It's awesome when I go to a friends or my brothers house and can just plug in my HDD and play any digital game I own.
Who wouldn't want that as an option?.....

1. This new model works fine in a PS4 (9.5mm and correct connector) - I have one in mine.
2. The caddy in this new model is harder to open, I'd recommend a stanley knife run carefully around the join
3. It is possible to reuse the old 500GB HDD in this caddy if you're very careful.
4. It will invalidate the warranty on this HDD, but won't affect the PS4 warranty
5. It's been as low as £53 (possibly £49 on one occassion) but £60 is still decent

why would you want an external drive when you can have internal? who wants an extra box laying around.

Take it out of the case :smiley:

Xbox One too Broski

this is usually around 53 though?

I thought the ps4 only allowed hard drives to be used internally

Take it out of the case :smiley:

​take it apart it will be fine.

Lot of these drives have special connections to the case so that would be no good. Tried this before with a seagate and the connection was not a standard connection

Edit

Just read on the Argos site it will work but once you take it out of the case their goes the warranty

Wow, is that true? haha thats terrible :laughing:

This one is fine for a PS4 upgrade, I believe Eurogamer actually use this model in their upgrade guide.

A couple of reviewers have stated they installed in a PS4 with no issues.

^^ yeah, they do (I think:smile:)

£57.99 from Amazon seen here

I bought this one a few month ago and after easily removing the case it works fine in my PS4. However I bought another just before Xmas and it was the newer model that has a metal case so I'd guess nowhere near as easy to open.

Does it void the warranty?

Did some checking some say it does and others it doesn't, suppose it's luck of the draw and it depends on who you deal with. But all the external hard drives I had, have said taking the hard drive out of the case effects the warranty

I think the reference against are towards the PlayStations warranty, it does of course void the warranty on the HDD.

Sorry mate, see above :smiley:

Sony really need to pull their finger out and allow external drives to be used just like you can on the Xbox one

Same thing. But as someone posted it might be a later model which are a lot more difficult to get into

cold not an SSD :stuck_out_tongue:

ordered and heated. Even free same day delivery. Nice
Take the case apart carefully and I'll have a spare 500gb external then....

It's awesome when I go to a friends or my brothers house and can just plug in my HDD and play any digital game I own.
Who wouldn't want that as an option?.....

Ah ok. So this might be handy for others but I just checked Prime Now and they have the 3Tb one for 70 quid. If like me and got a 10 quid off email recently because it's finally in Manchester it's 60 quid for 3TB same make I believe

That way you can have external and internal. So if you bought this you'd have 2.5tb (500gb internal and 2tb external) instead of just 2tb.

I don't think Seagate do a 3tb portable....you sure your not looking at the 3tb external 3.5" drive?

1. This new model works fine in a PS4 (9.5mm and correct connector) - I have one in mine.
2. The caddy in this new model is harder to open, I'd recommend a stanley knife run carefully around the join
3. It is possible to reuse the old 500GB HDD in this caddy if you're very careful.
4. It will invalidate the warranty on this HDD, but won't affect the PS4 warranty
5. It's been as low as £53 (possibly £49 on one occassion) but £60 is still decent

There is a lot of bad press about 3tb drives in general out there....

3TB will not work with ps4's. Stick to 2tb.
Heat added as this is the perfect hd for ps4's.

No. The link goes to a 3.5" desktop drive. Amazon have been selling the portable 2tb for less than £60 but are currently out of stock so it's only available from market place sellers at higher prices. Argos are currently cheapest, but it has been on sale for less than 59.99 (e.g. with £5 voucher after £50+ spend) and probably will be again.

Honestly I have no clue about these things. Am on mobile too so for some reason on this app I can't paste a link to a screenshot of it.

But as others have said below I've checked around and 3tb isn't recommended for ps4 anyway.

Is this 5400 or 7200rpm?

