Harddrive Recommendations for the Playstation 3

[Mel]

I am wondering what is best Harddrive for the Playstation 3 to replace the existing one as I am currently maxed out of storage space?

[Arseen]

Normal laptop 2.5" 500-750GB, 5400 RPM.
Solidstate or higher RPM don't give any advance.

Just make sure that it's not too thick to fit inside.
500-750GB ones should fit fine, but bigger ones might be too thick.

[Mel]

Is there a certain brand of Harddrives that is better then another?

[MaSHoe]

This is the one I have in my PS3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DVJJWQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

It is a little on the pricey side nowadays but I'd rather have 1TB to work with if you have PS+.

Typically any laptop hard drive that is 2.5" and runs at 5400 rpm will work fine in the PS3 (including the Slim and Super Slim IIRC.)

[Mel]

I though that biggest harddrive you could use in Playstation 3 was 1 TB. I find that having a Playstation Plus membership that I have ran out of space on my harddrive really quickly with downloading the Playstation 3 games offered free on Playstation Plus. 

[marioxb]

Solidstate... ....don't give any advance.

Pretty sure you are wrong there, buddy:

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-General/Why-You-Should-Get-an-SSD-for-your-PS3/td-p/37200614

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Home/Swapped-hard-drive-with-SSD-drive/td-p/40458451

[Lashek]

SSD's do make a difference in PS3 gaming, but it really depends on the game. Anything that uses the HDD will be much faster (obviously).

However, they are quite expensive if you want a decent amount of storage.

If you go with a non-SSD drive, I recommend staying away from Seagate. They just aren't as reliable as they used to be.

Check out this article for more info:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/putting-hard-drive-reliability-to-the-test-shows-not-all-disks-are-equal/