Comments on: Buying a PS3 on eBay http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/976/buying-a-ps3-on-ebay/ A blog by a one-man gamer, programmer and hobbyist. Spreading views of life and leisure, tech and toys. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:30:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cr8 http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/976/buying-a-ps3-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-434 cr8 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:59:29 +0000 http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/?p=976#comment-434 i haven't actually done it yet, but i read that there's a backup tool on the ps3. if i can, i'll probably throw everything onto a usb flash (then probably throw in onto one of my external HDs). i'm not sure how big the backup will be. i guess i can stand to lose all the trailers i dl'ed b/c that'll probably be 10 GB easy. i haven’t actually done it yet, but i read that there’s a backup tool on the ps3. if i can, i’ll probably throw everything onto a usb flash (then probably throw in onto one of my external HDs). i’m not sure how big the backup will be. i guess i can stand to lose all the trailers i dl’ed b/c that’ll probably be 10 GB easy.

]]> By: thaichaiguy http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/976/buying-a-ps3-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-433 thaichaiguy Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:42:55 +0000 http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/?p=976#comment-433 Yea the mandatory installs are kind of a pain. It's like a buzz kill every time you throw in a new game. What method are you using to backup your HD? Yea the mandatory installs are kind of a pain. It’s like a buzz kill every time you throw in a new game. What method are you using to backup your HD?

]]> By: cr8 http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/976/buying-a-ps3-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-432 cr8 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:23:56 +0000 http://blog.thaichaiguy.com/?p=976#comment-432 yo, i hope your ps3 hasn't gotten too much play (or i'm not sure if you've done this already) but you should already get a new hard drive. if you haven't already done so, you should try google it and a few sites will instruct you on how to do so - it's surprisingly simple. plus, i'm pretty sure it won't void the warranty since it has a slot to take it out anyway. for the initial ps3s, 40-60 GB is crazy small, especially for HD stuff. GTAIV alone takes 3.5 GB to save. all the "cutting down of load times" eats away at your hard drive. i'm about to beef mine up to 500GB. yo, i hope your ps3 hasn’t gotten too much play (or i’m not sure if you’ve done this already) but you should already get a new hard drive. if you haven’t already done so, you should try google it and a few sites will instruct you on how to do so – it’s surprisingly simple. plus, i’m pretty sure it won’t void the warranty since it has a slot to take it out anyway.

for the initial ps3s, 40-60 GB is crazy small, especially for HD stuff. GTAIV alone takes 3.5 GB to save. all the “cutting down of load times” eats away at your hard drive.

i’m about to beef mine up to 500GB.

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