Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and buying one, my only concern is that the height of the drive is 9.7 mm - that's 0.2 mm greater than a standard notebook hard drive height of 9.5 mm. My intuition tells me that the 0.2 mm difference is negligible, but then again, you should never be too certain of yourself.Any experience/thoughts?Alternatively, I could get the regular Momentus drive without the solid state add-on and at a larger capacity too (750 GB vs 500 GB - probably cheaper too), but I can't seem to find it in stock anywhere. Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and... » Read More Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid in a PS3 Not sure if the solid state memory will make that big of a difference, but has anybody installed one of these in a PS3?Before going out and buying one, my only concern is that the height of the drive is 9.7 mm - that's 0.2 mm greater than a standard notebook hard drive height of 9.5 mm. My intuition tells me that the 0.2 mm difference is negligible, but then again, you should never be too certain of yourself.Any experience/thoughts?Alternatively, I could get the regular Momentus drive without the solid state add-on and at a larger capacity too (750 GB vs 500 GB - probably cheaper too), but I can't seem to find it in stock anywhere. « Show Less
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I've installed it on my PS3 (original 60GB model) and the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB works just fine. Boot times are faster and so are read times. Installs (write times) are just as fast as any other 7200RPM drive I've used before.Before you remove your old drive, reboot it and time it just to get an idea of your boot times.Then install the new drive, boot it once then reboot it again. You'll notice a nice improvement over your old drive.
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Thanks, I'd never heard of those options! I need to write those down and check them out...I bet TONS of people don't know about those, because like I guess Gran Turismo 5 installs tens of thousands of files, and can really fragment things, but the articles I've read about that have never mentioned that options menu!
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I tried a hybrid drive and it gave me similar performance to a SSD, 10 to 25% in initial load, no diference in between game load time and not much difference in start time. Basically not really worth it. The difference is like 36 sec vs 40 or 55 vs 102 sec.
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Nope, I didn't have to update the firmware on the Momentus XT, on the drive it said that it was already pre-installed with SD28, which is still the latest firmware, so you don't need to update it :) (the company is shipping the Momentus XT with SD28 pre-installed). So if you were to buy it now, you can just put it in your PS3 straight from the package and format it by going into the PS3's recovery menu. But make sure you download the latest PS3 firmware onto a USB drive because that's required when putting a new drive in your PS3 system.
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I've had the 500gb in my PS3 slim for 3 days and haven't noticed any speed up in boot up time which has always been 21-22 seconds from start up to entering the xmb...And i haven't noticed anything like my pictures or game demo's pop up any faster.
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I'm planning to get the Momentus XT for Christmas but I need some reassurance from someone who has owned this drive for a at least a year in their PS3 and has upgraded to SD28 (Latest firmware) because I really do want to get it, it's cheap for what it is and what it does which makes a perfect buy, however if it's going to have problems later down the road then I might have to reconsider, I've heard some good stuff and I heard some bad stuff about it, but I just really need to be sure before taking the plunge to buying it.
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You have to put a jump drive in there, in the back. * 2GB seems to be the best idea, minimum. * But you can't use just any jump drive, because the slot is deeper and more narrow than you typically find on electronics (thanks a lot, Sony). * And (as if that wasn't annoying enough) I just got one to fit, but the 350 still won't recognize it. * Look at the owners manual, and there is a page about external memory where they suggest a Sony product by a specific serial number. I think that's what I am gonna try.* At the end of the day, the BD-Live content looks to be a lot of nonsense, but I've gotten sorta Ahab/Moby Dick about this task, and will pursue it to pointless depths. Good luck. You have to put a jump drive in there, in the back. * 2GB seems to be the best idea, minimum. * But you can't use just any jump drive, because the slot is deeper and more narrow than you typically find on electronics (thanks a lot, Sony). * And (as if that wasn't annoying enough) I just got one to fit, but the 350 still won't recognize it. * Look at the owners manual, and there is a page about external memory where they suggest a Sony product by a specific serial number. I think that's what I am gonna try.* At the end of the day, the BD-Live content looks to be... » Read More You have to put a jump drive in there, in the back. * 2GB seems to be the best idea, minimum. * But you can't use just any jump drive, because the slot is deeper and more narrow than you typically find on electronics (thanks a lot, Sony). * And (as if that wasn't annoying enough) I just got one to fit, but the 350 still won't recognize it. * Look at the owners manual, and there is a page about external memory where they suggest a Sony product by a specific serial number. I think that's what I am gonna try.* At the end of the day, the BD-Live content looks to be a lot of nonsense, but I've gotten sorta Ahab/Moby Dick about this task, and will pursue it to pointless depths. Good luck. « Show Less
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Scroll over to XMB, go to: Settings, Then: System Settings, Finally: System Information. ..You will see how big your HDD is. The DIGISTOR is a 500G External HDD setup for PS3 backup. It can handle several console backups. As long as the total is not close to or over 500G. I currently have 3 console backups on mine.
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Works great in my PS3. Faster than the 500Gb Momentus XT I upgraded from. Backup and restore was 16+ hours but it worked without a problem.
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The short answer is, yes, it will. The PS3 uses a Serial ATA for the sixty gigabite drive that default modle came with. The longer answer is, yes, but its kinda overkill: the PlayStation has a max disk I/O of `bout 3 Mb and this disk will support up to 6 Mb. You could probably find one cheaper (look for a SATA II) `round here; but this should work too. As far as replacing the disk itself, check out this Gamespot article: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-upgrade-your-playstation-3-hard-drive/1100-6176090/ as it seems to cover all the basics.
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No, this is a 3.5 inch drive and PS3 requires a 2.5" drive for the internal drive in order to upgrade, and remember, when you swap internal drives on a PS3 you have to manually backup your data and restore it to the new drive.
