What Size Hardrive???

[positron1]

I know nothing of the console systems and I'm trying to decide which size hardrive to get, 120gb or 250gb. I have my PC for music and p0rn and all the other stuff you get off the interwebs so the smaller hardrive should be right up my alley yes?

[Morph]

Im guessing you have a PS3

[Nali]

I take it thats PS3.....before you make the purchase i would like to refer you to the superior console known as the Xbox 360.

Buy the 60GB Xbox 360 and call it a day.

But if you are dead set on getting a PS3 get the cheapest one you can find.HDDs are upgradeable so no point splurging until you actually run out of disk space.

[RCA]

Or he could be mentioning the Elite vs MW2 Xboxs, but either way here is the scoop

If you are interested in a Xbox:- Xbox allows you to "install" games onto the HDD. It runs the games much quieter and allows for faster loading times.- Each Xbox game is around 4GBs - 6.7GBs- I have a 20GB Xbox HDD and I can only have about 2 games installed at a time, but I play 3 or 4.- If you plan on having a larger game library and like the pros of installing games, I would opt for the larger HDDs.

If you are interested in a PS3:- They don't have the ability to "install" games like Xbox- I have a 60GB PS3 and I only use 1GB or so. The largest gaming file I have is about 5MBs (NCAA 09)

But you have to take into consideration that each HDD size for consoles usually gives you other options. So if you want wireless gaming remember that base PS3s have smaller HDDs but it does not come with the wireless option. I am not to sure about the different Xbox options but wireless internet will cost you about $80 for a wireless adapter

[MinisterofDOOM]

Also, the Xbox 360 allows you to purchase FULL 360 titles via XBL download. Obviously if you intend do do much of this, you'll need a big hard drive. The upside to "Games on demand" is that you don't need a disc in the drive. Even if you install a game from a disc copy, you still need the disc for copy protection purposes.

If I were buying a 360 today, there would be no question: I'd get the 250 gig version. I'm pretty irritated MS isn't offering that drive as an upgrade.

[RCA]

Good point, PS3 also has the ability to DL games online.

[positron1]

Im guessing you have a PS3

Actually I don't have either yet, I'm still on the fence about which system to get. Thanks for all the info people, very helpful to me!

[krazydriver]

If I were buying a 360 today, there would be no question: I'd get the 250 gig version. I'm pretty irritated MS isn't offering that drive as an upgrade.

OR

Buy yourself a 120gb harddrive for $50 from Newegg and hack it to work on your 360 as outlined here - http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?topic=11813.0

[MinisterofDOOM]

OR

Buy yourself a 120gb harddrive for $50 from Newegg and hack it to work on your 360 as outlined here - http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?topic=11813.0

Except that 120GB isn't as big as 250GB.

[car nut]

OR

Just play games on a PC. You can build a good gaming PC for $500 (if your current one is a little older) and it can also double as an actual PC. Online gaming is free, all upgradable content is free and graphics are leaps and bounds ahead of any console you'll find. Plus for games like COD, the online play is way better.

[positron1]

I've got a great PC but I want a console to play those games that you can't get on PC.

[Nali]

OR

Just play games on a PC. You can build a good gaming PC for $500 (if your current one is a little older) and it can also double as an actual PC. Online gaming is free, all upgradable content is free and graphics are leaps and bounds ahead of any console you'll find. Plus for games like COD, the online play is way better.

What if i want to play Forza 3 or Halo 3 or Crackdown or Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 or BlazBlue or Ace Combat 6 or Alan Wake or Lost odyssey or PGRx or Too Human?

[MinisterofDOOM]

I've got a great PC but I want a console to play those games that you can't get on PC.

Yup. I have an awesome PC. And a 360 and a Wii.