and Nintendo's reported sales of initial digital games on the 3DS (a system with an even worse storage limitation) is any indication, it will be very well received.

Huh?  You mean people actually pay money for mp3's?!?

What is this madness???



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

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osed125 on 15 November 2012
NightDragon83 said:
Who buys digital copies of games anyway? Only a fool would spend $60 on non-physical media that has no real value once purchased. Are you too lazy to drive to the store, or too cheap to spend a couple extra bucks for shipping when buying online (which is free on Amazon for anything over $25 for example)?

I guarantee you that the number of people who will actually buy digital copies of retail games on the Wii U is so small that Nintendo figured why waste extra money on more internal storage when the vast majority of their user base will never utilize it.

*Raises hand*

Prices my friend, games in my country can cost up to $100, so buying games for just only $60 is almost like a dream to me. That's the main reason why a have a PC over a PS3 or 360, I can buy the games digitally from Steam which save me a lot of money.



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Viper1 on 15 November 2012
osed125 said:
superchunk said:
"Drives that require more than USB 2.0 connections might not work properly with Wii U. Drives that have two USB connectors will work, however."

That part is not correct. It was in reference to powering the USB drive through the USB only. If you only use one USB then it might not get powered, i.e. work. If you plug it into an outlet it will definitely work with one USB or if the drive is the "Y-Type" and uses two USBs it will definitely work. Can be USB2 or 3.

That's a really weird choice, most external HDD that I've seen have only 1 USB port. Haven't seen any external HDD (that goes below 1 TB) that can be plug into an outlet or have a "Y-type" port.

Some older models that are USB powered came with the Y plug to ensure enough power draw.  It's likely that if it works with your PC, it should work with the Wii U.  Some USB controllers are different but usually not in that regards.  Though there is one USB controller, I forget who provides it, that intentionally reduces the available power draw by design but it's rarely used.

The power light on the unit will tell you if you're getting enough power.   If not, most electronics stores sell them pretty cheap.



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osed125 on 15 November 2012
Viper1 said:
osed125 said:

That's a really weird choice, most external HDD that I've seen have only 1 USB port. Haven't seen any external HDD (that goes below 1 TB) that can be plug into an outlet or have a "Y-type" port.

Some older models that are USB powered came with the Y plug to ensure enough power draw.  It's likely that if it works with your PC, it should work with the Wii U.  Some USB controllers are different but usually not in that regards.  Though there is one USB controller, I forget who provides it, that intentionally reduces the available power draw by design but it's rarely used.

The power light on the unit will tell you if you're getting enough power.   If not, most electronics stores sell them pretty cheap.

Yeah I was looking for some Y cables in case my HDD doesn't work, it looks like they are only like $6 so it won't be a problem.



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freebs2 on 15 November 2012

This is a BIG fail imo. I don't care about the OS space, in the end 8GB or 3GB won't make a difference if you intend to download content. But, the "closed" format sistem nullifies the benefits of the external drive option.



leo-j on 15 November 2012

Good thing they are allowing HDD swaps with any HDD.. because those storage numbers are horrid..



 

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