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drankakeg
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to replace the 40gb hd in my ps3 w/ a 500 gb one. Is there a big differance in speed between the two?

what speed does it come with?
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 17:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have a look here.
http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/...e-speed-matter/

http://talkplaystation.com/7200rpm-vs-5400rpm-hard-drive/

But i think that the latest Seagate Momentus 500gb 7200rpm and 16mb may have some noticeable reduced load times.

In my case that i changed back in 2007 the shipped 5400rpm 60gb with a 7200rpm 160gb......naaahhh wasnt worth it.
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 10:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
SDF-GR, I assume that the sites that you provided have the same info that I had read. 7200 provided little to no improvement and does not justify the price increase over 5400 rpm. I just upgraded to the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320gig. It was so easy. Wish I had done it years ago.
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SDF_GR
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 12:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well yes it is easy to replace the hdd but what that has to do??
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 12:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not downing you links in any way. I cant look at them from work as gamming sites are blocked. I "assumed" that they had @ the same info as the reports that I had read on 5400 vs 7200 on the PS3.
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SDF_GR
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 16:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do believe that are the same that you have read.
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emugamer
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_ 		6. January 2010 @ 08:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Get the cheapest (best rated) HDD you can find. Everything I've read has pointed to there being a negligible difference. Just my 2 cents.
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