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wolfkin on Upgrading my HDD

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:51:33 +0000

Here's what I want to know about upgrading your HD.

I have one PS3 so it's not like i can swap out the HD and then do the ethernet cable link update thing. How do you preserve your data on a single HD? Do i need to buy a 2.5inch case to store the old HD and then do a restore or what have you?

Jay on Upgrading my HDD

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:15:16 +0000

the only problem is some games still bottleneck the installation speed on an HDD. Well, in MGS4's case anyway. Not sure of other titles have similar problems, but it definitely would be a lot better if SSD's became cheaper and standard. Less moving parts means more reliable anyway.

Tosh on Upgrading my HDD

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:22:38 +0000

Seems like some people have used it in a PS3. Check this out.

Sounds pretty cool to me. I can't wait until huge SSD Hard Drive are more affordable.

pedrolabate on Upgrading my HDD

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:48:13 +0000

Does anyone know if this SSD Hybrid could be an interesting option? The price is tempting and I've heard good things about SSD drives performance on the PS3.

pedrolabate on Upgrading my HDD

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:30:15 +0000

Thanks for the tips everyone!

I'll look into it and possibly upgrade it, it get's annoying having to constantly clean up your game data and things of the sort!

Jay on Upgrading my HDD

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:01:37 +0000

it's just a precaution, but 7200 might be fine. I don't think there was but maybe a few minor cases where a 7200 failed, but the same could be said about 5600. Either should work, but I was just saying most people recommend a 5600RPM drive based solely on original PS3 specs

pedrolabate on Upgrading my HDD

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:04:10 +0000

@Jay what do you mean by using the 5400 to be safe? Are there reports of problems with the 7200 counterparts?

mowmow on Upgrading my HDD

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:01:05 +0000

i'm hoping to find one at a cheap price this black friday. Well hopefully

Jay on Upgrading my HDD

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:13:08 +0000

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.

Kane112 on Upgrading my HDD

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:21:35 +0000

that hard drive is a bit pricey sure i bought my 500gig for around $60