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biggzi
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_ 		23. October 2007 @ 11:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to buy a new harddrive for my PS3, and im looking for either 160 GB or 250 GB, but am I right in understanding that if I get a larger HDD it will need better specifications. I know that the stock HDD in the PS3 has a rotation speed of 5400 rpm, so will i need a higher spin speed or will the same spin speed deliver the same performance on an even larger HDD. Also, can anyone give me any info on the cache, because I don't really understand what that means. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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ooZEROoo
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_ 		23. October 2007 @ 12:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't remember where I read it but a series of tests were run to test the theory of speed on the ps3 hdd. Two different speeds were tested and the difference was not noticible.
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Mr_Pink
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_ 		23. October 2007 @ 15:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The difference IS negligible, which is why when I upgraded to 120 gb, I stayed at 5400 rpm. Actually, I recall reading that if it was faster, it'd lead to more problems. Regardless, with the 120 gb HDD, I've had no problems with my PS3 (uploading, downloading, playing, saving etc.) and I haven't looked back.

It was an f'n steal too. I think I paid 85 shipped for my Seagate HDD. Gotta love newegg.
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canuckerz
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_ 		23. October 2007 @ 19:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
As for the study done on the diffrence on hard drive speeds overall the 7400rpm speeded it up like 3 tenths of a second on most categorys and on startup it improved it by little over a second. As for what Mr_Pink said about them causing troble id be interested if you illaborated on that.
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biggzi
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_ 		24. October 2007 @ 11:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
These are the two HDDs that I was looking at:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/122072
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131277
So are you basically saying that there isn't really any major difference in the performance of the drive and that these should work as their specifications match those of the stock PS3 harddrive?
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_ 		24. October 2007 @ 14:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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