Ps3 hard drive question?

Question

i want to buy my bf a bigger hard drive, which would u recommend? a solid state hard drive? or a regular one? HELP need advise

Answer 1

i upgraded mine to an internal 160GB 2.5inch, 5400rpm SATA from Pine, it was about $120 Canadian and after formatting to the Ps3 it is 149GB. I recommend an internal HDD and not an external one unless u also want to store files from your PC on it as well.  

Answer 2

In addition to the great Cenobia's answer I'll add, that best HDD brands are Western Digital or Seagate.

Answer 3

you will need a 2.5 inch SATA.easy to upgrade an get a drive that you can plug into the USB so you can backup and restore the game DATA but if u just got it and havent done anything on it you dont need a outside HDD

Answer 4

You need a 2.5 inch 5400rpm SATA laptop hard drive. If you wanted an external HDD then it doesn't really matter as long as it has USB 2.0. External drives have to be formatted a special way to work with the PS3 though.

Solid state HDDs will not give a noticeable boost in performance in the PS3, and are definitley not worth the cost. Get him around a 200gb HDD and he'll never have to worry about running out of space.

A good site for hard drives is http://www.newegg.com . You may want to get it at a local store though, in case it doesn't fit (most fit fine) so you can return it easier. I'd do a little research to see if anyone else has used the hard drive you choose in the PS3 (or just get one someone else hsa already tried).

Answer 5

When I changed my HDD of my PS3 I bought a 2.5 SATA Internal 5400rpm 250gb Western Digital. Haven't had a problem and it's been about a little after the PS3 launch. I bought my HDD from Ebay for 60 dollars but here's the website for it.