The Half-Terabyte Playstation 3 (500GB PS3) - Blu-ray Forum

superdynamite · 05-20-2008, 02:45 AM

What's up Guy's & Gals,

So, I've upgraded a dozen or so PS3's Hard Drives for friends and family to 160GB - 250GB. I currently have a 160GB PS3 but now I might have to upgrade. Check this out:

Samsung Ships World's First 2.5" Half-Terabyte Mobile Hard Drive for Notebook PCs

Samsung Ships World's First 2.5" Half-Terabyte Mobile Hard Drive for Notebook PCs
San Jose, CA on Mar 04, 2008
San Jose, CA, March 4, 2008 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, announced today that it is shipping the world's first half-terabyte (500GB) 2.5" mobile hard drive – the new Spinpoint M6. The Spinpoint M6 is designed to fit the industry's standard 9.5mm height dimension and armed with a massive 500GB capacity, the drive is targeted to meet the growing storage needs of today's notebook computers as well as slim form factor PCs and high density mobile applications.

"Our customers require more and more notebook storage for their data, video and music files", said Andy Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. "Our Spinpoint M6 easily fits within notebook PCs with no modification to the notebook PC chassis, giving users more storage power than ever before."

Samsung's new Spinpoint M6 consists of three 167GB platters in a 2.5" hard drive frame measuring just 9.5mm in height. This critical feature gives notebook PC manufacturers the option of easily integrating the Spinpoint M6 into the tens of millions of notebook PCs that ship every quarter.

Mainstream notebook PCs can now support capacity of up to one terabyte by employing two Samsung Spinpoint M6 drives. For premium notebook PCs, the Spinpoint M6 meets the Microsoft fast-boot design requirements and supports ramp load and unload of up to 600,000 times.

The Spinpoint M6 500GB hard drive features a 5400rpm spindle speed, a 8MB cache, and 3.0Gbps SATA interface with a Free-Fall-Sensor available as an optional feature. Perpendicular Magnetic Recording technology enables the 500GB drive to store 160,000 digital images, 125 hours of DVD movies, or 60 hours of high definition video images. The drive also features Samsung's Flying-on-Demand head technology that improves recording stability over changing temperature ranges.

The Spinpoint M6 is currently shipping with an MSRP of $299.

SEE 500GB HDD Article HERE

I'm ordering one now. I'll let you know how it works out.

samsonite · 05-20-2008, 02:47 AM

wow. i have to look into this. that's amazing.

PS3-Playb3yond · 05-20-2008, 02:53 AM

That is a lot of space. How would this effect the PS3's performance?

jimmy242 · 05-20-2008, 02:55 AM

i might finally upgrade

DNA · 05-20-2008, 02:55 AM

500 gigs. Jeez! I can't wait to here how this works.

superdynamite · 05-20-2008, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

That is a lot of space. How would this effect the PS3's performance?

I'll post my results in a few days.

PS3-Playb3yond · 05-20-2008, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdynamite

I'll post my results in a few days.

You already got it?

superdynamite · 05-20-2008, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

You already got it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdynamite

I'm ordering one now. I'll let you know how it works out.

.

Idealsupra · 05-20-2008, 03:01 AM

So MSRP of 299...how much did you get one for?

PS3-Playb3yond · 05-20-2008, 03:04 AM

$125 at Amazon. Is this the same one?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...1252573&sr=8-1

Idealsupra · 05-20-2008, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

$125 at Amazon. Is this the same one?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...1252573&sr=8-1

If thats the same one that is an AWESOME price.... Im definitley keeping an eye on this thread.... let me know how it changes the speed of the PS3 when you put it in ...and how much more the fan has to work lol.

Simplayer · 05-20-2008, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

$125 at Amazon. Is this the same one?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...1252573&sr=8-1

That one's a desktop harddrive.

superdynamite · 05-20-2008, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

$125 at Amazon. Is this the same one?

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...1252573&sr=8-1

No. It's the Samsung M6 2.5

PS3-Playb3yond · 05-20-2008, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplayer

That one's a desktop harddrive.

Oh, sorry.

superdynamite · 05-20-2008, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idealsupra

So MSRP of 299...how much did you get one for?

Looks like it will be available in a couple of days. I'll post when I find out the prices and where it's available.

HiDefSushi · 05-20-2008, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdynamite

Samsung Ships World's First 2.5" Half-Terabyte Mobile Hard Drive for Notebook PCs ...

I have to get one of these. 500GB PS3!!!!

BluDrum · 05-20-2008, 03:22 AM

500gigs. DANG. That's what I call an upgrade. Imagine going from 40gb to 500gb. what a jump.

bdLuvr · 05-20-2008, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluDrum

500gigs. DANG. That's what I call an upgrade. Imagine going from 40gb to 500gb. what a jump.

what about the RPM? 5400 good enough?

dk3dknight · 05-20-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdLuvr

what about the RPM? 5400 good enough?

