500GB Samsung laptop hard drive from the SpinPoint M6 range. SATA 3Gbps connection and with 8MB cache. 5400rpm and data transfer of 300MB/sec.
Samsung is one of the most reliable brands in the hard drive market and we are pleased to recommend this 500GB SpinPoint M6 hard drive, which is designed for notebook computers with the SATA interface. Also suitable for the Sony PS3.
Features
• Max. 167GB formatted capacity per disk • ATA Security Mode Feature Set
• SATA Native Command Queuing Feature • ATA S.M.A.R.T. Feature Set
• TuMR/PMR head with FOD technology • SilentSeek™
• Serial ATA 3.0Gbps Interface Support • NoiseGuard™
• Load/Unload Head Technology
SPECIFICATIONS
CAPACITY
500GB
FORM FACTOR
2.5" notebook hard drive
INTERFACE TYPE
SATA
CACHE
8MB cache
RPM
5400rpm
DEVICE TYPE
Internal Hard Drive, 2.5"
DATA TRANSFER RATES
300MB/sec
HDD DETAILS
2.5" Samsung HDD
DIMENSIONS
100mm x 69.85mm x 9.5mm
WEIGHT
115g
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
5 to 55 ℃ (operational)
-40 to 70 ℃ (non-operational)
SHOCK TOLERANCE
325 G
WARRANTY
3 years warranty
USER REVIEWS
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Perfect for PS3
MemoryC and Delivery aside (because they were abysmal) the HDD works like a dream for the PS3 (which is why I bought it) and you can buy with confidence if you are thinking of this item for that purpose.
A simple switch with the current HDD followed by a format of the new one, once installed, equals 465/500gb of HDD space, ready to be consumed by all the great content on the PSN.
I've had no problems with load speeds, read times and other such "reported" problems. Every game I own and have purchased works 100% and all of my old content restored from backup without a hitch.
This user purchased this item from us.
Mike Faulkner
September 28th 2008
Awesome for PS3, ish
A thing to consider with a new hard drive for PS3 is whether to quick format or full format. A quick format on a new drive, in my experience, doesn't seem to make the system very stable for long periods of time, so I opt for full. I had a 250GB Scorpio before and that took 16hrs, it was also a slightly quicker drive than the Samsung. I know the PS3 format utility is slow (30hrs for Samsung) but the drive real estate makes it worthwhile.
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