Dogs Rule on 25 July 2008
The point of the post is to allow people to decide if the compromise of size in favor of performance is worth it. Some people don't have a ton of media. 320GB would be overkill for me basically, so I went the performance route.
AS for the warranty, the post states that you might need the original HDD in case you need to ship your unit to Sony for servicing. Having all original components when you sent them your unit allows them to just grab a refurbished unit from the pile and sent it to you without them having to make sure you're not getting an extra HDD in the process. Of course it does not void your warranty, but it might be useful to have all original parts when sending your PS3 in for servicing.
