Comments on: 40GB PS3? Not so much.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:00:59 +0000

The price difference is not because fo the size of the drive. The price difference is in the operating system. The 40G does not have the PS2 capability and the 60g and 80g do. They are making you pay a premium for backwards compatibilty.

By: PaulC

PaulC — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:02:18 +0000

Its actually 174.99 at newegg.com SAMSUNG Spinpoint M Series HM250JI 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Notebook Hard Drive – OEM Item#:N82E16822152094

I haven’t checked the actual dimensions to verify it will fit but all the other specs seem to match.

By: ehandlr

ehandlr — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:23:04 +0000

where did you find a 250gb 5400rpm hdd for 179? Link me puh-lease I’ll get one too lol

By: PaulC

PaulC — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:26:24 +0000

I’m down to 9 GB available on my 60 GB PS3. Yeah, I could delete some stuff but most people would rather have a larger disk than be troubled with deciding what to delete. I’ll be installing a 250 GB drive really soon for $179, same prive MS charges for less than half that space.

I think , if, they release another sku, it will be a larger HD not a smaller one. They already announced the dvr accessory for the EU and the 360 Elite has a 120 GB drive. The cost to go with a bigger drive is not that much. They can sell the 80 GB without any games for $399 and the 120+ GB for $499. The dvr accessory will eat up space really quickly. I have a mythtv box with two 400 GB drives that is 70% full most of the time. I can’t believe the 360 still has a 20 GB drive or that they even have the core system without an hard drive.

By: ehandlr

ehandlr — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:55:35 +0000

I have 16 gigs remaining on my PS3….out of 60. For those who say disk space doesn’t matter….thats completely untrue. I have to delete demos just to keep space open on my 60 gig. I”m looking to upgrade to 160 soon.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:27:33 +0000

Because Disk space matters… I find this obsession with disk space on the PS3 funny. Its not even like there’s much to take it up! Its just a variable marketing can change to make their console sound better, when in fact who needs those extra GB? Especially with the lackluster content on PSN.

By: bobeotm

bobeotm — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:27:57 +0000

It could be that the 80gb becomes the low end, with a 160 being the high end. Its possible, for sony the difference in space is only a few dollars per machine. The price points is another issue altogether, will it remain a 499/599 model, or will it be bumped down to a 459/559 model, or even 399/499?

What surprises me is how microsoft can sell their separate harddrives at such a ridiculous price. To me, sony should just have a single SKU, and advertise the fact that you can upgrade to any size you desire.

By: Segitz

Segitz — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:31:00 +0000

That would necessitate a complete rebuild of the PS3s internal cooling system. Try and watch one of the “disassembling a PS3″ videos on youtube and you see what I mean. The HDD is inserted into the heatsink, sort of. So putting in a 3.5” HDD (which is btw. more than trice, if not even quadruple the volume of a 2.5” HDD) would force them to rebuild the whole system… I doubt that very much!