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#1 Diablo_66
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I've nearly got enough money to buy a 160 GB PS3 but as of late have not been able to find any on the interwebs nor stores. I was wondering about using an external HDD but I'm not clear on everything. I've heard you can take out the PS3's hard drive an replace it with another and other such things, but I'm at a loss with it all. I'm wondering if I am able to take it out or hook it up with an Ext HDD; then is it worth me getting a 40 or 80 Gig and just doing that?

thanks in advance, and cheers for the advice.

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#2 americahellyeah
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Don't use an external HDD, the main culprit of HDD space consumption is game installs and i don't think you can run them of an ext. HD.. you can get a 250gb for under a 100 bucks these days... just make sure you get a 2.5in SATA 5400rpm with at least an 8mb cache.. swapping out HDD's on the PS3 is pretty easy..
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#3 Diablo_66
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sounds great, but I'm not that tech savvy, do you recommend any sites that will help me through the process?
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sounds great, but I'm not that tech savvy, do you recommend any sites that will help me through the process?Diablo_66
There's lots of videos and site on the net that shows you how to do it.. heres the first one i found.. Link
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#5 Diablo_66
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thank you so very much! you've helped me out loads! thanks again, bye!
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#6 americahellyeah
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thank you so very much! you've helped me out loads! thanks again, bye!Diablo_66
NP... good luck with you PS3 buying...
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#7 DavDaJigy1
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Get a 60 gig if you can find one! They are the best of them all. 4usb ports, memory card slots, and backwards compatibility!