Hacking Which internal HDD do you recommend for PS4?

[Naxster]

Hello!

As some of you might know, my (Seagate FireCuda 2.5" SSHD (2 TB) ST2000LX001) got corrupted the other day and I received the infamous error code CE-34335-8.
I have had this HDD for about only 3 months or so..

Even though people wrote that it's "dead", I tried to find a solution to at least get my saved data in there, buuut with no success. So I removed it and put the stock HDD again, and it worked like a charm...

Noow! According to the website I bought it from I have 5 years warranty. But let say that I won't get a refund or I want a new HDD etc. Which HDD would you recommend?

I would like to have an internal HDD, not external. I have read that only 2TB is the max size I can use for it to fit in the console.
I was thinking to get the same HDD, but apparently, after some research, I'm not the only one who ended up with a corrupted HDD after a few months of using (same model).

I have seen that some HDD has 64MB, 128 MB cache etc, does is it matter if it's bigger?
Should I choose the Seagate Barricuda instead of Seagate Firecuda? Or another brand?

I do know that the hard drive dies eventually, but not after 3 months!!!
I just want a stable and reliable HDD.
Even my PS3 HDD works and it's over 7 years old (jailbroken and everything)!

Thank you!!

 

[TR_mahmutpek]

Idk too much but maybe samsung hdds are thougher than others. On ssds, its like that (exactly, actually)

 

[Garou]

that's weird
I'm using the exact same one (Seagate FireCuda 2.5" SSHD (2 TB) ST2000LX001) on both of my PS4s and still working well. only had them for less than a year though

 

[depaul]

Try using the combo : internal SSD (250 GB or more) + external HDD (2TB or more): The best performance per price ratio.

 

[HiBit]

My SSHD died also in my PS4 Pro, now i use a 2tb Seagate.

It's not so fast, but it work and it is cheap.

 

[Naxster]

My SSHD died also in my PS4 Pro, now i use a 2tb Seagate.

It's not so fast, but it work and it is cheap.

Did you have the same SSHD as i did? Or was it another brand?

 

[Mo Poge]

Try using the combo : internal SSD (250 GB or more) + external HDD (2TB or more): The best performance per price ratio.

I've wondered about how that combo works as it's a combo I use in my PC. Does having an SSD internally (to store the OS) in a PS4 boost access times or performance for games stored on a standard external HDD or are the differences negligible?

I've got a Toshiba X300 5TB drive as external (standard) HDD and while it's a little pricier than a Seagate or WD drive, it feels faster than those drives.

 

[depaul]

-On the one hand, with internal SSD the PS4 boots and saves data quicker than traditional HDD.
-On the other hand, using an external USB3 HDD is faster than internal HDD (see here : )
-So this option of (internal SSD + external HDD) is better than internal HDD. Only the ultimate option of big internal SSD will be better, but then it would be much more costly.

 

[DarkJediRey]

just chiming in to say I also had a seagate firecuda sshd die within 2 weeks of usage, after a kernel panic trying to run hen. it completely died, i tried to remove it and could not get seatools or diskmgnmt to recognize it. it wouldn't even spin. i even tried throwing it on the ground a couple times to unstick it. no dice. ended up pulling a barracuda 2tb from a portable STDR2000100 enclosure i found on sale for $50. been working fine for months now

 

[Esdeath]

I like my WD Blue, but if I had to change my HDD now I would probably go for what depaul suggested.