PS4 Hard Drive

Thinking about upgrading my PS4 hard drive at launch. Will the Travelstar 1.5TB 5,400 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Hard Drive be compatible?

provided it's 9.5 mm or smaller I think it'll work

thanks; here are the specs:

Get the 2TB Seagate Samsung Spinpoint M9T.

@Jr14: Where can I get it and how much is it?

I swear I read somewhere that you can fit a 12 mm HD in the PS4...

@jer_1:

official PS Faq says 9.5 or smaller

PS4s will hold a larger HDD than PS3 did. PS3 would only hold a 9mm. PS4 will hold up to 12.5 mm. This means the Western Digital Green 2.5 SATA 5400 rpm 2 TB HDD will work in it. They are going for around $175.

I just read Sony went with a larger HDD bay in the PS4. Up to 12.5 mm at 2.5 and 5400 rpm.

n4g.com/news/1389101/new-2tb-laptop-hdd-from-seagate-small-enough-to-fit-ps4

Sony increases PS4 harddrive to 12.5 mm.

www.slashgear.com/sony-increases-ps4-hard-drive-size-to-12-5mm-for-for-1-5-tb-capacity-21302276/

just remember not to go green o HDD

@zouky_24: I don't know exactly how much it is cause they just shipped them they are new here is the URL if you want to read up on it. http://www.webpronews.com/samsung-introduces-the-worlds-thinnest-2tb-hard-drive-2013-11

They assume it will cost around $200. That hard drive is supposed to be really good though.

I'm all about the Vertex 4 but too expensive.

that link claiming that the ps4 has a 12.5mm hardrive bay is from october 21.

So no, the ps4 will only support up to 9.5mm hdd. Wait for that samsung 2tb and youll be set for the whole lifespan of the ps4 :)

The highest with 9.5mm is 2 TB. Plenty enough capacity.

As long as you are upgrading, wouldn't it be better to go with a 7200 rpm HD?

@jakesnakeel: I read it wont make a difference....there's also the risk of the 7200 rpm overheating

Actually, given the right environment a 7200 RPM drive will not overheat your PS4. I speak from experience using a Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB SSHD with 7200 RPM, 8 GB Flash Memory and a 32 MB Cache in my PS3 for quite a few years now, since 2010 I want to say (actually it's been in two of them and is in the second one, and still works like a charm. The first one my brother has, and that one still works as well. Oddly enough, the second system its in is the original fat with hardware PS2 BC, lol). The main thing you want to make sure of is that the system itself is on a raised object, preferably a couple of inches off the ground if horizontal (not sure about the vertical setup). Also, make sure that the system is in an area where it doesn't get too dusty, as the fans will take in a lot of that dust and will eventually reach the hard drive area (though that's not rocket science to anyone at this point). Lastly, if you tend to smoke a lot in the area where you play, your system is going to overheat no matter what type of setup you have in that area, mainly because you are putting a lot of things into that space besides just the smoke. It could also be that because it's a SSHD, the most frequently used content is stored as flash and uses the flash portion of the drive to operate the content, but I don't think that's the case much. Take care of your PS4, and it should be able to handle 7200 RPM just fine. Lastly, it might also help if the PS4 gets a break every once in a while for those who play it obsessively, as that will really wear down the system, which raises a red flag for overheating down the road. Just saying.

That's what I'm afraid of