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This drive has standard SATA connectors that fit the same as desktop drives. It's 2.5" so you need a mounting bracket to secure it into a desktop case. No special cables just a bracket so you can secure it into the case. It's surprising that there is no desktop version but they must feel that desktops have the room to use an SSD for boot/applications and a separate large drive for storage so the market is not there for a desktop hybrid. I don't agree but nobody is selling a 3.5" hybrid drive so I must be wrong.
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If you are trying to use this as an internal HDD, you might want to double check on the size there. That's a 3.5" HDD commonly used in desktops; unless you were planning on using this drive in an external HDD rig I would suggest you look into the 2.5" HDDs. *Suggestion: go with &lt;Western Digital Bare Drives 2.5 Inch, Low Profile, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8MB Cache 500GB Mobile Hard Drive, Blue WD5000LPVT&gt; it's only $3 more ($43.99) than that desktop HDD for double the capacity.
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Yes and no, I have had friends that have used ssd on there ps3 and the most they see is about 3 to 5 seconds. Which is an improvement, but not @ the cost of a ssd. Most of my other buddies just buy a 7200rpm hd or better for the same result and less cost.
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Hybrids are a blending of SSD and platter technologies that provide many of the benefits of each, so the usual choices are either 1-just the SSHD (the budget alternative) or 2-install both SSD for faster boots and loads of major apps and a standard HDD for larger data storage like videos, etc. I have installed SSHDs on both my primary notebook and desktop, and find that boots are much faster as are loads of the apps that I use all the time (Chrome and Thunderbird). Seagate maintains that the 6GB of Solid State (SS) in the SSHD is enough for most users... So unless are you wanting to spend a little more than twice as much for the second option (SSD and HDD) then Seagate's SSHD is a great compromise, J Hybrids are a blending of SSD and platter technologies that provide many of the benefits of each, so the usual choices are either 1-just the SSHD (the budget alternative) or 2-install both SSD for faster boots and loads of major apps and a standard HDD for larger data storage like videos, etc. I have installed SSHDs on both my primary notebook and desktop, and find that boots are much faster as are loads of the apps that I use all the time (Chrome and Thunderbird). Seagate maintains that the 6GB of Solid State (SS) in the SSHD is enough for most users... So unless are you wanting to spend a... » Read More Hybrids are a blending of SSD and platter technologies that provide many of the benefits of each, so the usual choices are either 1-just the SSHD (the budget alternative) or 2-install both SSD for faster boots and loads of major apps and a standard HDD for larger data storage like videos, etc. I have installed SSHDs on both my primary notebook and desktop, and find that boots are much faster as are loads of the apps that I use all the time (Chrome and Thunderbird). Seagate maintains that the 6GB of Solid State (SS) in the SSHD is enough for most users... So unless are you wanting to spend a little more than twice as much for the second option (SSD and HDD) then Seagate's SSHD is a great compromise, J « Show Less
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I do not see the point of changing the one it has already for the one you mentioned, because both are hybrids and the hybrids have a flaw when we talk about proper speed. Change for a proper SSD (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MZ-7TD250BW-Solid-State-2-5-Inch/dp/B009NHAEXE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1373543806&sr;=1-2&keywords;=samsung+ssd) than it will make a lot of difference on speed (boot up time and every day use). If you need more space, use an external drive for storage.
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It's not a SSHD or SSD. It's just a standard, 2TB HDD (but it works great)! I use it in my PS4. My friend who bought a hybrid 1TB HDD says he wishes he now got this one because mine loads up just a TAD bit slower than his and the gaming load times that he saves time on are barely felt with his SSHD. ;-)
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I installed the 128GB KingSpec PATA/IDE SSD into an IBM Thinkpad T43. I closed the lid and installed Linux Mint. Perfect ... no issues. It has worked much better than the previous std hard drive.
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I also purchased this drive as an upgrade for my 40 GB "Thick" PS3 and have not noticed any performance issues at all. I would not imagine that the slower rotational speed and smaller cache of this model is the reason for your issues. The increased data density likely makes up for the difference as more data is read during each rotation. Additionally, this drive (or likely any current model 2.5" HD) is much improved over the stock HD included in the PS3. While not an expert on hard drives, I believe there are a few reasons that you mat have issues: 1. The drive may be hesitating due to occasional thermal recalibration. 2. The drive may be trying to read data that is magnetically weaker, has correctable errors, and/or is re-allocating bad sectors. 3. The drive may be accessing data in a non-sequential fashion (e.g. fragmentation, or remapped sectors). Those are just hypotheses, so what I would do in your shoes is take the drive out and run a diagnostic and/or performance tool like HD Tune Pro. A program like that (or similar) can do a sector by sector read of your HD and show both bad sectors, but more importantly the seek time for each sector. If there are several sectors that significantly under-perform, it may indicate physical problems with your drive or significant remapped sectors. Additionally, tools like HD Tune Pro (or even the freeware version) will show S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic results and health counters to show if there are likely any current or likely imminent problems. Hope that helps and good luck with solving your issues!
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I buy the normal product (I mean the MyDigitalSSD SC2 Super Cache 2 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 NGFF M2 SSD Solid State Drive (128GB)) but I installed it as a normal HDD Disk, no as cache disk. I install the Windows 7x64 bits and run perfect! rapid! no crashes!
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From the reviews I've seen on Newegg, yes, this drive can upgrade a PS3 since it's 9.5mm height. I plan on buying one this week to upgrade my 120GB slim so I have more storage for the new wave of PS Plus games coming out
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One of the Seagate forum moderators stated that it's the same drive:http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Momentus-XT-Momentus-and/What-is-the-difference-between-the-Momentus-xt-500-G-models/m-p/85644