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    I need help with which hard drive to install in my PS3?

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    Edited By mikenam

     The main difference between these two hard drives are the RPM speeds and the manufacturer.  But looking at the reviews for the Western digital was great.  And then looking at the reviews for the Seagate were ok.  The only reason why I didnt get the Western Digital is because of the RPM speed for the Seagate is 7200, as the Western Digital harddrive speed is 5400.  I just need help on which one you think is better.  The prices for both are a non issue.

    http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momentus-Version-Internal-ST9500420AS/dp/B001R4BBLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259806704&sr=8-1

    http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-5400RPM-WD3200BEVT/dp/B0011U65F2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1259808434&sr=8-1-spell

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    #1  Edited By mikenam

     The main difference between these two hard drives are the RPM speeds and the manufacturer.  But looking at the reviews for the Western digital was great.  And then looking at the reviews for the Seagate were ok.  The only reason why I didnt get the Western Digital is because of the RPM speed for the Seagate is 7200, as the Western Digital harddrive speed is 5400.  I just need help on which one you think is better.  The prices for both are a non issue.

    http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momentus-Version-Internal-ST9500420AS/dp/B001R4BBLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259806704&sr=8-1

    http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-5400RPM-WD3200BEVT/dp/B0011U65F2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1259808434&sr=8-1-spell

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    #2  Edited By iam3green
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    #3  Edited By deactivated-5c5cdba6e0b96

    7200 is only fast by milliseconds and sometimes not at all, just go with the 5400 which is usually cheaper.

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    #4  Edited By gazel_ministry

     I installed this one in my PS3 a few months ago. Works perfectly. I had a 7200 installed before it. I honestly didn't notice a difference.

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    #5  Edited By NinjaTard

    This was had me worried too as I want a new PS3 hard drive but Sony is very vague on what you should look for in a hard drive without risking ruining the system. I thought I had read somewhere that 7200 runs hotter and wasn't a good choice in case you overheat your system so maybe that's more reason to get the 5400 but then I always see folks saying they had a 7200 and it was fine. 
     
    Whatever...cheaper works for me, I just hope 500gigs is big enough to last until the next system or whatever comes next.
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    #6  Edited By mikenam
    @Gazel_Ministry: Why did you uninstall the 7200 rpm HDD?
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    #7  Edited By gazel_ministry
    @mikenam:  It was too small. 100 GB. I rent HD movies and shows from the Playstation Store frequently, so 100GB just wasn't cutting it. I was usually getting low memory warnings by the 3rd movie. I installed MGS4 and GTA4 on both drives and they performed about the same....slow. I don't really think the hard drive speed is going to make much of a difference installing a game since the blu-ray player itself only reads at 2X speed. As far as accessing videos/music from the drive, I really haven't noticed a difference at all. 
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