12Gb PS3.....

[Coby.]

Would a 12Gb PS3 be adequate storage for someone who mainly just plays games such as Call of Duty so would only really be downloading the Map packs?

I should imagine there will not be any movies/music/photos being stored on it?

Being asked by a friend and I'm unsure if 12Gb would be sufficient?

 

[GarethM]

Personally no, I struggled to keep games on with my original 40gb PS3, but I did have 3 games stored on there. If he only plays one game then he may be fine. But if he plays more he'll struggle.

 

[Sargara]

For £125 i would make it work personally lol. Bigger than Xbox's 4gb model and people seem to make do with that.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/playstation-3-12gb-slim-console-125-using-voucher-code-tesco-1380414

 

[JON13S]

I've had to put 500gb in mine. I don't play it often but it's the down load able content and updates that sap the storage.

 

[Coby.]

I think I'll advise to stretch to a bigger storage version

 

[JON13S]

Easy enough to swap out the hard drive though. So if you have access to a cheap hard drive you can do whatever you to.

 

[Coby.]

It's a girl looking to buy a brand new ps3.... Can't see her pulling it to bits somehow.

 

[LiamR172]

How hard is it to swap to a bigger hard drive? My mrs has bought me a 12GB slim ps3 and i think the 12GB will be too little for me?

 

[Gavin.]

Apparently it's easy to install a bigger drive but you have to buy the hard drive caddy separately as there is not one in the 12gb machine.

 

[Darren S]

I think I'll advise to stretch to a bigger storage version

I would. Although the console versions of some games don't have the added textures of the PC alternative - Max Payne 3 alone was a 31GB install. Drive space and memory is so cheap these days - I would have to have some serious benefits given to me, not to upgrade.

D.

 

[guysy]

Think im going to get the 12gb model for 125, get a hard drive caddy for a tenner then pick up a 320gb drive for 36 quid from ebuyer.

 

[Tommo.]

Can't believe these can be bought for £125 now, I paid £165 last week!!! I doubt 12GB will last anyone very long, but there is always the option to upgrade the HDD at a later date if needed.

So with a caddy does this just connect via USB?

 

[guysy]

Nope it sits in a mounting bracket inside, its just you have to buy the bracket as the slims don't come with one I think.

http://www.gamefront.com/how-to-upgrade-or-replace-your-ps3-hard-drive/

Although can anyone tell me is the 12gb flash? if i buy a HD at a later date can the hard drive just be an slave drive, or will I have to format it all and start again loosing any saved data?

 

[Gavin.]

By the way just incase anyone was thinking it, you cant use the same HD caddy that in your fat or slim ps3. They redesigned it in the super slim.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009CV1OVC/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[kerry-w]

Id get a bigger hard drive, ive had my 60GB since launch and its only got 500mb left on there, thats just with updates, game saves, game installs and the odd map pack etc. How hard is it to transfer the data to a new drive? Got a few spare ones dotted around now but never bothered to look into it as moving my saves seemed like a lot of hassle!

 

[Gavin.]

It's easy enough to do a full backup to an external hard drive then you can just restore onto the new machine. I did that when I replaced my 60gb hd with a 320gb