So with the news of the SX OS having the abillity to load harddrives via USB docked. It seems it is also possible to load up harddrives via USB OTG in handheld mode.
Few things we need to find out now are :
- What is the limit on harddrives for using this feature Confirmed reports for 1TB. Will 4 or 5TB work however for example? You won't be able to fill it, but good to be future proof.
- Any title limit on the switch? I have 450 games waiting to be installed (heard reports of users having 600 titles installed and were fine)
- What effects will it have on power consumption using such harddrive
- Is there an USB OTG cable that somehow features the support for charging and playing at the same time
- What is the best way to use these harddrives to our switch? USB OTG cables can be finicky and break easily
I would assume a 2.5 HD would be best suited for the job. Cheapest one I could find is WD Elements Portable USB 3.0 4TB for 100 Euro.
Personally had bad experiences with seagate and there are several reports with seagate having the highest failure rates. So make your own choice.
What also is important is how big, thick and or heavy these HDD's are. We need to find the smallest, thinnest and lightest HDD's out there so we can stick em to our handheld mode switch with some elastics and not notice it.
We will need real life results here with hardware, please report your findings and suggestions here.
Few things we need to find out now are :
- What is the limit on harddrives for using this feature Confirmed reports for 1TB. Will 4 or 5TB work however for example? You won't be able to fill it, but good to be future proof.
- Any title limit on the switch? I have 450 games waiting to be installed (heard reports of users having 600 titles installed and were fine)
- What effects will it have on power consumption using such harddrive
- Is there an USB OTG cable that somehow features the support for charging and playing at the same time
- What is the best way to use these harddrives to our switch? USB OTG cables can be finicky and break easily
I would assume a 2.5 HD would be best suited for the job. Cheapest one I could find is WD Elements Portable USB 3.0 4TB for 100 Euro.
Personally had bad experiences with seagate and there are several reports with seagate having the highest failure rates. So make your own choice.
What also is important is how big, thick and or heavy these HDD's are. We need to find the smallest, thinnest and lightest HDD's out there so we can stick em to our handheld mode switch with some elastics and not notice it.
We will need real life results here with hardware, please report your findings and suggestions here.
