PlayStation 3 SSD Upgrade Makes it Load Faster

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Well, of course it does.

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  • nevertell
    FYI, faster drives are faster !
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  • RADIO_ACTIVE
    The load times in GT are very long, but I can't see my self purchasing a SSD to throw in my PS3. BTW I like what they did with Shawn White snowboarding their loading screens are an endless half pipe that you can ride on while the mountain is loading.
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  • Isn't the point of consoles to plug and play, not to install, wait, and then play?
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  • Trialsking
    nevertellFYI, faster drives are faster !
    In other news, the sky is blue and water is wet....
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  • chunkymonster
    I just assume retire my RAID0 velociraptors for an SSD before I get an SSD for my PS3...besides the long load times allows me to drink some beer or hit the bong, whichever is closest :-o
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  • JasonAkkerman
    WHAT??? SSD's are faster then HDD's? When did this happen?
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  • kashifme21
    Well how would you trim the drive on the PS3?
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  • microterf
    meh, so you can quickly get to your crappy console graphics. I'll stick with a ssd in a PC, and graphics the way they're meant to be seen.
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  • If there's any disk caching going on in the PS3, consider the need to replace the SSD frequently.
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  • chickenhoagie
    PS3's use mechanical harddrives? i had no idea..
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