Datel XBox 360 XSATA USB Hard Drive Linking System

 (19 customer reviews)

The XSATA is an interesting product. To sum it up, it acts as a bridge between an Xbox 360 and its hard drive, with the ability to convert the SATA connection and convert it out to a USB port. This allows you to directly access the file system on the Xbox HDD, allowing for a "normal" viewing of the folder hierarchy. This means that data, including save games, movies, and really anything can be backed up to your computer's hard drive. The main use is to have a copy of your saved games in case a file gets corrupt or your HDD dies, although there are other uses, as I'll explain later.

The first impressions of the device are not very good. Physically, it is light, and rather simple looking, and getting it onto the Xbox is a hassle. It uses a few plastic tabs that connect where the HDD normally would go, and getting it on properly can take several minutes the first time you try it. Once it is on, you'll find that it adds about 1/3" to the width (or height) of your Xbox, and...Read more

If you compare the price of the XSATA to the price of additional (or larger when they are available) XBox 360 hard drives this seems like a great deal. That's what prompted me to buy one as the 20GB drive fills up with downloads really fast. I ordered one of these the first day it was available for order online at the end of May.

First let me describe the construction of the unit. It's hollow on the inside with two plastic half rings on either side of the unit. At each end there are a pair of LEDs, one touching the end of each half ring to create the blue glow. Because of this, the lighting is uneven, and really is only strongly blue in the front and the back, and it's a very light blue color. If you were so inclined, it would be very easy to swap LEDs (of any size) for the ones in the unit, if you don't like the color. Aside from this, there are two PCBs in the device: the one in the front has a pass through from the proprietary XBox 360 SATA interface with two short SATA...Read more

This product is a must have for anyone who wants to try out softmodding on the xbox 360. This product works well but it doesnt really fit well onto the xbox and i will bet many people have broken it in the past upon istallation, Come on guys there really shoouldnt be a losse circuit board and some wires without at least a little covering but all in all this is a very good product. The harddrive was a little hard to fit on and once its on you should really start studying up on your hexidecimal coding system because microsofts sata harddrives are all coded with that system but luckily i was able to figure it out.

The seller i used was PNP Games Inc and they were just awesome so i highly recomend buying from them. They shipped the item 1 day after purchase and came to me in 3 days and i live all the way in NY so i was pleased.

Pros
Very fast transfer rates
Cool Blue LED light tubes around the hardware
Stops the hassle of removing the harddrive to put...Read more