Anybody use SSD for PS4?

I was thinking about replacing the stock hdd for something bigger and was considering an SSD. I was checking out the Samsung evo 1TB ssd but it's pricey.

Have any PS4 owners upgraded the hard drive? Have any of you put in an ssd or has anybody specifically tried the Samsung evo ssd

Wouldn't personally go that route, because of the price, just like you said.

I am looking into a 1.5TB HDD, those aren't too bad.

http://www.geek.com/games/how-to-upgrade-the-ps4-hard-drive-to-an-ssd-1577274/

lol wow gamespot is a failure links don't autolink anymore lol.

a 1tb Samsung EVO is going to cost almost as much as the console

PS4's can't even take full advantage of the benefits of an SSD, can they?

I don't know... I'd personally save a lot of money and just buy a standard 5400rpm or 7200rpm 1TB HDD for it.

I wouldn't bother honestly, I'd just use a 7200rpm one.

Not sure if it's worth it. Not sure if the PS4 is designed to take advantage of it and I'm not sure I would even trust an SSD to last the entire gen in something like the PS4 with the amount of installing/deleting and caching the system is going to do. SSD memory is still known to degrade with use which is why most PC users opt to only put their OS and maybe a couple of their main programs on it

Also of note you can get a hybrid drive it will give you some of the same benefits *to a lesser degree* but you can get them for just a little more than a purely mechanical drive.

@jetray: I have actually got the Samsung evo 1tb. but in all honesty, I don't see much difference. I think you might as well buy that sea-gate hybrid instead. Maybe a few years into this generation the difference will start to get noticeable.

@2ndwonder: I'd be a little worried the 7200 rpm would put out too much heat in that little of a space. I put a 5400rpm in my ps3 and have been looking at drives for my ps4.

This is the best solution.

Get a hybrid OP.

ssd suck they are so damn expensive even with the faster load times you are paying so much per gig you either have to spends 100s or get a tiny capacity

The PS4 does not have the tech to take advantage of an SSD. You are much better off buying a a 1TB laptop drive and using the rest of the money to buy a few games.

i don't have an ssd inside my pc and i'll run one with my ps4... lolno. They're waaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive still. The day i'll be able to grab a quality 120gb+ ssd for $60 is the day i'll bother owning one.

For a PC, a SSD is well worth the cash.

im not a millionaire!

I got my SSD for less than £80! Stop being cheap.

No, I didn't go that route because I wanted no less then a 1.5TB HDD in my PS4. It would have cost more for the HDD then I paid for my PS4. I ended up getting this drive. Amazon has a nice price for it now. I paid $124.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDIU5IW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the exact same drive that was in my PS4, only it was 500GB of course. I'll probably just sell the 500GB drive.

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That was the only reason I got a 5400rpm instead of the 7200rpm. I didn't want my PS4 using additional power and overheating with long play sessions. I figured there was no need of taking the chance.

@silversix_:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-167-SA

There you go.

Absolutely. I've replaced all of my boot drives on my various PCs and laptops for SSDs. An SSD is one of the most noticeable performance upgrades you can do. And they are pretty reasonably priced. You can always get a good deal on them if you look.

okay but what's the point when i never completely shutdown my pc (its on sleep)?

according to a comparison done by IGN on the differences of install, boot time, and load time the difference between the stock HDD and an SSD don't seem that drastic or to warrant the cost

http://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/PlayStation_4_Hard_Drive_Speed_Test_Comparison

Eventually, you will have to shut it down. Also whatever is installed on the boot drive loads faster.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid-Hybrid-2-5-Inch-ST1000LM014/dp/B00B99JUBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394338292&sr=1-1&keywords=hybrid+drive

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-MQ01ABFH-2-5-Inch-5400rpm-Hybrid/dp/B00EUVCUTY/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394338294&sr=1-6&keywords=hybrid+drive

Last I heard, the PS4 didn't have drivers for hybrid drives which meant the SSD portion wouldn't be used at all and it would see is just the traditional disk portion of the drive. Has this changed?

If that was the case, you should've bought one months ago. I regularly see good SSDs (120gb) for $60 dollars.

I got a Seagate ST1000LM014 1 TB hybrid hard drive and I don't regret it.

Can't believe some people would rather do this than spend that money on a Wii-U or X1 and have access to more games.

That could be a problem. I guess 5400rpm would be better in this case. I have a 500gb 5400rpm hdd I might put in my slim. Plus literally ate all of my space on my 120gb slim.