About to Upgrade HDD on PS3…HELP!!!!!

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January 28, 2009 at 5:36 pm #13758

masterplanman713
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I don't know if there is a post about this subject already but I'm about to get my refund and am thinkin about upgrading the Hard Drive on my PS3 and wanted to know if anyone has done this which hard drive to buy and what speed (I heard 7200 rpm is good but I don't wanna fry my PS3) also I heard that getting the external is better because they're cheaper and because of that you can go bigger and it will work just as well as installing a new internal. Is that true??? I don't know if I want an external Hard Drive taking up a USB port I only have two. Any suggestions???

January 28, 2009 at 6:53 pm #20734

edge4eva32
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Here is a link to the HDD that I have in my PS3.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136197

Its cheap, great storage, good speed, and again it is cheap. Never had a problem with the HDD. I have all the problems in the world with the Blu Ray drive. Hope this helps you.

January 28, 2009 at 11:45 pm #20738

shadeblack
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or if you live in the UK, you can get cheap internal drives here: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/6-/Search.html?searchstring=ps3+hard+drive&searchtype=PCSH&searchsource=1

getting external drives are fine, but you need to drag it with the ps3 everywhere you take it, so it's not a particularly good solution, more of a temporary solution.

January 29, 2009 at 12:10 am #20740

jamesb5374
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I upgraded mine to a 320gb from here

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4XZV&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11154,42240000,50473,40970000

and i love it! i even reviewed it on the site. i use a 1tb external drive for tv shows and movies, it is my media centre. hell, it is the centre of my entire universe lol.

i don't think you can download games from the store to an external drive.

January 29, 2009 at 12:20 am #20743

masterplanman713
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Thank yall for the tips. That does look like a good deal edge4eva32 I might just do that one… hey check this out after I posted this morning I came across this website selling upgrade kits yall ever seen this?

http://www.weaknees.com/ps3-upgrade.php

it looks like a good deal but looks can be deceiving

January 29, 2009 at 1:42 am #20765

edge4eva32
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It would be easier to do it yourself. It is super easy. I think I did mine in under 10 minutes. Here is a vid on how to do it.

It would save you a bunch of money if you went for the HDD I suggested and using this video. They were wanting alot of money to do it themselves.

January 29, 2009 at 2:43 am #20770

shadeblack
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yeah it recommend doin it all yourself. or get a friend to help if you're unsure.

January 29, 2009 at 3:12 am #20771

edge4eva32
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shadeblack said:

yeah it recommend doin it all yourself. or get a friend to help if you're unsure.

Wow shade. We actually have agreed on something for once, haha.
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