I'm upgrading my PS4 and I'm just not tech savvy enough to decide between this and the Western Digital 1 TB WD Blue SATA II, any help?
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This drive is bigger and I have not had problems in the PS 4. I put it in as soon as I got the PS 4. With the size of the games the extra space is handy. This is the largest drive that currently fits in the PS 4.
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If you download a lot of digital games and movies this is great because you will have a lot of space. Or if you are like me and like to own physical discs of games then choose the cheaper one.
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All I can tell you is that I had this drive for 6 months and it works perfectly, it is 1.5TB. Again I can't compare because I have not owned the 1TB Blue SATA
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just like you i'm not a tech savvy but this item is working perfect on my ps4and 1.5 tb is better than 1tb ;) (the 500gb from my ps4, I installed it on my ps3)
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Be sure to measure size for fit 7mm, 9mm, 12mm, 15mm, etc., and spec out drive accordingly or it may not fit the bay......
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The 1.5TB model is much higher density, which could result in faster performance in some cases. I have been using the HGST 1.5 tb drive in a macbook ODD bay for a few months now and I am very happy with it. The only thing to consider for a PS4 is how important the hard drive speed is. If you care a lot about hard drive speed, then a Hybrid Drive like the Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive would be a better choice.
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From past experiences with WD I stopped using them several years ago. Seagate or Hitachi would be a better choice in my opinion.
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As someone mentioned, WD Purple is specifically designed for your exact purpose. As far as brands go, I have found WD to be extremely reliable.Search this one on Amazon if you still need a hard drive. At the moment a 2TB WD Purple is also under $100:WD 2 TB WD Purple SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM AV Hard Drive 2 sata_6_0_gb 64 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare or OEM Drives WD20PURX
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SATA. Brand? Based on it uses a SATA interface, I would go with a brand your familiar with. Western Digital is my #1 choice for most of my things. Or Seagate.
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both are SATA. the major difference comes between the Western Digital Red Blue and Green lines. Red is Network Attached storage and server line quality. usually they are better built than your standard Blue but cost more than the Blue. as i just mentioned the WD Blue is the mainstream line drive. Green is a more energy efficient line of hard drive.For example i had a computer with a old Quantium Fireball IDE drive and i replaced it with a larger Western Digital Blue IDE and it worked fine.
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I would recommend using one on Thecus's compatibility list: http://www.thecus.com/download/compatibility/hdd/N4520SERIES_N2800_N4800_N4800Eco_N5550_N4510U_N7510_HDD_SSD_list.pdfAlso consider that Enterprise rated drives will last longer and potentially perform a bit faster, but might not be worth the price bump for just backups.
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Based on Sony's upgrade instructions, it looks like a 2.5 inch SATA drive like the WD will work in any PS3 model (https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/362/~/upgrade-the-hard-disk-drive-(hdd)). I have not had any trouble with the drive since installing it in my formerly-160BG PS3.
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I bought a Seagate 1tB about two years ago. I've had to have it replaces twice already and I'm looking for a third replacement. I still have a 150Gb WD drive that I bought nearly a decade ago. In my experience, I would go with the WD... I'm about to buy this one.
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I would never consider a 4 TB boot drive because I do not believe it's a great idea to keep data on the boot drive, for many valid reasons. I would also never build a system with a traditional platter HD. I installed an SD in my laptop, saw what I'd been missing, and installed one in my primary desktop. Best upgrade I ever made.I use WD Caviar Black drives for all of my data, as secondary drives. One issue with 4 TB drives is that some devices for streaming will not recognize them at all (Such as the WD TV Live).
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I would go with the Seagate 1TB for the price. More space the better, and it is a very good price. I love Seagate drives, plus their DiscWizard in a great program.
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In general , I prefer WD over Seagate. Personally, I have had more Seagate failures . The price is also very fair for the WD blue.
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New 1.06 FW was just released this morning... with support for 1.5TB drives.I'd watch for problem reports on D-Link's forum for a little while before trusting it with important data, just in case there is a bug.
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I have a variety installed - mainly used for storage of movies/music and vmware. If you want reliability, stick with the reds. I went for cost - so have WD, Seagate and Hitachi. Have only had 1 WD give me an issue in 3 years (10 3 Tb drives) - so when the 3 Tb drive failed, I replaced it with a 4 Tb and let the hybrid raid expand..
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It's been a while since I ordered this, but I *think* it was the bare drive. Can't be sure, but on another note, I wouldn't recommend Seagate. I own a computer repair shop, and we see more Seagate drives crash than any of the other brands combined. Go with a Western Digital!
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If it's SATA to SATA yes. You need to do a Google search to find out what the specs are on your ps4. Here's a starting point http://www.idganswers.com/question/10898/can-i-add-an-external-hard-drive-to-a-ps4
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Yes, it's the correct kind of drive for the PS4. However this drive is a 5400 RPM drive, and you'd get better performance from your PS4 if you use a 7200 RPM drive like the HGST Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, also available here on amazon.com for $79.99. The amazon page is at this link: http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-7200RPM-Internal/dp/B0097LG9U8/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1385788041&sr=1-2&keywords=1+tb+7200+rpm+hard+drive Good luck!
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Here is a link to a review that does a comparison: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/5790/nas-hdd-showdown-wd-red-vs-seagate-nas/index.html