Can I use it to store movies from PC and watch from it on the big screen

Its seagate so don't expect it to be working in 6 months time.

​or get shot of it,then plug and play with xbox one,no taking anything apart

Nah I prefer to play my games in 1080p thanks....:stuck_out_tongue:

Besides...re-purchasing all the PS4 games for XBOne would probably be more of an inconvenience than removing a portable HDD from it's case...

Great price, though I would recommend going for an SSHD or SSD upgrade. My ps4 with 1TB SSHD flies!

Welcome to the party...albeit a little late.

so just got one of these. opened it and it was a 3.5" hdd not 2.5"

how can people still get confused with 2.5" and 3.5" drives??, nearly every sodding post looking back on 3.5" desktop & 2.5" drives you get "will this fit my PS3/PS4" comment for desktop drives and "will this fit my PC" on 2.5" drives.

The difference is like comparing a VHS cassette with a audio cassette.

A kitchen knife does the trick in getting the case apart without damaging it!

I upgraded mine a few days ago, very easy to do. Truly is BoomShakaLakaWaka!

I upgraded mine the other day, easy to do and truly is BoomShakaLakaWaka!

virgin media are gonna love me re-downloading 350+gb of digital games onto my new drive tonight :stuck_out_tongue:

​people who don't have friends

2tb works fine, crack open plastic case and remove inner drive then install into PS4. Can be a bit of a pain finding and downloading the correct firmware update off the Sony site but it is there.
All works fine and a complete necessity with the ever expanding ps+ library.
Also doesn't void PS4 warranty as it's designed to have hard drive upgraded.

​Well if you had another external USB drive you could have made a full backup of the old system using the PS4 and then restore that backup to the new internal drive once it is installed.

​They do, but I think Argos have the photo of the drive wrong. Or they've updated the casing.

It's held together by 6 or so teeth locks. I've taken the drive apart months ago, super easy process. But this £59.99 cost has been there for ages, because I've recommended this drive monthly to my brother.

gotta love virgin fibre....





Probably take longer for the USB backup/restore :stuck_out_tongue:

Hi everyone. Already have a 2TB drive in my PS4 so I will be purchasing this for my Xbox One. Can anyone tell me if this is plug and play with just a USB cable or does it also have an AC Adapter like the western digital MyBook? Only because I already have too many cables running everywhere. Thanks

So you like slower game loading then and an extra box to go with the large xboxone and brick of a PSU :wink:

Okay thanks for that :smiley:

Doesn't void the ps4 warranty (the instructions are clearly displayed on the Sony website). I bought one earlier, unclipped the case (by jimmying a small screwdriver inside the case), swapped the drives and installed the update (download the firmware from the Sony site, stick it on a USB and bobs your uncle) and now have 2tb in my ps4 and a 500gb drive (from the ps4) as an external drive. If you have any questions about installation feel free to pm me!

PS4 OS available here btw....
Just copy it to a USB stick and save in folder structure named /PS4/UPDATE/

Looking at this last week as i have a spare £10 voucher
But are these easy to update/ sort once fitted for a newbie thanks

I bought the newer version for £54.99 from Maplin few weeks ago. So this definitely cold.
But it works fine with ps4.

They certainly do Buzz. I followed their guide to the letter and installed it fine in my PS4, and put the 500gb in the case of the 2tb drive so I can use it for back up.

Does anyone else who has this in their PS4 hear a loud beep after a few hours playing?

A kitchen knife does the trick in getting the case apart without damaging it!

Bought this drive for my son at Christmas, followed these instructions, ps4 upgraded, and the old 500gb ps4 hardrive put back into the empty case.

http://www.shopto.net/news/47026/A-simple-guide-to-upgrading-your-PS4-s-hard-drive-update

I bought this and had no problem dismantling the box and now have a 2tb drive in my ps4 and an additional 500gb for my xbox one.

