Shanester Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 My son wants an external drive for his XBox One, as a birthday present. I have been out of the game for a long time. Any recommendations from the players here? I am very familiar with USB type externals, but don't know if XBox One uses typical USB 2.0 or 3.0 technology or if they have specific hardware needs. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 try this article: http://kotaku.com/the-best-external-hard-drives-for-your-xbox-one-1586710559 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Awesome. Thanks JediJohnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Follow up question. I use external usb drives quite a lot. I know it can take some work to fill a 500GB drive with typical data files. What I don't know is how large XBox game files get typically. Is a 500gb drive a decent quantity in the XBox world or a drop in the bucket? I realize it can be relative to one's use, but in general terms is this a decent size? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) This one isn't as easy to answer, and it brings up my biggest peeve with the xbox 1. You have to install every game to the hard drive. And if it's a disc based game, you still have to have the disc in the drive to play it. It takes an inordinate amount of time to install a game from disc. Typical xbox 1 games seem to be approximately 40gb in size from the disc, but then you have to add on mandatory update files. Depending on how many games you want to have immediately available for play, it fills up fast. Edited February 9, 2015 by JediJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Very useful info. Thank you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediJohnson Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 You bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I would go with a 1TB or higher External. I bought an Xbox One a two weeks before Christmas and mine is already full. Most games take 20-40 gigs it seems. I think I have 10 games and can only fit 8 on the internal that came with the Xbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks! I will likely go straight to for a 2TB. I have a 500GB that is still in the package, but its too small I think. I use externals a lot. I have some things that I just can't or won't put on a cloud drive, so I travel with externals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks! I will likely go straight to for a 2TB. I have a 500GB that is still in the package, but its too small I think. I use externals a lot. I have some things that I just can't or won't put on a cloud drive, so I travel with externals. Worried about your your personal sex tapes getting stolen if you were to put them on the cloud I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 LOL @ Crippler. No, more like the salaries and personal financial information of about 4K people. It would be bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Shane, this is a nice drive here. I actually just bought this one as LaCie makes high quality, reliable stuff. The 3TB is only $20 more too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Shane, this is a nice drive here. I actually just bought this one as LaCie makes high quality, reliable stuff. The 3TB is only $20 more too. Thanks! I will probably take your recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Cool, glad I could help out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I need a nice external for mine too. I might have to get one of these also. Let us know how the games run off of the external when you get it Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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