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Upgrading my HDD
11.21.2011
10:04 am
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Hey guys,

I'm thinking about upgrading my HDD to a bigger one, since mine's only 120GB and it's getting hard to manage all the downloads for reviews and game installs that keep getting bigger and bigger each day.

Can someone confirm if this hard drive is compatible with the PS3?

Thanks in advance for the help.

11.21.2011
10:05 am
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Once Oly sees this he should be able to help you as he's already changed his.

11.21.2011
10:09 am
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Yeah, I'm kind of looking for advice since I've no idea what I'm doing here ;p

Possibly will get it and use to install all the new games I've bought, without worrying too much about what's on the other one with the exception of a few game saves. I'll just keep the other one in a safe place, in case I ever need to go back.

11.21.2011
10:16 am
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Ya, any 2.5 laptop hard drive will work. SeaGate is a good brand too.

11.21.2011
11:13 am
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Thanks Tosh, any advice on compatibility or if I should get a 5400 (original PS3 speed if I'm not mistaken) or 7200 one? Does it make a difference? I don't want to compromise my PS3 performance  in any way.

11.21.2011
11:57 am
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Check this out. I don't recall what speed I have in mine off hand.

11.21.2011
1:44 pm
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thanks for the link.  I am looking for a new hd too since my 80 is full now.

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11.21.2011
6:53 pm
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Really easy to upgrade.. I have a 500GB in each of my PS3s.. pretty much just  plug and play HDD..

Tosh's link is actually one I have saved to share..

Do you have any other questions? 

 

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11.21.2011
7:21 pm
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that hard drive is a bit pricey sure i bought my 500gig for around $60

11.21.2011
8:13 pm
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5600 and 7200 RPM HDDs apparently will both work, but the general consensus is to use the stock 5600RPM as a "better safe than sorry" precaution. I've got a 500GB HDD. Just make sure you have a FAT32 external HDD you can back your old HDD data to so you can recover everything onto the new one.

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