External HD for PS3.

I want to get a bigger HD got my PS3, but do not want to ruin my warrenty, so I was thinking about getting an external hard drive. Would that work with the PS3?

you should be able to plug any usb hdd into your ps3,

but i dont know if that'll run things like demos etc... maybe just use it for photos and music?

Screw the store warrenty, they usually expire after 3 months. Where did you buy your playstation 3. silversurfergold

I got it at GameStop and paid 70$ for a 1 year warrenty.

Then keep the original drive and if you ever have any problems put it back in before you return it.myxylplyx

Exactly, since there's no seal over the HDD slot, how will it void the warranty, manufacturers or store, if you swap drives? You can just put the old one back in in the unlikely case something happens and there will be no way for them to know.

Since nobody has answered his question, I will.

Yes, you can use external hard drives.

I know that this isn't exactly what you are looking for but I have taken my 1 Gig Flash Drive and pluged it into the PS3 and I could pull any media I wanted off of it. I would just speculate that an external HDD drive will do the same thing. If I was you I would just keep all the songs, videos, and pictures on the external HDD and all your game stuff on the HDD that came with the PS3.

I am not guaranteeing any of that because I have only tried with a flash drive.

Since nobody has answered his question, I will.

Yes, you can use external hard drives.

playstation_wii

LOL Thank you!

Atleast you are all telling to just to put a new HDD in it. Wuld it not be easier just to plug in an external one, rather then take the HDD out just to put a new one in?

I know that this isn't exactly what you are looking for but I have taken my 1 Gig Flash Drive and pluged it into the PS3 and I could pull any media I wanted off of it. I would just speculate that an external HDD drive will do the same thing. If I was you I would just keep all the songs, videos, and pictures on the external HDD and all your game stuff on the HDD that came with the PS3.

I am not guaranteeing any of that because I have only tried with a flash drive.

adlaug2

My plan is to take the games that use up the most space and put them on the external HDD. I was thinking of buying about 250gb HDD.

[QUOTE="silversurfergold"]Screw the store warrenty, they usually expire after 3 months. Where did you buy your playstation 3. Shacks210

I got it at GameStop and paid 70$ for a 1 year warrenty.

The PS3 come with a 1 year warranty already, why would you pay that much for a warranty the same length as you already had? Usually the point is to buy an extended warranty that is longer than the original. You got to be kidding me if $70 only go you a 1 year warranty.

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I know that this isn't exactly what you are looking for but I have taken my 1 Gig Flash Drive and pluged it into the PS3 and I could pull any media I wanted off of it. I would just speculate that an external HDD drive will do the same thing. If I was you I would just keep all the songs, videos, and pictures on the external HDD and all your game stuff on the HDD that came with the PS3.

I am not guaranteeing any of that because I have only tried with a flash drive.

Shacks210

My plan is to take the games that use up the most space and put them on the external HDD. I was thinking of buying about 250gb HDD.

I don't think you can use an external drive the same way as a internal drive. It would mainly read the drive and do photos and videos. But demos and game data I think are specific to the main drive that's on a faster connection than usb.

If you look in the PS3 manual it gives you instructions how to replace the drive. How can your wierd 1 year warranty for $70 be voided if you do something that's officially approved by Sony. That's almost like saying you void your warranty by playing the PS3.

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[QUOTE="silversurfergold"]Screw the store warrenty, they usually expire after 3 months. Where did you buy your playstation 3. TimothyB

I got it at GameStop and paid 70$ for a 1 year warrenty.

The PS3 come with a 1 year warranty already, why would you pay that much for a warranty the same length as you already had? Usually the point is to buy an extended warranty that is longer than the original. You got to be kidding me if $70 only go you a 1 year warranty.

Uh, the warranty from GS starts as soon as the warranty from Sony ends.