Which hard drive is best?

im am shopping for a hard drive and i found that the 500gb arent but around 15 dollars more than the 320gb so I decided to go with a 500gb. Im putting it in my ps3. I am going to choice between the four on this link..... which one is best?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380 1309740009&name=500GB

P.S. If you find better deals elsewhere please let me no. also I'd appreciate if you tell me why the one you chose is the best or post a link describing what you should look for when you are buying a hard drive.... I'd like to know a little more about them.

Thank You Very Much!
huntingdog0

 

dude 500GB is like too much for PS3 0o.

I mean most of them come with like what 80GB? and that's more than enough,

yea but w/e buy the one with highest RPM speed and biggest cache

 

ok even if it is 30-45 dollars mor than the rest and doesn't have a manufactures warranty?.....(im storing a lot of stuff on there haha i filled up my 80gb) and would i notice the difference between a 7200rpm and 5400rpm and the difference between a 8mb cahce and a 16mb cache?

 

The diff. between 16mb and 8mb cache aren't somehow noticeable

 

k thanks and what about the 7200 rpm is that a lot better then the 5400? i found a 320gb hard drive that has 16mb cache, 7200 rpm, and a 5 year warranty for 79.99(free shipping) thats like 60 dollars less then the 500gb one and about 20 dollars less(give or take) then the 500gb with 8mb cache and 5400rpms. Still undecided on which to buy. plz help.

 

Always go for the higher RPM. That determines how fast stored information can be accessed by your machine.

 

k so will it be noticeable on my ps3 with the 7200rpm versus the 5400rpm?

 

From the link you provided, I would choose the Western Digital, as it is not the cheapest nor the most expensive.

 

so what would you prefer buying this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136314) or that one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ebooks+/+Laptops-_-Western+Digital-_-22136280)

I think the 320gb would be better performance(if noticeable) and cheaper by about 30 dollars but the 500gb has 180gb more storage

They both have a good warranty 3 years is plenty because i plan on upgrading when the 1tb comes out or a little after. also the 500gb doeskin have as good of a rating.

 

Don't know about the PS3, but big difference when I switched from 5400 to 7200 in my desktop.

 

I'm drawing a blank on the PS3, but I wouldn't have a WD drive as a gift.

I'm in the computer business, and every drive I've had to replace in the last year has been a WD. I will buy only Seagate or Maxtor and 5400rpm is OLD style....not even made any more. Now it's either 7200 rpm or 10,000 rpm.

When the drive turns faster, the data access time goes down, so the overall speed of the computer goes UP!

It's just simple mathematics. Not rocket science.

If you've filled up an 80 gig drive, there's something seriously wrong with the way you're using your computer. Any hard drive is the worlds worse place to store data. It WILL crash and you'll loose everything. The question is never "IF" but "When".

Good Luck!
:cool

 

well you might just replace wd drives because they seem to be the only one with warranty's on them.

Also i put a lot of video footage on it and in 1080 full hd so that takes up a lot and i record a lot that's why i filled it up haha.... where would you store data?...as far as i know a hard drive is the only option.

I understand it goes faster as the rpm goes up but is it noticeable kind of like 720p and 1080p isn't really noticeable on a 22" TV.

What do you mean you wouldn't have a WD as a gift?

Thanks for the help though.

 

I will have to agree with The Shadows assessment of the WD drives. Every one I've ever had did not last long.
Nowadays I remove them from any machine I get.

 

Sorry, I didn't know you were talking about a play toy.
This is a COMPUTER Help Forum. C...O...M...P...U...T...E...R!

You didn't read my post did you? I plainly said, "I'm in the computer business, and every drive I've had to replace in the last year has been a WD. "
Doesn't that tell you something? WD sucks!

Maybe you'd be better off in the Gaming Forum.

 

You won't find out those things if you have just one home computer.
However, if you're a computer tech, working on hundreds or even thousands of PC's per year, you quickly learn what to trust and what NOT.

