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For those interested in upgrading their PS3's HDD, Newegg has a good price on the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 320gb 7200rpm HDD. It's currently discounted from $79.99 to $69.99, but with the coupon code below you can get it even cheaper for $64.99. The shipping is free and Newegg doesn't charge tax (except in CA).
Model Brand Seagate
Series Momentus 7200.4
Model ST9320423AS
Performance Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 320GB
Cache 16MB
Average Latency 4.17ms
RPM 7200 RPM
Physical Spec Form Factor 2.5"
Features Native Command Queuing
Green features:
- Lowest-power 7200-RPM laptop hard drive yet
- Ramp load features improve idle power consumption
State-of-the-art error correction
Fluid dynamic bearing motor
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-HardDrivesNotebooksLaptops-_-LC3B-_-22148446
Coupon Code: EMCLVNW32
It only has 13 reviews on Newegg at the moment. Most of them are positive, but a few customers complained of reliability problems with the drives. Personally, I'm willing to risk the chance of a bad drive, since Newegg is very good about returns.
Model Brand Seagate
Series Momentus 7200.4
Model ST9320423AS
Performance Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 320GB
Cache 16MB
Average Latency 4.17ms
RPM 7200 RPM
Physical Spec Form Factor 2.5"
Features Native Command Queuing
Green features:
- Lowest-power 7200-RPM laptop hard drive yet
- Ramp load features improve idle power consumption
State-of-the-art error correction
Fluid dynamic bearing motor
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-HardDrivesNotebooksLaptops-_-LC3B-_-22148446
Coupon Code: EMCLVNW32
It only has 13 reviews on Newegg at the moment. Most of them are positive, but a few customers complained of reliability problems with the drives. Personally, I'm willing to risk the chance of a bad drive, since Newegg is very good about returns.