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**TheBigTen-Ghost** · #1 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 15:24

Wow i bought a 320 Gigabyte hardrive for 160.00 dollars it works great....um for most people looking to upgrade there harddrive i recommend This Western Digital Scorpio Sata I'll even post a link srry i'm just happy that i did it

the price changed since i bought it though... Western Digital | 320 GB Scorpio 2.5" SATA | WD3200BEVTRTL

o and all orignal props go to TheBigTen-Paulie for the information on such a great hardrive

**Mercury** · #2 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 15:41

I've never looked into getting a hard drive upgrade, but I may consider it

sometime in the near future. From my understanding, every notebook hard

drive is compatible with Playstation 3, am I correct?

**Palmer11** · #3 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 15:46

dang dude that is big....its not bad tho..i think im a get one and put a shit load of movies on it

**RaKooN83** · #4 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 15:50

320 gig for 160.. not bad not bad at all.

**TheBigTen-Ghost** · #5 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercury

I've never looked into getting a hard drive upgrade, but I may consider it

sometime in the near future. From my understanding, every notebook hard

drive is compatible with Playstation 3, am I correct?

I'm pretty sure any 2.5 notebook drive will work as long as its a SATA

**D-MALE-** · #6 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 16:24

i've never considered a larger hard drive, the 60GB is good enough for me for now.

**Panda** · #7 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 16:28

Thats alot of memory...

I have Movies arround...3 gb

Songs 8Gb

TheBigTen-Paulie · #8 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 17:38

I'm not sure if you have noticed Ghost, but I think it cuts down on load times. I'm not sure if it was me being excited about the hard drive or if it really is faster.

**TheBigTen-Ghost** · #9 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBigTen-Paulie

I'm not sure if you have noticed Ghost, but I think it cuts down on load times. I'm not sure if it was me being excited about the hard drive or if it really is faster.

I think it loads a little quicker too its a 1.2 GB/s

**RaKooN83** · #10 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 19:10

I think its actualy the speed of the hdd that determines load time. The one you got i assume is 5400 rpm. They sell a 7200 rpm that loads a few seconds faster. Let me find the link where they tested them. brb

Feature: 7200rpm Vs. 5400rpm: Does PS3 hard drive speed matter? for PS3 on GamePro.com.

TheBigTen-Paulie · #11 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 19:35

Rakoon, I'm not sure if you are going to put another hard drive into your ps3 but from what I read if you put anything faster than 5400rpm it can cause the ps3 to over heat.

**RaKooN83** · #12 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 19:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBigTen-Paulie

Rakoon, I'm not sure if you are going to put another hard drive into your ps3 but from what I read if you put anything faster than 5400rpm it can cause the ps3 to over heat.

Nah never said i was gonna. Just explaining what determines the load times thats all.

They talk about it in that article of the heating issue.

"One somewhat unexpected discovery was that this speedy 7200 RPM hard drive was no louder (or hotter) than its slower counterpart - an impressive testament to the PS3's sound-dampening design. In other words, there's really no reason not to buy a speedier hard drive for your PS3....that is, unless you're concerned about voiding the warranty."

Idk im not willing to do those tests on my ps3. Just sayin its been done. I dont urge anyone to put a 7200 rpm hdd in their ps3 either.

HORRO · #13 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2008, 09:59

turns out you can use a 3.5 inch desktop hard drive after all YouTube - 80GB Playstation 3 Boot Drive

**TheBigTen-Ghost** · #14 (**permalink**) March 14th, 2008, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by HORRO

turns out you can use a 3.5 inch desktop hard drive after all YouTube - 80GB Playstation 3 Boot Drive

that's crazy