# PS3 40g owners......

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**Created:** [August 10, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-40g-owners/246037 "2009-08-10T22:25:24Z")
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### Author: ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-40g-owners/246037/29 "2009-08-12T04:37:49Z")

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> [@Secret Santa - What do I get a dude?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/secret-santa-what-do-i-get-a-dude/21530/53):
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> just found that out too, which makes me wonder if I put this into an external hard drive enclosure if I can access the data files like a USB flash drive :ponder
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> The HD is made by hitachi and is a standard laptop sized SATA unit, however has some proprietary type of connection( **flat blade-like socket versus standard pins** )

sounds like a SATA…

and pins dont seem to be standard anymore (IDE)… everything ive seen now a days uses SATA much faster :thumbup

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