Years ago, WD was a reputable name,,,,,,but NO MORE.
I don't know why, but they just don't last.
They seem to succumb to heat exhaustion.

My favorite rule of electronics is, "Heat Kills".

Cheers Mates!
Shadow :cool

 

They have a gaming section on this forum and a lot that is discussed is the ps3 and xbox 360. but I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you mad or anything.

so out of these seagates wich would you buy?
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148336
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148374
3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371

Also do 3.5" hard drives and 2.5" hard drives look different or is it just the physical size? I haven't had too much computer experience other than what I think you would consider the basics haha I'm only 14 years old.
Thank you all for your help so far.

 

You must have got a bad batch of WD drives then. I have used them forever and i won't touch a Seagate. Maxtors have been good as well as WD.

 

to The Shadow
I may not be a computer tech, but I have had several down through the years and worked on some that belongs to friends.
You don't need to be a tech to know junk.
I'll take Seagate over a WD every time.

 

you don't have to be 65 years old to be knowledgeable about computers. I know many 14 year olds that are very competent computer users and even do their own repair work.

The interface to a 2.5" (laptop) hard drive is totally different than a desktop 3.5" hard drive. They are NOT interchangeable.

Nobody's getting mad at you, but you're in the wrong forum to discuss gaming machines.
This is the computer forum. I didn't even know what a PS3 was, till I looked it up on Google.:-D:-D:-D
Years ago IBM built a little computer called a "PS2".

Good Luck to you!

Shadow :cool

 

Bad batch? How many have you had?
I'm talking about working on hundreds or even thousands of PC's from every manufacturer that you could name. And out of all those PC's, the WD hard drive is the one I've had to replace the most. Period!!!

You couldn't force me, with a tommy gun, to put a WD drive in my own PC.
Sorry, if that riles you, but I just won't do it.

Shadow :cool

 

ok thanks i just don't have the opportunities and im not fortunate enough to work with them but if i had the resources i would probably know a little more and be willing to experiment with the machines (there a little expensive for me haha) Also did you pick which one you would buy out of those three. I think i might get the $89.99 one. It is smaller but performs pretty much like the $139.99 one. but the other one is in the middle so I'm considering it i just wan to know what you think being that you are/were in that field.

 

Out of the three you showed, I would go with the $89.99.
7200 rpm and 16MB cache. Same as the $139.99 except price and being smaller.
$99.99 may be larger capacity, but only 5400rpm.

 

One thing you may not have taken into account...... is your PS3 hard drive an IDE or SATA?
I don't have time to look at all your choices, but the first Seagate drive is a SATA2.
It won't work at all unless your PS3 is designed to work with a SATA2 drive.

You MUST know those type of things before you go changing parts.

There are also two types of SATA drives....SATA1 and SATA2.

And what about formatting? Do you know how to format a new HD on a PS3.
Sorry, but I sure don't!!!!!

Again, I refer you to a Gaming Forum where people would know those things.

 

ya i got the formatting covered it does that when you install the hard drive and where does it say SATA2?
But yes it is a SATA i don't know if it is a SATA1 or SATA2 though

 

Thanks Shadow. That aspect of the problem slid right past me.

 

To each his own I guess.
Personal preferences based on past experience depending on if one has had 2 or 2,000. Keep 'em cool.

 

what is the difference between a SATA1 and SATA2?

 

SATA1 runs at 1.5Gb/s
SATA2 runs as 3Gb/s

If you motherboard is not compatible with SATA2 then a SATA2 drive will run at SATA1 speeds.

 

So if my motherboard is compatible with SATA it doesn't matter if it is 1 or 2? it will work either way right? just maybe the hard drive wont be used to it's full potential but it will still work correct?

 

That is correct.

 

Thank you I have chosen and learned a lot more about hard drives thanks everyone that posted! Mission Accomplished :major