Using this inside my PS4 just now and i had a couple of issues with rest mode. A database rebuild seems to have fixed it though

I installed this in my PS4 a couple months ago and it works great. It seems to load games noticeably faster than the old drive!

Word of advice if you don't want to scratch the case while dismantling it: use a flat head screwdriver instead of a knife (I learnt the hard way :stuck_out_tongue:) and start with one of the corners on the opposite side of the usb port. Just insert and twist, then move screwdriver along the seam to open up the rest.

if I have understood this thread correctly the hard drive inside is 2.5" HDD.

i have one in my ps4 too. i don't notice the improved loading times but the fan kicks in a hell of a lot more than it used to.

how easy is it to remove the hard drive from the enclosure?

well technically it's samsung m9t in this drive

I found it ok with a very small screwdriver to pry it open then a gentle pull until it unclicks and opens for you. Just take your time and you'll get there.

​you won't even see the difference, save yourself some bucks and get the hdd

Anyone who has put one of these in your PS4.. have you had any beeping noises coming from it?

Yes I have. Periodically. A high pitched beep every so often? Not always when playing for an extended period of time. Not sure what it is. Any ideas?

it's a Samsung HDD contained inside.

that's got nothing to do with the hdd.

if your ps4 is out of warranty then remove the casing and clean the dust out. ;-)

Or have some shapeless 'mate' hide it and all your games, because they think it's hilarious at the time.

You sound a little bitter :smile:

Yeah, loads.


I have some theories, but I can't back them up. Did you notice the blue LED is not attached to the caddy, it's attached to the drive? Someone pointed that out to me when I wondered why the blue light didn't come on with the old drive in the caddy.

So it does have some hardware that a normal hard drive would not have attached to it. I am wondering if it has some kind of speaker built in to make the beeps. They don't sound mechanical.

My PS4 didn't make the beeps before and exactly the same type and brand of drive came out of it, was just 500GB and obviously not popped out of a portable enclosure. So I wonder if it was some sort of 'feature' the portable drive had.

I'm cool bro, don't have an xbox :sunglasses: But you know it would happen! If no one thought of it yet, there's a pranking idea for you. Go nuts :wink:

No external support for the Papstation?

I did this the other day, was pretty easy to get into if you know someone with longish finger nails. 5 minute swap around job, and you can even use the casing again for the 500 gb drive from the ps4! Winner

​waste of money getting a hybrid drive as tested by eurogamer and SSD is too expensive so once again silly idea.

this is normal price too. voted cold.

ugh nasty upgrade option. Go with a hybrid SSD for more space and speed and you'll also be properly covered.

I have this in my ps4, put it in beginning of december, not heard any beeps or extra fan noise and it's working well.

Got the old 500gb working as an external drive in yhe case no problem, you have to delete all the partitions from it then create a new full partition then you are good to go :smiley:

Great

Thanks Op. I think I may need this. I bought an Xbox One a week before christmas and the HDD is already 62% used up (500GB)

Does anyone know is it the exact same model of Samsung 2.5" drive in the 2014 and 2016 editions? If its the same then the old model with easier case to open would be fine.

I didn't check the serial before I popped it into the ps4...so have no idea...sorry

We just bought a similar one yesterday as this one is sold out at almost every store near us in Scotland. We got the Seagate expansion desktop drive 2Tb 3.0 for our xbox one, same price and if u have an Argos card it can be used to bnpl up to 3 months. X

Bought this exact same one a while back, works perfectly in my ps4, though it's difficult to get out of the case unless you have the right tools

Did you use the knife to get around the edges? Also how did you lift the top part of the case from the caddy?
Was it a flathead screwdriver? I am yet to try and open the Seagate external drive.

NOTE:
I bought this hard drive from Argos as well and the model number at the bottom of box says STEA2000400


UPDATE
i opened the case using a knife, I can confirm the drive inside is a Samsung "spinpoint" momentus hard drive. The model number of this Samsung hard drive is ST2000LM003.

