Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and buying one, my only concern is that the height of the drive is 9.7 mm - that's 0.2 mm greater than a standard notebook hard drive height of 9.5 mm. My intuition tells me that the 0.2 mm difference is negligible, but then again, you should never be too certain of yourself.Any experience/thoughts?Alternatively, I could get the regular Momentus drive without the solid state add-on and at a larger capacity too (750 GB vs 500 GB - probably cheaper too), but I can't seem to find it in stock anywhere. Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and... » Read More Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and buying one, my only concern is that the height of the drive is 9.7 mm - that's 0.2 mm greater than a standard notebook hard drive height of 9.5 mm. My intuition tells me that the 0.2 mm difference is negligible, but then again, you should never be too certain of yourself.Any experience/thoughts?Alternatively, I could get the regular Momentus drive without the solid state add-on and at a larger capacity too (750 GB vs 500 GB - probably cheaper too), but I can't seem to find it in stock anywhere. « Show Less
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I've installed it on my PS3 (original 60GB model) and the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB works just fine. Boot times are faster and so are read times. Installs (write times) are just as fast as any other 7200RPM drive I've used before.Before you remove your old drive, reboot it and time it just to get an idea of your boot times.Then install the new drive, boot it once then reboot it again. You'll notice a nice improvement over your old drive.
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Thanks, I'd never heard of those options! I need to write those down and check them out...I bet TONS of people don't know about those, because like I guess Gran Turismo 5 installs tens of thousands of files, and can really fragment things, but the articles I've read about that have never mentioned that options menu!
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I tried a hybrid drive and it gave me similar performance to a SSD, 10 to 25% in initial load, no diference in between game load time and not much difference in start time. Basically not really worth it. The difference is like 36 sec vs 40 or 55 vs 102 sec.
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Nope, I didn't have to update the firmware on the Momentus XT, on the drive it said that it was already pre-installed with SD28, which is still the latest firmware, so you don't need to update it :) (the company is shipping the Momentus XT with SD28 pre-installed). So if you were to buy it now, you can just put it in your PS3 straight from the package and format it by going into the PS3's recovery menu. But make sure you download the latest PS3 firmware onto a USB drive because that's required when putting a new drive in your PS3 system.
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I've had the 500gb in my PS3 slim for 3 days and haven't noticed any speed up in boot up time which has always been 21-22 seconds from start up to entering the xmb...And i haven't noticed anything like my pictures or game demo's pop up any faster.
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I'm planning to get the Momentus XT for Christmas but I need some reassurance from someone who has owned this drive for a at least a year in their PS3 and has upgraded to SD28 (Latest firmware) because I really do want to get it, it's cheap for what it is and what it does which makes a perfect buy, however if it's going to have problems later down the road then I might have to reconsider, I've heard some good stuff and I heard some bad stuff about it, but I just really need to be sure before taking the plunge to buying it.
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Its a Solid State Drive...so it is much better than a regular hard drive or a 16gb USB drive. It doesn't spin, no moving parts, less mechanical error, and files store on it (like the operating system) will read much faster than a regular hard drive. I have a 120 gb solid state drive and my computer boots in 3 seconds. With that being said.....I also have a 2 tb drive as well but I play game and do video editing which this computer is not designed for.
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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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Works great in my PS3. Faster than the 500Gb Momentus XT I upgraded from. Backup and restore was 16+ hours but it worked without a problem.
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Yes! I installed it in my PS3 Slim. Get the DreamSky® Super Slim Hard Disk Drive HDD Mounting Bracket For PS3 CECH-400x SeriesPS3 if you can't remove the current drive from the bracket. I had problems with the screws on the original. This this the trick. The drive is working great. You do need to use a USB to install a file to get the hard drive to work. The instructions are on the PS3 site on how to upgrade a HD.
