Q. Why would I want to upgrade my PS3's HDD?
A. The obvious answer is to give yourself more Hard Disk space. Whether you need it or not, The PS3 is a hell of a lot more useful as a media player than the 360. It only takes seconds to transfer say a music album backup to your PS3 system for an external HDD, making listening to your music more convenient and still giving you loads of room for downloadable content and best of all piece of mind.
Q. What kind of HDD should I get.
A. 2.5" Sata HDD. Don't worry about the speed or manufacturer, as long as you buy from a trusted seller you should be find. I personally went for the 320Gb Western Digital from Play.com for £49.99.
To cut a long story short, play this now and let him do the talking.
*Please remember to sync your trophies before you do anything else*
As far as problems go I encountered a couple of niggles. I did this with an 80GB HDD. The guy in the video I think does it with a 40Gb model. The "trap door cover" on my 80Gb model just didn't want to go back on. It may require some force, just make sure it is in the right position if you have the same problem and put your back into it.
The second problem, or suprise as it was, related to the usable HDD space. Like anyone with some experience using HDDs will know the usable disk space is less than the total disk space. You'd expect about 290-300Gb usable from a 320Gb HDD. What you get, or what I got anyway was around 260Gb. I think the reason for this is the PS3 basically eats this extra space. For what reason I don't know, but it's only a small portion of a bargain upgrade.
If you have any question or encounter any problems don't hesitate to contact me at:
cas_398athotmail.com
Don't forget you can always make use of that old Hard Drive you just swapped. A '2.5" hdd case' (Ebay it) will allow you to use that old HDD as an external. I got a nice shiny black case from a Hong Kong seller with a usb cable and a sleeve for the case for £5.
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