Does anyone here have experience with upgrading a PS3's hard drive?
My 80GB PS3 has been pretty much filled to capacity for some time now. I've been able to manage new installs and downloads by deleting game data for some old titles, but I don't think I can keep that up for much longer. So, I think it's about time to upgrade the hard drive on my PS3.
I've been reading up on how to perform the hard drive upgrade and it seems pretty straight forward and easy to do. However one thing has been holding me back from doing the upgrade, and that's deciding which hard drive to buy and use. After reading a bunch of reviews, a common problem among some manufacturers seems to be aggressive head parking of the hard drive, which can cause the PS3 to pause and stutter when attempting to read from the hard drive. I've seen this complaint pop up in a few reviews of the Western Digital 500GB (WD5000BEVT). Despite this, it seems to be a popular hard drive to use for upgrading your PS3. Many other reviews have reported no problems at all.
So, what has your experience been? Have you encountered any issues like the one mentioned above? Which hard drive model did you upgrade with?
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