OWC Launches PS4 Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
Here's a good way to upgrade the PlayStation 4's hard drive.
This week during CES 2014, Other World Computing released a hard drive upgrade kit for the sparkly new PlayStation 4. The company says that this kit will not only add capacity, but boost performance up to 40 percent faster than the stock drive, thus reducing system load time.
"DIY bundles include everything needed to upgrade/replace existing 2.5 inch drive and transfer gaming data to new drive," reads the company announcement. "For added value, the original drive can be converted to an external drive, using the included enclosure, for new use for data transfer, back up, or portable storage for your computer."
When gaming downloads reach 50 GB at a time, a factory hard drive fills up quickly, the company points out. Plus, according to Sony, this is also a user serviceable part that will not void the PlayStation 4's warranty.
The kit includes an OWC USB 3.0 Express 2.5-inch SATA drive enclosure (black), an OWC USB 2.0 Flash Drive for PlayStation 4 download, a #1 Phillips screwdriver, a high quality double shielded USB 3.0 (mini-B type) connecting cable, a carrying sleeve, an OWC USB 3.0 Express enclosure installation guide, and an instruction guide.
The kit comes with 1 TB and 1.5 TB hard drive options, and 240 GB and 480 GB SSD options. Pricing starts at $99.99 USD.
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p05esto Wish Xbox One allowed this.... not happy about that. Also not happy about USB being on the side of the unit. How stupid. If I want to watch a movie on USB stick (assuming I can) I have to reach around int he dark. Cmon, MS, really?Reply -
eklipz330 ReplyWish Xbox One allowed this.... not happy about that. Also not happy about USB being on the side of the unit. How stupid. If I want to watch a movie on USB stick (assuming I can) I have to reach around int he dark. Cmon, MS, really?
i got the perfect solution for you!get a pc. -
Innocent_Bystander-1312890 How do we add enough "value" to a bog standard 2.5" drive to make it look like it's worth the $99 starting price...I'd rather just go for a 2T 2.5" drive that are coming out this year. But then again, no PS4 here yet. Too many goodies on PSN+ for the PS3... PS4 might start making sense a year or two down the road.IBReply -
Blazer1985 "When gaming downloads reach 50 GB at a time" Italian 20mb/s adsl gives up :-DSo sad though :-(((Reply -
10tacle Well, when I'm ready to upgrade my new PS4 this year, I'll just use the same tools and equipment I used when upgrading both my PS3s.Reply -
Akizu "DIY bundles include everything needed to upgrade/replace existing 2.5 inch drive and transfer gaming data to new drive,"So... a HDD, an enclosure, USB cable and a screwdriver? ...What's the point?Reply -
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The company says that this kit will not only add capacity, but boost performance up to 40 percent faster than the stock drive, thus reducing system load time.
So the bundle includes an SSD as well?
I'd rather buy the SSD alone; I've got enough screwdrivers already. -
ubercake I would avoid anything OWC. All the replacement hard drives we got from OWC for our Apple laptops failed within 3 months. Never failed they would fail. I'd wait.Reply