HDD SSD
SATA 2.5" with max height of 9.5mm, minimal storage size 160GB (198 HDD models, 5 SSHD models and 336 SSD models comply to that). Ofcourse if you externalise the harddrive, (e.g. with a Nyko Data Bank) there is a whole world of 3.5" drives that are larger in storage size and also cheaper to be gotten.
SSD can be used, but it seems that on the PS4 there is even less incentive (compared to PS3) to replace the drive for a SSD, best price/performance are still 7200rpm drives or true hybrid SSHD drives
- http://www.pcper.com/reviews/General-Tech/PlayStation-4-PS4-HDD-SSHD-and-SSD-Performance-Testing
- http://uk.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/PlayStation_4_Hard_Drive_Speed_Test_Comparison
it is unsure if TRIM is enabled by default for UFS on the PS4, but on BSD in general it can be enabled with tune2fs -t enable : http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=28004 see also : http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/ssd.html
Size
- the standard 500GB harddrive is actually 465.76 GiB as reported by Windows
- after some splitting in 15 partitions, a 420.12 GiB mainpartition is left for the user
- on that mainpartition 408 GB is useable for the user
- after some splitting in 15 partitions, a 420.12 GiB mainpartition is left for the user
Capacity table
| Market size (base10) |
Real Size (base2) |
mainpartition Size (base2) |
Reported Size (base2) |
"diff" Real-Reported (base2) |
Free (base2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 GB | 465.76 GiB | 420.12 GiB | 408 GiB | 57.661 GiB | 407 GiB |
| 640 GB | 596.046 GiB | ||||
| 750 GB | 698.492 GiB | ||||
| 1 TB | 931.323 GiB | 862 GiB | 69.323 GiB | 861 GiB | |
| 1.5 TB | 1396.984 GiB | 1313 GiB | 83.984 GiB | 1312 GiB | |
| 2 TB | 1862.645 GiB | 1768 GiB | 94.645 GiB | 1767 GiB | |
| 3 TB | 2793.968 GiB | 2673 GiB | 120.968 GiB | 2672 GiB | |
| 4 TB | 3725.29 GiB | 3579 GiB | 146.29 GiB | 3578 GiB | |
| 6 TB | 5587.935 GiB | 5390 GiB | 197.935 GiB | 5389 GiB | |
| 8 TB | 7450.581 GiB | ||||
| 10 TB | 9313.226 GiB | ||||
| 12 TB | 11175.871 GiB |
Replacing the harddrive
Replacing the drive does not void warranty and can be done this way:
PS4 harddrive - image 01
PS4 harddrive - image 02
PS4 harddrive - image 03
Source: https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5107/kw/ps4%20harddrive
Migrating / copy original data
Acronis True Image, EASEUS Disk Copy, Clonezilla, Paragon Backup & Recovery, Ghost, Gparted etc. can be used to copy 1:1 the original to the replacement.
- http://superuser.com/questions/99211/free-way-to-clone-hdd-to-ssdent Acronis True Image - free alternatives
Speed comparison
(Tested: PlayStation 4 Hard Drive vs. SSD vs. Hybrid Drive)
Compatibility
Harddrives, with 2TB of space, which fits in the PS4 without modding the case (like explained at the top of this page)
| SKU | Compatible | Min. FW Required | Remarks | Tweakers | ASIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST2000LM003 | Yes | 1.750.000 | 1.77 TB available | [1] | B00LB5Y450 |
| ST2000LM004 | Yes | ? | |||
| ST2000LM005 | No | USB Interface | |||
| ST2000LM006 | Yes | ? |
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