ps3 40GB Or 60GB
 

Excuse me been a little bit tick on these matter.

Is it just the memory size here we`re talking and if so how much difference does it make.

The 1st one to say 20GB is not funny.....FACT

PS3 60GB is backward compatible with PS2 games 40GB is not.

Check this site for a more detailed technical difference.

60GB PS3 vs 40GB PS3

If you cannot get your hands on a 60GB, wait for the 80GB.

Or you could always fit your own 120g HDD if your not bothered about playing PS2 games.

Is that correct, I though the BC was a software issue.

you also miss out on card reader and for me most importantly SACD funtion

Try pc world they are still advertising 60gb packages but it's a post code lottery, when I got mine I got 2 games + 60gb version for £349.99 they were also doing a £439.99 package with 4 games an extra conroller, charger and remote for the DVD which I thought was good value but didn't fancy 3 of the 4 games, I don't do wrestling ! :)

The lads on av forums have also noticed Game are still getting a few in, but a 4 disc package for £400 + but you have to be lucky I watched their site the other night and they had stock of 3 different packages but sold out within an hour.

I believe the 80gb hasn't been confirmed for the UK but its almost certain it will come, you can get a yank one on line for $499 !! I would imagine when it comes out here it wont be £349.99 +2 games.

I heard a rumour that Sony are upping the prices of the games come March :wonder:

Debenhams have got the 60GB models in on their website, but at inflated prices.

Sony aren't as fussy about upgrading the HDD in the PS3 as MS are with the 360, Sony know its going to happen sooner or later so have just accepted it - you can change quite easily apparently, just have to take a panel off the back and its there to be whipped out and replaced by any Laptop SATA drive - 320gb drives are proving pretty popular by all accounts - gives a minor performance boost also - with the emphasis on "minor".

Had a PS3 for 6 months and despite having loads of PS2 games, none have them have ever been anywhere near the new console - not tried the card reader either, but as it's no trouble connecting the PS3 to my computer (automatically found it wirelessly) its not really necessary and I'm not suprised Sony ditched it.

Wouldn't be suprised if the backwards compatibilty was included in a future update but I doubt its a feature thats a driving factor behind people buying one.

40gb or 60gb, either way, once you've gotten use to 1080p - you wont want to dirty it with SD material.

I'd be interested to know, now the hype has died down, just how many games DO support 1080p on PS3. Seems developers are finding it hard enough to bring the PS3 version up to scratch with Xbox360 at 720p, never mind 1080p - assassins creed an example, which looks a little juddery on PS3 at 720p

Argos just emailed me to say they had new 60GB PS3 stock in.

PS3 gets DIY upgrade - www.t3.com

They say it is easy to do, I will be giving it a try next year.

Don't know why I even posted "Is that correct, I though the BC was a software issue." because you clearly say if you're not bothered about PS2 games.

Blonde moment, totally misread what you were saying :rolleyes:

:) :)

IIRC the current drive is a 5400rpm and replacing it with a 7200rpm drive gives a minor performance boost - wonder how quick it'll get with an SSD drive in there?

:thumb:

bit of overkill, you affluent fecker! :lol1:

you seen the hyperdrive ?
HyperDrive 4 Redefines Solid State Storage | Tom's Hardware

There was an article on engadget yesterday about someone who's built a RAID 0 array containing 9 SSD drives - it reads and writes 4gb files in 4 secs... :eek:

back to be PS3 though - the read time on BR in games is a bit on the slow side - vehicle selection in MotorStorm is endless...

:eek2:

Very true and very annoying :(

off topic is there a comparision site re: the xbox 360s..

Just seen a PCWorld advert on telly saying they have the 60gb models back in stock. Funny that as they aren't listed on their website :rolleyes: