PS3 Hard Drive

timberflake

I currently have a 60gb PS3 and want to swap it out for a larger one. I understand that 320gb is the largest 2.5" 5400rpm HDD you can currently get, my question is, does anyone know the cheapest place to get one from??

Cat695

try aria.co.uk they do superspecial deals and have found them the cheapest by far......remember you need to format it to FAT 32 for it to work on the PS3 so will need a special program to do this as Xp and vista don't format harddrives over 32GB if i remember

timberflake

Cat695 wrote: »

try aria.co.uk they do superspecial deals and have found them the cheapest by far......remember you need to format it to FAT 32 for it to work on the PS3 so will need a special program to do this as Xp and vista don't format harddrives over 32GB if i remember

Thanks, I'm all set to go and know what to do, just need to find a drive as cheap as possible!
One more question, do I want IDE or SATA??

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Cat695 wrote: »

try aria.co.uk they do superspecial deals and have found them the cheapest by far......remember you need to format it to FAT 32 for it to work on the PS3 so will need a special program to do this as Xp and vista don't format harddrives over 32GB if i remember

The PS3 will format the drive

You'll need a SATA drive, preferrably 5400rpm

timberflake

Cool, thanks. The cheapest 320gb 5400rpm SATA drive aria have is for £61, is that about as cheap as they come?

Cat695

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=HDM-320820AS&af=50

well i just found one at 35 quid on this link....just google dude GOOGLE!!! hehe


and you can use a 7200rpm drive!! just lots of stories/rumours etc etc of over heating though mine has worked fine for the last 6 months

timberflake

Cat695 wrote: »

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=HDM-320820AS&af=50

well i just found one at 35 quid on this link....just google dude GOOGLE!!! hehe


and you can use a 7200rpm drive!! just lots of stories/rumours etc etc of over heating though mine has worked fine for the last 6 months

Isn't that 3.5" though? And its 7200rpm

[Deleted User]

Cat695 wrote: »

http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=HDM-320820AS&af=50

well i just found one at 35 quid on this link....just google dude GOOGLE!!! hehe


and you can use a 7200rpm drive!! just lots of stories/rumours etc etc of over heating though mine has worked fine for the last 6 months

That drive won't work, it needs to be a 2.5" drive with a speed of 5400rpm.

Cat695

my mistake forgot it has to be 2.5 but it doesn't need to be 5400 you can use 7200 without problems i know because mine is running one

digiboyz

You can try play amazon or ebay they are the most trusted and safe resources

Marty_J

Cat695 wrote: »

my mistake forgot it has to be 2.5 but it doesn't need to be 5400 you can use 7200 without problems i know because mine is running one

I very much doubt there's a noticeable difference between the two in a PS3.