500 gig hdd upgrade

I believe there is only 1 500gb and its made from samsung

And its just over $200

I have a 500gig hdd in my 60gig PS3. I got one from egoodz online for around 200.

Mine is a

2.5 Sata

500gigs

Samsung model 5400rpm

wow thank you guys very much for in the input ^^ im sure they will be most usefull! btw whats wrong with IDEE opposed to Sata?? just wondering. enjoy your gaming everyone and feel free to add me ^^

PSN ID: Meko_Gear_Solid

wow thank you guys very much for in the input ^^ im sure they will be most usefull! btw whats wrong with IDEE opposed to Sata?? just wondering. enjoy your gaming everyone and feel free to add me ^^

PSN ID: Meko_Gear_Solid

Meko_Gear_Solid

Idk but it just has to be a 2.5" SATA Internal HDD

Here Ya Go: http://www.nowdirect.com/exec/partInfo/part_detail.tsb?prcpart=SAMHM500LI

thank you very kindly for the link i shall make use of it!

for everyone with upgraded hdd's what typically takes up the most space for your personal interests?

for me im thinking of alot of anime... haha that is not on blu-ray of course ^^ also how do you attempt your transfers? id assume media servers for me probably id burn a data disc dvd.. and finally i know many file types will not play on ps3 i dont think the divx is perfect aswell because i came across many that would not play (Al Pacinos Dog Day Afternoon xvid for example) so im wondering if ther is a program to convert files to the optimal type (perferably one i can transfer to PSP via memory stick pro dou) im pretty sure ther is an apple software one but i do not know what the program is called and i have a pc ^^

thank you very kindly for the link i shall make use of it!

for everyone with upgraded hdd's what typically takes up the most space for your personal interests?

for me im thinking of alot of anime... haha that is not on blu-ray of course ^^ also how do you attempt your transfers? id assume media servers for me probably id burnt a data disc dvd.. and finally i know many file types will not play on ps3 i dont think the divx is perfect aswell because i came across many that would not play (Al Pacinos Dog Day Afternoon xvid for example) so im wondering if ther is a program to convert files to the optimal type (perferably one i can transfer to PSP) im pretty sure ther is an apple software one but i do not know what the program is called and i have a pc ^^

Meko_Gear_Solid

well i got a lot of Top Gear hehe

Anyway Data disc, flashdrives work great, idk if i told you this yet but iPods work excellent as well

Also i had a program awhile back called Super, worked wonders, converted all types of video to anything, ill try to google it

http://www.download.com/Super-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10277613.html

nice man freakin eh! im very glad i ran into you! like the great pirate Barbosa once said "Today is a day worth livin for!" haha

pardon the randomness today just appears to be my lucky day ^^ finally getting my ps3 back from repairs it arrived today picken it up tomorrowmorning finally play my yakuza 2!! season 8 of smallville begins tonight Heroes volume 3 airs on monday along with terminator sarah connor chronicles season 2 episode 2 ^^ and all this great info you guys made my day! i wish you all the best!

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nice man freakin eh! im very glad i ran into you! like the great pirate Barbosa once said "Today is a day worth livin for!" haha

pardon the randomness today just appears to be my lucky day ^^ finally getting my ps3 back from repairs it arrived today picken it up tomorrowmorning finally play my yakuza 2!! season 8 of smallville begins tonight Heroes volume 3 airs on monday along with terminator sarah connor chronicles season 2 episode 2 ^^ and all this great info you guys made my day! i wish you all the best!

~ This message was approved by Meko_Gear_Solid ^^;; haha

Meko_Gear_Solid

:lol: , well im glad i could help

Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to meNuck81

People will never need more than 512kb, comes to mind whenever i hear this asked

Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to meNuck81

bah i could easily fill it up with psn downloads alone without a single demo/purchase/dl file twice... easily nvm just a few compilations of artists music and just so many things just a few shows in ther entirety would slay a 60 gig homie... my ps3 deserves only the best haha n to tell you the truth 500 gigs to me isent nearly acceptable for hd content especially... thank god for blu-ray is all i got to say on that and ther is still alot i need that has yet to be issued on bluray... and just the space on stock ps3 hdd's are not bearly enough i hate deleting stuff to make room for something else hell i was planning to buy a terabyte but thats not even possible on ps3 yet.. 500 gigs i will have to make due :P

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to meMeko_Gear_Solid

bah i could easily fill it up with psn downloads alone without a single demo/purchase/dl file twice... easily nvm just a few compilations of artists music and just so many things just a few shows in ther entirety would slay a 60 gig homie... my ps3 deserves only the best haha n to tell you the truth 500 gigs to me isent nearly acceptable for hd content especially... thank god for blu-ray is all i got to say on that and ther is still alot i need that has yet to be issued on bluray... and just the space on stock ps3 hdd's are not bearly enough i hate deleting stuff to make room for something else hell i was planning to buy a terabyte but thats not even possible... 500 gigs i will have to make due :P

