Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 So my 60GB launch PS3 is almost out of space and it's time for an HDD upgrade. I probably don't need more than 120GB. 250 at the absolute most. As impressive as 500GB is, I'd never use that much space. So what I'm asking you folks is which company, in your experience, makes the best hard drives for laptops/ps3s. Are some more reliable than others? Do certain people have a reputation for shoddy hardware? Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 The drive inside the ps3 is seagate. I switched my 40gb with a seagate 160gb. Never had a problem with either. Also, i have about 45 games not counting downloadable games and ive used about 100gb on installs, patches, and dlc. Just something you might want to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Do you only own a ps3? Because my games are actually split between two consoles so if that's the case I doubt I use as much memory as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I switched mine to a 500 GB Western Digital and no problems. I use mine to store a mass amount of media though. Still have 190GB left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Either Seagate or Western Digital. I followed this guide! It gives you a list of hard drives that are compatible with the PlayStation 3 format. I went to my local Best Buy with the list and got myself a Western Digital 250GB, and the thing only cost $43.99! If you wanted to go higher, there are links to Newegg listings with great prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Oooh, nice. Is there a guide on backing up and restoring your data? Edited February 22, 2011 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmiwinks Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/127009/how-to-swap-out-and-upgrade-a-ps3-hard-drive/ here is what I used. Just had to make sure that my external that I also got was in FAT32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Oooh, nice. Is there a guide on backing up and restoring your data? All you've really got to do is get yourself an external hard drive and use the backup utility in Settings. Once backed-up, you swap your hard drive and the PlayStation 3 will format the new hard drive. Once done, you can Restore Data through the same Backup Utility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 How about 5400 RPM versus 7200 RPM. Should I take that into account at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 How about 5400 RPM versus 7200 RPM. Should I take that into account at all? While I really wanted to get myself a 7200RPM, I believe as far as PS3 data goes, it's how fast data is written to the hard drive. That would include installing games and saving media. I believe the default hard drive in a PS3 is 5400RPM, so if you ever thought that was slow, you could go for 7200RPM. Most often you're paying $8-$10 more for the increased RPM. Again, these are laptop hard drives, and so I would imagine RPM is more important for a laptop and not a PS3. Most save files are in the KB range, so at most you spend two, or three, seconds overwriting save files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.eurogamer...e-upgrade-guide Digital Foundry recently ran a quick look at the 5,400RPM versus 7,200RPM versus SSD verus Hybrid stuff. Some games install/load at a set speed so it's not much of a bother. And even on games that don't it's shaving off only like 15 seconds in a 10 minute install. GT5 was the only one with any notable differences, though depends if you want an SSD for one game. I guess it depends how impatient you are and how often you're installing games. Considering the small gap I'd say you wouldn't notice in the long run unless you know the slowdown is there. Kind of a placebo effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+Scorpio+Blue+250GB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Laptops/9024147.p?id=1218012522486&skuId=9024147 I think I'll go with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+Scorpio+Blue+250GB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Laptops/9024147.p?id=1218012522486&skuId=9024147 I think I'll go with this one. That's the one I got, and I have not experienced any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Awesome. Thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm a bit late to the party, but I hate WD drives, for the record. Never had a seagate go bad on me. have fun upgrading though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balmut Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 i went for the green (eco friendly) 500gb Western digital, works like a charm, I thinkn the extra space is worth it, cause then you can load up on films to save on streaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I like WD n Samsung. For ones not to go for: Maxtor. Though I'm unsure if they're even in business any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Ok I got my friend's external hard drive to back up my data but I am having a real bitch of a time trying to get my ps3 to recognize it. And before anyone says anything, I used the control panel to make a FAT32 partition on it. Still doesn't work with the ps3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You have the worst luck ever with devices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 UGH. Fuck it. Just FUCK IT. I give up trying to get this god damn thing to work. I'll have to find some other way. Fucking FAT32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I used my Western Digital 250 GB external hard drive, changed nothing, a.k.a default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 My friend's drive is something called SimpleTech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You said you put a FAT32 partition on it, maybe that has something to do with it? Like maybe the PS3 needs it to be in one big FAT32 partition, and won't work if it's got more than one partition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You also need to make sure you initialise the drive. I always forget that bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You said you put a FAT32 partition on it, maybe that has something to do with it? Like maybe the PS3 needs it to be in one big FAT32 partition, and won't work if it's got more than one partition? I tried it both ways multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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