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ServiusTheBear · 11/28/2014

Brand new PS3 12gb £80. Brand new PS3 500gb Super Slim £229. Now to my question. Is it easy enough

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Jaks posted on Nov 28, 2014 4:50:05 PM - Report post

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originally posted by Neo7

I've done it before. It's nothing special. Accepts standard laptop hard drives. Amusingly the stock HDD my PS3 came with had a sticker on it that said "Not for laptop use" suggesting it was very low spec.

You may lose save data that's on it though so don't invest saves on it if you do intend to upgrade it.

Yah, thing I saw said that means that drive doesn't park its heads when idling so any movement or jarring, bumping, etc., could scratch the platters.

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ServiusTheBear posted on Nov 28, 2014 5:49:36 PM - Report post

I had a wee look and found some instructions on the PS website. Also I tend to keep saves on USB's. So looks like al grab the 12gb one and change it

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ClassicReign posted on Nov 30, 2014 5:58:14 AM - Report post

Go for the PS3 12GB if it's one of those fat models. If the console came, originally, with 80GB or less then it can play PS2 titles which is, you know, a big plus.

If the PS3 12GB is not a Super Slim and its model number is below CECH- 21XXB, you could downgrade it and then JB it. Aftwards, upgrade its hard drive from a trusted store like "www.newegg.com/">Newegg.

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ServiusTheBear posted on Nov 30, 2014 7:10:29 AM - Report post

I wont be JB it. Also I still have a prefectly workig PS2 . The £80 one is just normal sized one after the PS3 came out when they took BWC off.

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ClassicReign posted on Nov 30, 2014 11:16:45 AM - Report post

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originally posted by Toki

I wont be JB it. Also I still have a prefectly workig PS2 . The £80 one is just normal sized one after the PS3 came out when they took BWC off.

If that's the case, then, stil, buy the PS3 12GB one and just upgrade its HDD. You'll save a couple of euros doing so. If your wondering about hardware difference, then it's small. The newer models consume less wats and cool better than the fat models. Other than that, same ... maybe.

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