Get 500GB on your PS3 with the Samsung M6

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Exclusive: There's only one way to unlock 500GB of storage on your PlayStation 3 -- using the new Samsung Spinpoint M6. Here's how to install it in five easy steps.

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Is that measly 40GB hard drive keeping you from downloading all your favorite movies and games from the PlayStation Store? Here are five easy to follow steps to supercharge your PS3 to a whopping 500 gigs for all your downloading pleasures. Watch the video walkthrough to see how it's done.

Step #1:

Purchase the Samsung M6 500GB hard drive (widely available online for around $230). Important note: The M6 is the only 500GB internal hard drive that will fit into the PS3. Use the PS3's Backup function to transfer saves and other content to a USB drive.

Step #2:

Unplug the PS3 and ground yourself. Open the PS3's hard drive access port, located on the side of the unit, with your fingernail.

Step #3:

Carefully unscrew the blue screw using the correct screwdriver bit (Philips Precise) using gentle pressure, taking care not to strip the screw. Pull out the metal hinge, and slide the hard drive tray out.

Step #4:

Unscrew the four screws that attach the hard drive to the metal tray, and remove the old hard drive (place old drive in anti-static bag).

Step #5:

Attach the new Samsung 500GB hard drive to the tray, replacing the four screws from the previous step. Slide the hard drive tray back into the PS3 port, and snap the metal hinge back into place, then replace the blue screw. Close the access port, power up your PS3, and replace the date stored on your USB drive. Voila -- you're done! Enjoy your massive storage space.

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Video walkthrough @ Source: http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/20...harge-your-ps3/

First time 500GB has been attempted, good news, but ouch at the price for the drive!

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How is this different from any other HDD installation?

It's not, but the Samsung M6 is the only 500GB drive that'll work for now supposedly.

Important note: The M6 is the only 500GB internal hard drive that will fit into the PS3
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It is news worthy. Up till now, anything over 320GB (I believe) wouldn't work.

Have there been any 2.5" over 320GB at this point? This is the worlds first 2.5" 500GB.

As I said, Samsung creating the disc is impressive, a 2.5" fitting in the 2.5" slot of the PS3 is not, it's stating the obvious. I don't mind the word spreading on this HDD either, just hate how the article is written. Like they have some sorta' secret on how to unlock 500GB on the PS3 or tells us something nobody knew.

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It has nothing to do with this being the first HDD at that size. You do realise that the bigger capacity HDD's physically won't fit in the PS3, right?

If you are telling me other 2.5" won't fit the 2.5" slot of the PS3, then I am willing to say sorry and correct my mistake.

If you are telling me 3.5" drives won't fit the 2.5" slot, you are stating the incredibly obvious.

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Have there been any 2.5" over 320GB at this point? This is the worlds first 2.5" 500GB.

It's not

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop/in...p;prodID=B99763

The first 500GB units that fit in the notebook industry standard 9.5mm height dimension are expected to hit the market next month and are produced by Samsung.

Hitachi also recently introduced the 500GB 2.5″ HDDs with a 12.5mm height.

The MHZ2 BT hard drives have a height of 12.5mm, which is not a standard dimension for 2.5-inch laptop hard drives.

Source: http://laptoping.com/fujitsu-mhz2-bt.html

Others exist, only the Samsung is 9.5mm but.

It has nothing to do with this being the first HDD at that size. You do realise that the bigger capacity HDD's physically won't fit in the PS3, right?

Yup, others exist, but none have fitted till now.

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If you are telling me other 2.5" won't fit the 2.5" slot of the PS3, then I am willing to say sorry and correct my mistake.

If you are telling me 3.5" drives won't fit the 2.5" slot, you are stating the incredibly obvious.

That is exactly what I'm saying. I'm sure AB already knows you're sorry though.

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Okay, this is the kinda news you'd expect to read in such an article. Hence why I think it's a crap article.

As I said above, my comments weren't targeted at you AB, I just hate these sensational articles with no information and stating something which on the surface, has been covered a million times. Had they actually said anything about the Hitachi drives and their physical hight 'problems' I could see the point of the article. But as it stands now, it's just an article on how to fit a 2.5" HDD which is even covered by the PS3 manual.

So I'm sorry to have thread crapped.

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Okay, this is the kinda news you'd expect to read in such an article. Hence why I think it's a crap article.

As I said above, my comments weren't targeted at you AB, I just hate these sensational articles with no information and stating something which on the surface, has been covered a million times. Had they actually said anything about the Hitachi drives and their physical hight 'problems' I could see the point of the article. But as it stands now, it's just an article on how to fit a 2.5" HDD which is even covered by the PS3 manual.

So I'm sorry to have thread crapped.

It's fine :) but I did point out in post 3 that it was the only 500GB drive to fit the PS3, the article says that itself - I took a direct quote from it, therefore the article does explain the uniqueness of the Samsung M6 to the PS3

I guess had you known other 2.5" 500GB drives are out and have been for a while, you'd of clicked.

Anyway, back on topic, is anyone going to grab a 500GB? I still think the price is too high for now, in comparison to what a 320GB will cost you (either plenty of space for your PS3).

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It's fine :) but I did point out in post 3 that it was the only 500GB drive to fit the PS3, the article says that itself - I took a direct quote from it, therefore the article does explain the uniqueness of the Samsung M6 to the PS3

I guess had you known other 2.5" 500GB drives are out and have been for a while, you'd of clicked.

I just searched for the Samsung M6 and everywhere it was being called "The worlds first 500GB 2.5", So I just assumed you guys were talking about ordinary HDD's or something else. :)

But as for my self, still using the 60GB and It's barely 20% full at this point. I'll probably wait a year or so before I consider upgrading, by then a 500GB should be at an affordable level.

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Stay away from Pixmania!

They've been reported and features on television around here a number of times. Horrible service, extremely late delivery, broken goods and even not delivering at all even though they withdrew the money.

So unless they changed the last months, save yourself the trouble.

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