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Review on ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Seagate Momentus 5400 500GB Internal NB Hard Drive - Efficient 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s, 8MB Cache, 2.5 Inch ST9500325AS-Bare Drive by Gregory Braddock

Revainrating 5 out of 5

New hard drive for my PS3 Slim.

I recently bought a PS3 Slim from my local GameStop and ran it for 160GB. I didn't want to spend another hundred euros for 250 GB or more. Without thinking too much, I had to buy the model with the smallest capacity because I needed space immediately. and lots of it. The PS3 Slim uses a 5400 RPM drive for thermal reasons. While 720 RPM would have resulted in faster boot times and certainly higher system performance, I didn't want to risk my investment. After all the problems I've had in the past, I refuse to use WD hard drives, so I chose Seagate, a company that has never annoyed me or let me down. I found this beefy 500GB drive on Revain for a good price and had no hesitation in ordering it. The disc arrived at my house three days later and I greedily backed up my saves and started removing the 160GB Toshiba disc from my PS3 (I had no idea Sony used Toshiba discs in their consoles - the bothered me). I put the new disc back in and plugged the PS3 back in. It formatted the drive for me, and when I re-downloaded all my games, add-ons, maps, and saves, I still had a whopping 379GB of free space left. Much better than the highest PS3 OEM drive available. Only in Gran Turismo 5 was it possible to install game data on the hard drive to reduce loading times and make menus faster. The game is incredibly rich and beautiful on the Sony Grand Wega in my living room. All in all, I got exactly what I expected: another high-quality device from Seagate that will outlive the PS3 anyway. I am completely satisfied with my purchase and would recommend Seagate to anyone for any purpose. I mainly needed PS3 storage. Maybe you want to increase the storage capacity of your laptop or use it as an external drive. Whatever the application, this is the best hard drive company (in my opinion).

Pros
  • Pleasant to use
Cons
  • Speed