Started selling the new PS3, which is the most bargain replacement HDD?

In addition to realizing the conventional two-thirds thickness and low power consumption, the new PS3 which became inexpensive by mounting 120GB HDD was released on Thursday 3rd (Thursday), but the new type and the old type PS3 Because we can replace the built-in HDD with a commercially available HDD for a notebook computer and use it, we compared which HDD is the most affordable.

Besides installing the game, since it can play videos and music in various formats, the more the HDD capacity is, the more convenient PS 3 it is, but if you are thinking about replacing it may be a good idea to try it not.

Details are as below.
Major price comparison site "Price .comAccording to "HDD with the same specification as the built-in HDD of PS 3 (2.5 inches thick, 9.5 mm thick, Serial ATA connection), the unit price per 1 GB is the lowest and bargain HDD is 23:00 on September 4, 2009 Currently, it is Samsung's 500 GB model HDD "HM 500 JI". The price is 7450 yen and the unit price per 1GB is about 14.9 yen.

Price .com - Samsung HM 500JI (500GB 9.5mm) Compare Prices

By the way, the top 5 of the bargain HDD is all 500GB model, and it is summarized as follows. In parentheses are the main body price as of September 4, 2009 at 23:00 and the unit price per 1 GB.

First place:Samsung "HM 500 JI"(7450 ​​yen, 14.9 yen)
Second place:Hitachi"HTS 545050 B 9 A 300"(7850 yen, 15.7 yen)
3rd place:Fujitsu "MJA 2500 BH"(7849 yen, 15.7 yen)
4th:Toshiba"MK 5055 GSX"(7980 yen, 16 yen)
5th place:WESTERN DIGITAL "WD 5000 BEVT"(8090 yen, 16.2 yen)

Although it is designed to be able to be replaced if it is a HDD compatible with Serial ATA connection of 2.5 inch thickness and 9.5 mm thick basically, a report on whether or not it was available on PS3 on each HDD's "Reviews" page is posted Since there are times when it is done, it may be good to check those who are worried about whether they can truly be replaced.