The one in the ps3 is 5400 rpm..

For laptop hard drives 5400 rpm is normal except on desktop computers, 7200 rpm is always preferred, of course they do make hard drives that hit 10000 rpms... but at this point you would need to worry about heat distribution, obviously a hard drive that spins slower would probably produce less heat then one at 7200 rpm, and one at 10000 rpm would generate even more heat.

Im not saying that would actually cause a problem nor giving analysis to suggest that just perhaps throwing that thought out to the wilderness.

MCAN · 05-20-2008, 01:54 PM

I was going to put either 320GB or 500GB in my PS3 but I heard there was some limit in storage space that the PS3 will allow. Somewhere around 250GB. Maybe I'm wrong.
Come to think of it, the limit may have been because of physical size - larger capacities are slightly larger to fit more platters/heads and the PS3 only has a certain sized slot. I think that's all rubbish though.

Looking forward to the results.

05-20-2008, 02:45 AM	#1
superdynamite Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NYC	The Half-Terabyte Playstation 3 (500GB PS3) What's up Guy's & Gals, So, I've upgraded a dozen or so PS3's Hard Drives for friends and family to 160GB - 250GB. I currently have a 160GB PS3 but now I might have to upgrade. Check this out: Samsung Ships World's First 2.5" Half-Terabyte Mobile Hard Drive for Notebook PCs Samsung Ships World's First 2.5" Half-Terabyte Mobile Hard Drive for Notebook PCs San Jose, CA on Mar 04, 2008 San Jose, CA, March 4, 2008 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, announced today that it is shipping the world's first half-terabyte (500GB) 2.5" mobile hard drive – the new Spinpoint M6. The Spinpoint M6 is designed to fit the industry's standard 9.5mm height dimension and armed with a massive 500GB capacity, the drive is targeted to meet the growing storage needs of today's notebook computers as well as slim form factor PCs and high density mobile applications. "Our customers require more and more notebook storage for their data, video and music files", said Andy Higginbotham, director of hard drive sales and marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. "Our Spinpoint M6 easily fits within notebook PCs with no modification to the notebook PC chassis, giving users more storage power than ever before." Samsung's new Spinpoint M6 consists of three 167GB platters in a 2.5" hard drive frame measuring just 9.5mm in height. This critical feature gives notebook PC manufacturers the option of easily integrating the Spinpoint M6 into the tens of millions of notebook PCs that ship every quarter. Mainstream notebook PCs can now support capacity of up to one terabyte by employing two Samsung Spinpoint M6 drives. For premium notebook PCs, the Spinpoint M6 meets the Microsoft fast-boot design requirements and supports ramp load and unload of up to 600,000 times. The Spinpoint M6 500GB hard drive features a 5400rpm spindle speed, a 8MB cache, and 3.0Gbps SATA interface with a Free-Fall-Sensor available as an optional feature. Perpendicular Magnetic Recording technology enables the 500GB drive to store 160,000 digital images, 125 hours of DVD movies, or 60 hours of high definition video images. The drive also features Samsung's Flying-on-Demand head technology that improves recording stability over changing temperature ranges. The Spinpoint M6 is currently shipping with an MSRP of $299. SEE 500GB HDD Article HERE I'm ordering one now. I'll let you know how it works out.

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05-20-2008, 02:47 AM	#2
samsonite Banned Member since:Feb 2008	wow. i have to look into this. that's amazing.

05-20-2008, 02:53 AM	#3
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	That is a lot of space. How would this effect the PS3's performance?

05-20-2008, 02:55 AM	#4
jimmy242 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	i might finally upgrade

05-20-2008, 02:55 AM	#5
DNA Banned Member since:Feb 2008	500 gigs. Jeez! I can't wait to here how this works.

05-20-2008, 03:01 AM	#9
Idealsupra Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:30	So MSRP of 299...how much did you get one for?

05-20-2008, 03:04 AM	#10
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	$125 at Amazon. Is this the same one? http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpo...1252573&sr=8-1

05-20-2008, 03:22 AM	#17
BluDrum Banned Member since:Feb 2008	500gigs. DANG. That's what I call an upgrade. Imagine going from 40gb to 500gb. what a jump.

05-20-2008, 01:54 PM	#20
MCAN Member Member since:Mar 2008	I was going to put either 320GB or 500GB in my PS3 but I heard there was some limit in storage space that the PS3 will allow. Somewhere around 250GB. Maybe I'm wrong. Come to think of it, the limit may have been because of physical size - larger capacities are slightly larger to fit more platters/heads and the PS3 only has a certain sized slot. I think that's all rubbish though. Looking forward to the results.

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