I purchased this hard drive for my orignial PS3 however it hesitates intermittently. Would a better purchase should have been WD Black Series WD 5000 BRKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 6.O GB/s 2.5"?
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I also purchased this drive as an upgrade for my 40 GB "Thick" PS3 and have not noticed any performance issues at all. I would not imagine that the slower rotational speed and smaller cache of this model is the reason for your issues. The increased data density likely makes up for the difference as more data is read during each rotation. Additionally, this drive (or likely any current model 2.5" HD) is much improved over the stock HD included in the PS3. While not an expert on hard drives, I believe there are a few reasons that you mat have issues: 1. The drive may be hesitating due to occasional thermal recalibration. 2. The drive may be trying to read data that is magnetically weaker, has correctable errors, and/or is re-allocating bad sectors. 3. The drive may be accessing data in a non-sequential fashion (e.g. fragmentation, or remapped sectors). Those are just hypotheses, so what I would do in your shoes is take the drive out and run a diagnostic and/or performance tool like HD Tune Pro. A program like that (or similar) can do a sector by sector read of your HD and show both bad sectors, but more importantly the seek time for each sector. If there are several sectors that significantly under-perform, it may indicate physical problems with your drive or significant remapped sectors. Additionally, tools like HD Tune Pro (or even the freeware version) will show S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic results and health counters to show if there are likely any current or likely imminent problems. Hope that helps and good luck with solving your issues!
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This is a great reliable drive to use in a ps3. I can't imagine it wouldn't work in a PS4 since it's a standard 2.5" drive. I use it to store all of my movies and watch them on the ps3. As far as loading times with games, I don't think it's any faster than the drive that came in my ps3. I highly recommend the drive. Just don't expect any speed increases with it.
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I bought a hard drive from Go Hard Drive and had a problem. I tried to get warranty from WD and in fact returned it to them and they told me it was not one of their drives. I returned it to Go Hard Drive and they replaced it. Please, if you want a genuine WD drive, make sure you are buying it from a genuine WD dealer. Then verify the production date when you receive it and update the warranty with WD.
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I would also like to get this HD for the ps3 ... Not sure why this wouldn't work ... Any confirmation out there??
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Yes, it's the correct kind of drive for the PS4. However this drive is a 5400 RPM drive, and you'd get better performance from your PS4 if you use a 7200 RPM drive like the HGST Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, also available here on amazon.com for $79.99. The amazon page is at this link:HGST Travelstar 0S03563 1TB SATA Hard Drive KitGood luck!
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It appears that the other hard drive has comparable specs. However it comes with a different firmware. Otherwise I think it is likely a matter of packaging and marketing.
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MJ@NeweggRating: Review Date: 07/21/09Great drive works well with ps3Cons: Not any yet and hopefully never. Pros: This is a really good drive and comes already formatted in FAT32 so you can plug right into the ps3. It is really small and quiet. Comment:
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if you want tons of storage and ultimate reliability, use this Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE1T0BW, I just got it for a little over $500 on Amazon. if you dont want to spend that much money than I used WD Blue 1 TB Mobile Hard Drive: 2.5 Inch, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8 MB Cache - WD10JPVT. Both seem to work fine.
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Hi, CamiliaThe ps3 is for a play station 3 for playing games. The WD hard drive is for computers the answer is no.
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Hi J. Logan...Your Sony takes a standard 2.5" HD, so this drive will work. By the way, I got the drive to add extra storage to my PS3 Slim. I use my PS3 a lot, & so far the drive is working perfectly. I'm really glad I got it... PS: I always do research when buying on-line, & this HD got consistently positive reviews...
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A Sata Hard drive are very easy to come by in many sizes. Just seach amazon for a SATA hard drive and pick your size. Be sure to check what type of sata drive you need. I think this unit needs a SATA 2 or 3. I purchased a 400GB hard drive and it works great.Something like this ... WD Black 320 GB Mobile Hard Drive, 2.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA II, 16 MB Cache (WD3200BEKT) (Old Model)
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It's the size of a standard 3.5" hard drive, and the power dissipation is similar or lower than other 3.5" hard drives. Mine are in a Cooler Master 4 in 3 HDD Module Device - (STB-3T4-E3-GP), inside a Cooler Master Centurion 590 ATX Mid Tower Case Black - (RC-590-KKN1-GP), but there's a ton of external SATA enclosures that should work with this drive. Choose based on what interfaces you need (SATA, USB, Firewire). Most important, the WD20EARS needs to have 4kB blocks, properly aligned in your file system to perform efficiently.
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You would actually need a SATA HDD for the PS3, not a PATA HDD. Make sure it is a 5400 RPM HDD too. 7200 RPMs cause lockup issues.
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What that means is that you need to update your PS3 system software to the latest version. It has nothing to do with your hard drive. Hope I was able to help.
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the PS3 comes standard with a 2.5" SATA hard drive. If you were to replace it your largest current option is one of the 500GB 2.5" Sata hard drives (Seagate,Hitachi, and others make them). The drives menioned above are 3.5" SATA hard drives that would not fit normally into the slot.That said you might be able to "make it work" with an external hard drive case and a SATA to eSATA adapter, but it would be extreme and non trivial.
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I am not sure, but I can say that the 60GB HDD that I got was a Seagate. I stuck it in my PS3, formatted it and it works great. I figured that for the price, I might as well give it a shot. It is still going strong. I would recommend it if you are looking for a budget HDD for your PS3. I don't know about any of the other HDDs that they sell, only the one I purchased.
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I installed this hard drive in a CECH-4301A. At first I had a bit of an issue assuring it was properly inserted but as I soon as I did, the hard drive works fine. Funny thing though - I was never prompted to install a system update from my USB drive like I read about.