PSP Data Ills to be Healed by Datel
4 Gigabyte HDD confirmed. And it's a battery too!
A PSP is a demanding pet. Raising the funds to bring one home is hard enough, but just when you’re starting to getting along with your new friend, you realise the levels of commitment the little fella requires. Being an exotic creature, the PSP cannot survive without a rich and varied diet to keep him in fine fettle. Like all handheld consoles, he has a predilection for software, particularly games. He also enjoys the odd movie, and he adores music. But most costly of all is his hunger for the PSP Memory Stick Duo.
They don’t come cheap these Memory Stick Duos, and you’ll be lucky to find a 1Gb one for less than £70. Research by gadget behaviouralists suggests that the MS Duo is slightly addictive in nature. There are already reports of PSPs demanding a 2Gb dosage of their owners, when only months ago they were quite happy with 1Gb. And a 2Gb ‘shot’ doesn’t come cheap. Even if you can find one, you’ll be looking to pay in the region of £140. Some owners have had success using MS Duo substitutes, which as well as being cheaper, also come in smaller doses. But see that look of reproach on his little face when you plonk the bowl down in front of him? Don’t kid yourself – he can tell the difference.
Luckily for PSP lovers everywhere, there’s hope on the horizon. Those wizards at Datel, the UK third-party hardware company, say they are working on a product which should alleviate the problem. Their 4Gb hard drive inserts straight into the battery slot on your PSP’s backside, and, so the theory goes, delivers such a whopping dosage that your little friend may never beg for ‘memory’ again. But that’s not all: the slimline unit also doubles up as a battery pack, which handily also addresses the PSP’s notorious thirst for power. Hong Kong import company and well known Sony baiters Lik-Sang says it hopes to have the device in stock soon, and is tentatively accepting pre-orders at the not inconsiderable price of $249.99. Which sounds like a lot at first, but isn’t a lot more than the price of a 2Gb MS Duo, but comes with twice as much memory and and can wash away those battery life blues. It also includes the cost of flying the packs out there from Datel. The answer to all your sleek companion’s problems, Datel’s 4Gb HDD should be available by the end of the month.
They don’t come cheap these Memory Stick Duos, and you’ll be lucky to find a 1Gb one for less than £70. Research by gadget behaviouralists suggests that the MS Duo is slightly addictive in nature. There are already reports of PSPs demanding a 2Gb dosage of their owners, when only months ago they were quite happy with 1Gb. And a 2Gb ‘shot’ doesn’t come cheap. Even if you can find one, you’ll be looking to pay in the region of £140. Some owners have had success using MS Duo substitutes, which as well as being cheaper, also come in smaller doses. But see that look of reproach on his little face when you plonk the bowl down in front of him? Don’t kid yourself – he can tell the difference.
Luckily for PSP lovers everywhere, there’s hope on the horizon. Those wizards at Datel, the UK third-party hardware company, say they are working on a product which should alleviate the problem. Their 4Gb hard drive inserts straight into the battery slot on your PSP’s backside, and, so the theory goes, delivers such a whopping dosage that your little friend may never beg for ‘memory’ again. But that’s not all: the slimline unit also doubles up as a battery pack, which handily also addresses the PSP’s notorious thirst for power. Hong Kong import company and well known Sony baiters Lik-Sang says it hopes to have the device in stock soon, and is tentatively accepting pre-orders at the not inconsiderable price of $249.99. Which sounds like a lot at first, but isn’t a lot more than the price of a 2Gb MS Duo, but comes with twice as much memory and and can wash away those battery life blues. It also includes the cost of flying the packs out there from Datel. The answer to all your sleek companion’s problems, Datel’s 4Gb HDD should be available by the end of the month.
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LUPOS 10 Oct 2005 10:52
1/8
only $500 for a functioning psp... could this deal get any sweeter?
YenRug 10 Oct 2005 11:59
2/8
Hong Kong import company and well known Sony baiters Lik-Sang says it hopes to have the device in stock soon
OK, so let me get this straight. You are suggesting that people buy this device from an overseas importer, along with all those extra import duty costs, when the device is made by a UK based company? Do I detect a complete lack of common sense, or a strong likelihood that someone on here is getting back-handers from Lik-Sang?
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DoctorDee 10 Oct 2005 11:59
3/8
LUPOS wrote:
only $500 for a functioning psp... could this deal get any sweeter?