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One of the Seagate forum moderators stated that it's the same drive:http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Momentus-XT-Momentus-and/What-is-the-difference-between-the-Momentus-xt-500-G-models/m-p/85644
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Hi i purchased Transcend 256 GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M2. ssd but it's not compatible and not visible on ahci mode and it's very slow on compatible mode, can any one confirm that MyDigitalSSD is visible on AHCI mode and there no compatibility issue
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Is it a regular PS3? Then yes.. If its a slim then NO Try these links. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/PlayStation+3+Slim+Hard+Drive+Replacement/3223 or for PS 4 try here:http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps4/691087-playstation-4/answers/361735-what-hard-drives-is-compatible-with-the-ps4
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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'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.
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The 5400rpm Best Buy's (NP700Z5B-W01UB) model HDD was a deal breaker for me. Besides Amazon's tax savings offset the price difference, so you get all 4 additional features (7200 HDD, 8G SSD, backlit keyboard, better video) for about $100 considering shipping and the current $150-$200 price difference. However the mention of the 5400rpm drive in S03 (and I'm sure S04) models made me think again. It's gotta be some difference with S01/S02 and the drive seems to be it. Another thing that one reviewer (of the S04) confirmed is that the 8G SSD is indeed proprietary tech (built into and inseparable from the HDD) and thus unavailable as a separate drive letter. I use Linux as my primary OS, so I don't care about Windows startup or IE speed. I don't think Linux would pick up the SSD at all. Which makes me go back to the stripped down Best Buy model. I'd simply swap its slow HDD with a full-size (256G+) SSD which can be had for $300 nowadays. I can live w/o the backlit keyboard and as far as the less capable video card, it's a business notebook, not a water-cooled gaming rig anyway.
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Here's a quick power comparison. You have to consider that the Black2 is literally two drives. The drives used in this comparison were: the 1tb Black2, a 750gb 720 RPM Black 2.5" mobile, a 1tb, 5400 rpm Blue 2.5" mobile, and 1 1.5tb 5400 rpm green 2.5" mobile hard drive. I did not include 3.5' desktop drives, only notebook drives. For those who do not know the differences, the Black is performance, the blue is "standard" and the green is efficient (and the least expensive.. It's tech.. you get what you pay for...) The 1TB Seagate "Hybrid" (SSD-Like called SSHD) Hybrid Drive lists its power consumption as: 1TB Seagate SSHD: Seek - 2.7 watts and idle - 0.90 watts, both higher power consumption than the WD competition, significantly more during active use by almost a full watt. (Nothing against Seagate. They make a fine hard drive. This is only a comparison) A Kingston KC300 wish is the more power efficient SSD model's power consumption is as follows: Read: 1.73 Watts, Write 2.49 watts and idle: 0.08 watts. For the WD / Western Digital Notebook Drives, the power consumption is as follows: (I hope this helps!) Read-Write Black2 - 1.80 watts Read Write Black - 1.75 watts Read Write Blue - 1.70 watts Read Write Green - 1.70 Idle Black2 - 0.90 watts Idle Black - 0.80 watts Idle Blue - 0.90 watts Idle Green - 0.80 watts Standby Black2 - 0.90 watts Standby Black - 0.20 watts Standby Blue - 0.18 watts Standby Green - 0.20 watts Sleep Black2 - 0.90 watts Sleep Black - 0.20 watts Sleep Blue - 0.18 watts Sleep Green - 0.20 watts
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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 suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (USB-DSC9... by Sabrent available from Amazon for $25.00 I suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED... » Read More I suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (USB-DSC9... by Sabrent available from Amazon for $25.00 « Show Less
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It is a typo. The Hard drive, or more specifically the Solid State Drive, is 256 Gb total as the other two answers state.
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No! I had issues when installing into my PS3 - Locked Up and Corrupted my install. The 1tb works flawlessly in a PS3 the 1.5tb however does not. The 1.5tb is better served in a PS4 in which it runs fine.
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Although they both have the SATA 3 6GBs header, you can actually fit an SSD into the taller case. Not much point, though, with a 250GB mSATA main drive already there, unless you've got some other mini SATA device. It's never going to be a speed rig with a 15W TDP processor, so halving the SSD response delay by using a RAID0 won't help much, and it's got 4X USB 3 ports for data. The Intel HD Graphics 5000 is stunning. I heartily recommend this machine.