# PS3 80G or 160G and why

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673 "2009-03-17T17:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673/1 "2009-03-17T17:29:37Z")

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I’m a video game :noob:. I have a PS2 somewhere but I’m lost on the memory part of it. What does the extra memory enable you to do??

I mainly want one for the Blu-ray but it may institute a video game revival of sorts for me. Haven’t played much in the last 10 years.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673/2 "2009-03-17T17:37:56Z")

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Get the smallest HD one for the cheapest you can find and toss in a larger hard drive. (Uses standard 2.5" SATA hdd)

The extra space is just like a computer gives you more storage space.

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**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673/3 "2009-03-17T17:38:09Z")

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Save movies, games, music, pics, game saves, the list goes on and on. Honestly you will be fine with the 80g…but that is up to you.

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**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673/4 "2009-03-17T17:51:02Z")

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Thanks. That’s the advice I was looking for. I will probably never miss it anyway.

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**Author:** ![Muckman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Muckman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muckman)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ps3-80g-or-160g-and-why/64673/5 "2009-03-17T18:59:27Z")

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You dont need the space. The things that take up alot of space like movies and music can be streamed from your PC with free apps like media center or TVersity.

You can always replace the drive with a bigger one or use a regular USB drive for more space.