Best hard drive for PS3?

I am about to get PS+ and all those free games and I want to be able to fit them all on the hard drive so I don't have to re-download anything whenever I want to play it. Just want to know some opinions on what size and brand I should get, since I know very little about this stuff. I don't want to buy something and find out it isn't compatible for whatever reason.

Internal or External?

I am about to get PS+ and all those free games and I want to be able to fit them all on the hard drive so I don't have to re-download anything whenever I want to play it. Just want to know some opinions on what size and brand I should get, since I know very little about this stuff. I don't want to buy something and find out it isn't compatible for whatever reason.

Drakan11

I'm think you mean 5400 RPM for a hard drive and you are correct in your assessment in regards to less heat with a hdd that has a lower RPM. However, that also means the PS3 will access data slower. dalger21

I'm think you mean 5400 RPM for a hard drive and you are correct in your assessment in regards to less heat with a hdd that has a lower RPM. However, that also means the PS3 will access data slower. dalger21

Theres WD Blue's which are 5200 RPM

I replaced my 20GB HDD with a Fujitsu 500GB HDD.....no issues at all. I have tons of music and all my games installed. I still have 340GB of space. :D

If using internal, just be sure you have the right thickness. notebook HDD's have two different thicknesses. Generally anything in the 1Terrabyte range isn't going to fit in the PS3. I believe 9.5mm is your limit. The bigger drives are 12.5 mm.

Any 2.5 inch SATA 5400 RPM. Beit Sea Gate, Samsung, or Western Digital etc. I have 500GB in my 2 PS3s and have never used even half of them since the PS3 came out.

[QUOTE="Drakan11"]

I am about to get PS+ and all those free games and I want to be able to fit them all on the hard drive so I don't have to re-download anything whenever I want to play it. Just want to know some opinions on what size and brand I should get, since I know very little about this stuff. I don't want to buy something and find out it isn't compatible for whatever reason.

dalger21

It's better to get a 5200rpm hard drive because they spin a little slower, BUT generate less heat, which is important for a game console since it's in such a confined space. Personally, I have a 500GB 5200rpm Western Digital and have zero issues with it. Sophette

This.

I have two 500GB Western Digital 2.5 SATA drives on my two PS3's and they are both factory manual recommended. I do suggest 5400rpm speed.

Also, Seagate Momentus is a good company.