A:AnswerNo... it doesn't have the same connection as a regular mini hard drive does. It's soldering is to a connector plate.
You would need to get the version that's for internal installation, such as the ones that you use on a Playstation.
A:AnswerHeating ? No, its just an external hard drive, not a heater...
As for how long it might last, that depends upon if you treat it like crap, drop it and so on.
Ive had 5 of them for the past 5 years without issues.
A:AnswerYou realize that the cloud is the cloud and not the hard drive ? The cloud and the hard drive are literally 2 separate entities that have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
If you have games installed on the cloud, they aren't actually playable from the cloud.
If the hard drive breaks, you'll still have to get a new hard drive and re-download the games to the new hard drive...
A:AnswerYes!! High as your going to get with a usb 3.0 cable. Great HDD for external storage. Data and transfer rates are top teir for this type of drive.
A:AnswerThe fancy case! Seriously that’s about it. This is mostly a marketing push to distinguish this as a “gaming” drive. Inside the device, you’ll find very similar spec’d hard drives. Get what’s on sale.
A:AnswerIf you mean 2 different systems as in different brands, no. I own multiple Xbox One systems and I can move my portable HDDs between the consoles with no issue. If a different profile is logged in the other console as long as they own the game they can play whatever games are installed on the HDD.