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PostPosted: 07:12 - 20 Jan 2013    Post subject: New PS3 Superslim - hard drive help Reply with quote

Hi guys, just (finally) bought a PS3, 'super slim', pretty much as big to be fair.

https://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/fDZOJxCIfw2tK5nX.medium

Was going to be much more expensive to get a better hard-drive in the biatch, so I got just the 12gb model.

Have you got any recommendations for what to get, and what to put in the bastard?

Links appreciated, as internet is a bit limited here. I'll be buying from the UK and shipping it over anyhew. Usually cheaper, and I live on a farm in bumfuck nowhere so makes no real odds.
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PostPosted: 12:59 - 20 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

How much space do you want/need?

The reason I say this is I had a 200Gb drive in my Fat PS3, GT5 was so slow all the time. I can get from front screen to a race in seconds with my SSD. It takes minutes usually. Also updates are faster to process.

I swapped it for a 64Gb SSD and everything is instant. 128Gb SSD's are much cheaper now than when I bought my 64Gb.

If you want speed go for an SSD, if you want storage get a HD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-64GB-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B007ZWLRSU/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1358683091&sr=8-1
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PostPosted: 12:02 - 21 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

wotsthestory wrote:
How much space do you want/need?

The reason I say this is I had a 200Gb drive in my Fat PS3, GT5 was so slow all the time. I can get from front screen to a race in seconds with my SSD. It takes minutes usually. Also updates are faster to process.

I swapped it for a 64Gb SSD and everything is instant. 128Gb SSD's are much cheaper now than when I bought my 64Gb.

If you want speed go for an SSD, if you want storage get a HD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-64GB-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B007ZWLRSU/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1358683091&sr=8-1


Ooooh... I likey. I just want games to run quickly, I store on computer hard-drives for now.

Any advice on fitting them to the new model though? I heard that they're held externally in a caddy for this model... Thinking
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PostPosted: 12:08 - 21 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bonny wrote:

Ooooh... I likey. I just want games to run quickly, I store on computer hard-drives for now.

Any advice on fitting them to the new model though? I heard that they're held externally in a caddy for this model... Thinking


Just checked and seems it's just a case of plug 'n go. Even easier as it does the transfer for you to the new disk, rather than having to rebuild from scratch because you have swapped the disk.

EDIT: Just double checked, it doesn't come with the HD bracket you need to screw the drive into. Here is one at Amazon, might find it cheaper elsewhere, but it shows what you need.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Replacement-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B009CV1OVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358766636&sr=8-1
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PostPosted: 12:36 - 21 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walkthrough here

Seems I don't need a caddy... if I want to replace out the standard harddrive Thinking

So I just need it for putting a second one one?
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PostPosted: 12:40 - 21 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's for a straight swap, where a hard disk is already in place, e.g. not the 12Gb model. Other articles I read suggested the rack is missing from the 12Gb model.

See https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-Sony-PlayStation-3-Hard-Disk-Drive-Mounting-Bracket-for-Super-Slim-PS3-/350685111252?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item51a67623d4
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