Same for £52.00 but not sure if this site is any good? http://www.flexxmemory.co.uk/hard-drives/external-hard-drives/seagate-expansion-2tb-usb-3-0-portable-2015-edition-2-5-inch-external-hard-drive-for-pc-xbox-one-xbox-360/

That's a decent price but i've never used them so i don't know to be honest. I can see its "out of stock" at time of writing this post.

just got the last one from my local bargain :smiley:

Do I need to format the drive in a special way before using it in the PS4?

If any one in Glasgow (north) seems to be plenty of stock at Fort, Cumbernauld, Bishopbriggs stores

Mine's showing up as a USB Mass Storage Device in the "safely remove hardware" thing, but it's not been given a drive letter.
Do I have to do something with it, or have I not been careful enough, and broken something?

Cancel that. After a bit of googling and fiddling with disc management, I've got the disc formatting. Fingers crossed!

I plugged it into my Mac (or PC) to see if the drive worked first then formatted it to FAT (or FAT 32) just to be safe.

No

I got this today for the sole purpose of upgrading my PS4. I got the version shown in the pictures from Argos, was pretty easy to pry it open with a thin flat head screw driver. I managed to reassemble the casing together and reuse the case with the old 500gb PS4 drive.

The drive inside the enclosure was a Samsung Spinpoint Momentus (I believe it is 5400rpm). The process of taking it apart and putting it in the PS4 took no longer than two hours (including backup and restore from the PS4 of save/user data).

One thing i'd recommend is to test the drive (just transfer a few files back and forth) before taking it apart. Last thing you want to worry about is a failed hard drive on arrival when you've already taken it apart.

is this the best current option for xbox expansion? how much more for 3 or 4 tb portables?

Just picked one up to plug into my XBox 360, no problems... Now moving games from the 120GB HDD to the new one and downloading previous games with gold offerings. :smiley:

Can you share the link please so rest of us know how you managed to get it recognized properly in Windows?

Thanks,

This is very important! That's what i did when i first bought the drive.

Can't remember where I got the info from.

Basically went to Control Panel - Admin tools - Computer management - Disk management
Deleted all the partitions on the drive (make sure you get the right one) and formatted it.
This was in Vista BTW. No doubt it's hidden somewhere else in later versions. Damn you Microsoft!

i have put my old ps4 hd in the seagate enclosure but the light isn't flashing it lit up briefly but now it no longer shows does anyone elses behave this way?

thanks

just ordered now, with free delivery tomorrow :smiley:

took delivery between 10 and 1pm - courier turned up at 8.20am...on a Sunday o.O good thing missus was up already :smiley: all installed in my PS4 and works fine.

Hi could someone who's already bought this drive from Argos in the past week confirm whether the version they're selling is the older portable version or the new 2016 version?
The picture on Argos shows what probably meant to be the new 2016 version, but the EAN in the specifics related to the older model!
(I would be buying it purely as an external drive for my laptop, so I care about how it looks and the casing size, etc.)
Many thanks!

just had this delivered today. it's the new version.

Thanks very much! I'll have to order myself one now! :smiley:

£69.99 now

whats the difference on this and one at currys?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/data-storage/seagate-expansion-steb2000200-external-hard-drive-2-tb-black-10127631-pdt.html?srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg&istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=ltpptltqr&istBid=tztx&gclid=CjwKEAiAo7C2BRDgqODGq5r38DsSJAAv7dTPnZI-KEjQq457_UsnKsWPKPDy0EN_YSGWan3XeM6FPhoCHQ_w_wcB

Just installed mine, on opening it was a samsung drive.

those wanting to use their old drive in the casing, you need to right mouse click on my computer, then on manage, then storage.

Youll see a drive with a few partitions, right mouse click one by one and option to delete once its all as one black line and all together right mouse click again amd create new volume drive.

All done

​ps4s can take up to 4tb

​ps4s can take up to 4tb