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Which hard drive is better? - May-2th-2008 22:04:02

Lucas22

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Hi im planning on buying a bigger hard drive, these two are my chocies. So what one would you choose and why does the 160gb hard drive cost less than the 120gb hard drive?

Seagate / Momentus 5400.3 / 160GB / 5400 / 8MB / 2.5" Mobile SATA / OEM / Hard Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.a
sp?EdpNo=3208209&sku=TMD-160AS

73.97 Dollars
Specifications

Capacity (GB):   160

Interface:   SATA 2.5-in Mobile

Spindle Speed (RPM):   5400

Buffer Memory:   8MB

Average Seek (msec):   <12

Average Latency (msec):   5.6

Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:   Up to 1500 Mb/sec

Discs/Heads:   2/4

Logical Cylinders/Heads/Sectors per Track:   16,383/16/63

Bytes Per Sector:   512

Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read:   1 in 10E14

Temperature, Operating (°C):   0 to 55

Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):   -40 to 70

Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):   200

Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs):   900

Type:   OEM

Dimensions:   .37" x 2.75" x 3.94"

or

Seagate ST9120822AS Momentus 5400.3 120GB Mobile Hard Drive - 5400, 8MB, 2.5", SATA-150

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.a
sp?EdpNo=3572286&CatId=2681

$89.97

Capacity (GB):   120

Interface:   SATA 2.5-in Mobile

Spindle Speed (RPM):   5400
Buffer Memory:   8MB

Average Seek (msec):   12.5

Average Latency (msec):   5.55

Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:   Up to 1500 Mb/sec

Discs/Heads:   2/3

Bytes Per Sector:   512

Form Factor:   2.5"

Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read:   1 in 10E14

Temperature, Operating (°C):   0 to 60

Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):   -40 to 70

Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):   350

Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs):   900

Type:   OEM

Dimensions:   0.374" x 2.75" x 3.957

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-2th-2008 22:07:53

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I'd get the Seagate 160. They're both Seagate 5400rpms either one you choose.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-2th-2008 22:19:54

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I'd get the Seagate 160. They're both Seagate 5400rpms either one you choose.

thanks for the info, do you know what average seek is? That the only difference i see

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-2th-2008 22:23:45

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I can't imagine it'd make any difference but it's better on the 160 slightly. It's a better deal than the 120 by far.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-3th-2008 14:58:20

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You guys think it would make much of a difference at all to get a 7200rpm drive on a PS3?

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-3th-2008 16:04:20

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i was actually thinking the same thing, i would get a 7200 hard drive but it would cost me 150 dollars more for less space than these two hard drives.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-5th-2008 10:05:47

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Lucas22, go check Canada Computers. They sell 250GB 2.5" SATAs for like $110

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=017804&cid=HD.517.47

You really got to shop around a bit better at times.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-5th-2008 13:48:01

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I am planning to upgrade my HDD as well. Does the speed need to be 5400RPM or can you pick a faster one like 7200RPM.

Also do you need to format it or put it into the PS3 straight out of the box?

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-5th-2008 14:06:50

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I am planning to upgrade my HDD as well. Does the speed need to be 5400RPM or can you pick a faster one like 7200RPM.

Also do you need to format it or put it into the PS3 straight out of the box?

Don't waste money on the 7200. They'll be hotter and you won't notice any performance difference.

What you have to do is backup the harddrive you have now using the option under system preferences, pull the old one out, put the new in, format it and restore the back up from the old harddrive.

The manual will walk you through it, but know that all information on the old harddrive once the new one is in will be unaccessible. Ever.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-5th-2008 14:28:56

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quote:

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ORIGINAL: Lucreto

I am planning to upgrade my HDD as well. Does the speed need to be 5400RPM or can you pick a faster one like 7200RPM.

Also do you need to format it or put it into the PS3 straight out of the box?

Don't waste money on the 7200. They'll be hotter and you won't notice any performance difference.

What you have to do is backup the harddrive you have now using the option under system preferences, pull the old one out, put the new in, format it and restore the back up from the old harddrive.

The manual will walk you through it, but know that all information on the old harddrive once the new one is in will be unaccessible. Ever.

Thanks for the help. I didn't know the PS3 can backup files when you change th hard drive. So it wipes the old hard drive at the same time?

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-5th-2008 14:33:08

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Thanks for the help. I didn't know the PS3 can backup files when you change th hard drive. So it wipes the old hard drive at the same time?

Not exactly. It tags the new harddrive with some form of a serial number or code into the OS, so if any other harddrive is placed into it, the PS3 will not start the OS loaded on the drive you put into it. You would have to format the drive again to get it to work. So basically the PS3 will only recognize one hard drive at a time as being it's core hard drive. Hence why you have to back up the old one before replacing and formatting.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-8th-2008 6:25:44

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I was looking at these so which is better overall (other that GB size)

Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 5400RPM SATA 2,5"
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343402

Samsung SpinPoint M5 250GB 5400RPM SATA 2,5"
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=336007

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-8th-2008 9:44:42

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i seen somewhere RPM won't increase disk read speed on PS3 when installing stuff

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-8th-2008 11:23:04

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Lucreto

I was looking at these so which is better overall (other that GB size)

Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 5400RPM SATA 2,5"
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343402

Samsung SpinPoint M5 250GB 5400RPM SATA 2,5"
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=336007

I personally only trust and rely on Seagate drives. They are the only ones that I've never had fail on me.

I guess after that you could try Western Digital.

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RE: Which hard drive is better? - May-8th-2008 13:09:00

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you can get great deals on ebay I'd go all out with a 320 gigger if you want my opinion

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