The PSP works just fine at $249 - this is merely an add on for the kind of people who put huge spoilers and LED under-lights on their cars*.
Whatever piece of hardware you prefer not to vent your bile on probably also has ridiculously priced and uneccessary add-ons available for it. You just need to remember that those add ons aren't required in order to make it work.
* I am one of those people.
DoctorDee 10 Oct 2005 12:02
4/8
YenRug wrote:
or a strong likelihood that someone on here is getting back-handers from Lik-Sang?
You clearly don't know us here at SPOnG. If we were getting a cut from Lik Sang, we'd say "You can buy them wherever you like, but please buy one from Lik Sang because we get a cut". But we don't.
It's just that, at present, Lik Sang is the ONLY place that we are aware of that is selling them.
I'm sure all good retailers will sell them. and GAME.
LUPOS 10 Oct 2005 12:58
5/8
DoctorDee wrote:
Whatever piece of hardware you prefer not to vent your bile on probably also has ridiculously priced and uneccessary add-ons available for it. You just need to remember that those add ons aren't required in order to make it work.
its a beutifuyl shiny little thing and i secretly long for one i really do... but i have a ds with a good 4 games thus far... and not a single accesory... i woudl liek to pick up some 2$ screen guards just to be safe but it certainly isnt a necesary purchase... the fact that one charge of the psp battery wont last me one days subway ride to and from work(plus time on the pot) without purchase of an extra battery means IMO it is not functional... it may be fantastic and pretty and have a few real nice games... but the virtual boy didnt work as a portabel system cause i dotn have tray tabels in my car and the psp doesnt work as a portable cause i dont have the desisre to buy extra batteries or carry a generator in my back pack. for some its a worth while trad off... for me... its absurd and frivolous. but thats just me.
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teedjay 10 Oct 2005 15:12
6/8
Actually the HDD will be mounted inside the PSP itself on the opposite side of where the battery is located ...
You have to unscrew two screw, rearrange some flat-wires and put the lid back on.
The X2 battery is a standard replacement battery with 3600 mAh of power or exactly twice the one that came with your PSP.
Even if the new Sony-branded spare batteries at 2200 mAh is right around the corner, the X2 is quite a bit more powerful.
You have to unscrew two screw, rearrange some flat-wires and put the lid back on.
The X2 battery is a standard replacement battery with 3600 mAh of power or exactly twice the one that came with your PSP.
Even if the new Sony-branded spare batteries at 2200 mAh is right around the corner, the X2 is quite a bit more powerful.
Joji 10 Oct 2005 20:07
7/8
Well its' a very nice PSP world some gamers will live in to invest in more stuff for it but if I had a PSP I wouldn't bother at all with this Datel HD, as nice and sweet a product as it looks.
For that £250 quid (or about £200) you could buy a brand new Personal Media Player with 20GB odd onboard.
That's the route I'd take.
Lik Sang are very good at getting products early (they had Play Yan back when the masses had never heard of it) and while I'm sure Game etc will stock Datel's new products, Lik Sang are good at what they do, give them some credit.
For that £250 quid (or about £200) you could buy a brand new Personal Media Player with 20GB odd onboard.
That's the route I'd take.
Lik Sang are very good at getting products early (they had Play Yan back when the masses had never heard of it) and while I'm sure Game etc will stock Datel's new products, Lik Sang are good at what they do, give them some credit.
DoctorDee 11 Oct 2005 09:13
8/8
Joji wrote:
For that £250 quid (or about £200) you could buy a brand new Personal Media Player with 20GB odd onboard.
That's the route I'd take.
That's the route I'd take.
Which one would you buy. I've been looking for a personal media player for ages, and I still haven't found one worth buying, even at twice that price. I must admit, I have some criteria but they are not particlarly demanding. It must support DivX, not just WMV. And it must work with a Mac. Battery life has to be decent 5+ hours of video.
I'm looking hard, having no success. At present, I'm still using the PSP as a media player, and it's still working fine.
20GB is just not necesary on a device with a 3hr battery life you can fit 3hrs of h.264 video in a gig.
I'm sure Game etc will stock Datel's new products, Lik Sang are good at what they do, give them some credit.
Give Lik Sang all the credit you like - they care about games and gamers. GAME is only interested in your money.