Well in that case you could always go external :P

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136186&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Hard+Drives+-+External-_-Western+Digital-_-22136186

Nice and Black to match your PS3

What takes up so much of my space are movies...I use a gig or 2 everyday. But, I have alot of throw away crap like demo's...and movies not worth keeping, whenever i fill up my 500gig.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to meMeko_Gear_Solid

bah i could easily fill it up with psn downloads alone without a single demo/purchase/dl file twice... easily nvm just a few compilations of artists music and just so many things just a few shows in ther entirety would slay a 60 gig homie... my ps3 deserves only the best haha n to tell you the truth 500 gigs to me isent nearly acceptable for hd content especially... thank god for blu-ray is all i got to say on that and ther is still alot i need that has yet to be issued on bluray... and just the space on stock ps3 hdd's are not bearly enough i hate deleting stuff to make room for something else hell i was planning to buy a terabyte but thats not even possible on ps3 yet.. 500 gigs i will have to make due :P

lol, I agree...it sucks to have to determine what gets the boot when you really want some new content and you don't want to get rid of some great content you may have. And yes 500gigs is not enough for me. A terabyte would have done the job. I already have 41movies with other content and 350gigs left.

Lucky for me, my download is slow....otherwise I'd have about 300gigs left at this point.

been thinking about getting a blueray dvd burner and see if i can make movies for my ps3. but i know its going to not be easy but for me it just game saves. I plan on getting a 500GB external hdd and i already have a 60gb model with a 250gb hddMyzz617

yes i was thinking of something very similair more so back before hd dvd was extinct for like lord of the rings/ king kong/eastern promises/ the matrix trilogy and heroes but im sure its not difficult to find many other kick ass hd content to rip onto a nice olde fassion blu-ray:P lol blasphemty what i said the future is blu n the future is now!

I always thought of getting an external hdd but i dont think my sexy ps3 will approve haha ill make 500 gigs work... like my friend with the Sephiroth AC avatar said internet connection speeds will make sure it will be free for some time! ^^ we'll i gotta take off 2night ill ttyl have a good one guys!

i doubt swapping the HDD will void the warranty since it tells u how to do it in the PS3 manual. Myzz617

100% there's NO warranty void when doing this, it is in the manual of ps3.

Adding this hard drive means negating the Sony warranty doesnt it? if so its kind of dumb on thier part, i mean the 360 has an interchangable hard drive thats as simple to change as pushing a button and attaching the new one. Id assume sony would realise that the 40 gig drive thats currently attached to my ps3 Will fill ounce all the wonderful soon to release games are out, not to mention all the other crap i add to it( LittleBigPlanet's gonna eat up HUGE chunks of data) so why not let us tinker with the ammount of memeory or even release a sony brand version....I dont know i just felt like saying that^^ needed to get it outta my head, and im probably gonna get that nice little 500gig Hd ounce my warranty ends, be a nice litlle present for myself!GodsPoison

the 360 is dumb on their part in that you have to buy a special hard drive just to change it and it costs more too. Also the max space you can ever have on the 360 is 120gb. Not good when rockband gets into its 3rd series and you want to dl songs.

Adding this hard drive means negating the Sony warranty doesnt it? if so its kind of dumb on thier part, i mean the 360 has an interchangable hard drive thats as simple to change as pushing a button and attaching the new one. Id assume sony would realise that the 40 gig drive thats currently attached to my ps3 Will fill ounce all the wonderful soon to release games are out, not to mention all the other crap i add to it( LittleBigPlanet's gonna eat up HUGE chunks of data) so why not let us tinker with the ammount of memeory or even release a sony brand version....I dont know i just felt like saying that^^ needed to get it outta my head, and im probably gonna get that nice little 500gig Hd ounce my warranty ends, be a nice litlle present for myself!GodsPoison

get your hdd upgraded right now because it does not void your warranty sony allows you to replace your stock hdd with any 2 and half inch hdd you want

$200 bucks??? Ugggg

Go to NEWEGG.COM

500 gig drive you want for $95 free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152114

Theres 2 more there for around $100

Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to meNuck81

try to consider the future. 8 years of downloading games off PSN, other DLC, storing music and game installs. over a lengthy period of time you will want alot of space if you want to get the most out of your console instead of erasing install data and having to reinstall all of your games everytime you wish to play them.

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]Why would you ever need that big of a HDD? Seems like a big waste to mezarshack

try to consider the future. 8 years of downloading games off PSN, other DLC, storing music and game installs. over a lengthy period of time you will want alot of space if you want to get the most out of your console instead of erasing install data and having to reinstall all of your games everytime you wish to play them.

How much did you get yours for?

I'm planing to buy one. It's just $100... at amazon, and new!!