External Hard Drive for PS4

[Inversion]

I've decided I'm gonna have to bite the bullet on an external hard drive for my PS4 and was wondering if anyone knows of any that definitely work and are good value and not the branded game drives from Seagate. I think a 1TB should be enough but if it's not a lot more I might just go for the 2TB. Any suggestions?

[Ja50n]

Just about any decent USB 3 hard drive will do, but make sure it doesn’t have a built in USB hub. I made the mistake of buying a drive with two extra USB ports on the front, and the PS4 sees it, but refuses to use it. This does also mean you’ll be permanently tying up one of the USB ports on the console...

[PorkishPig]

The Seagate Backup Plus Slim (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FRHTSK4) is a solid external drive. Alternatively, you can always pick up an external hard drive enclosure and use any 2.5-inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S) or 3.5-inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZC303G) SATA drive of your choice.

[Inversion]

3 minutes ago, Ja50n said:

Just about any decent USB 3 hard drive will do, but make sure it doesn’t have a built in USB hub. I made the mistake of buying a drive with two extra USB ports on the front, and the PS4 sees it, but refuses to use it. This does also mean you’ll be permanently tying up one of the USB ports on the console...

I know but I only have 1 controller that I normally just charge when it needs it. It'll look a little messy but it's not exactly a show piece and I can't be bothered migrating my whole PS4 OS to a new drive.

[Inversion]

3 minutes ago, Homeless Pineapple said:

The Seagate Backup Plus Slim (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FRHTSK4) is a solid external drive. Alternatively, you can always pick up an external hard drive enclosure and use any 2.5-inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S) or 3.5-inch (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZC303G) SATA drive of your choice.

Thanks for the recommendation but for some reason it costs £100 here in the UK so I'll have a look elsewhere

[Ja50n]

1 minute ago, Inversion said:

I know but I only have 1 controller that I normally just charge when it needs it. It'll look a little messy but it's not exactly a show piece and I can't be bothered migrating my whole PS4 OS to a new drive.

Any external drive as big as 8TB should do, just watch out and make sure it has no additional ports, just the one USB and power. I use a 1TB mobile USB3 drive and it works just fine.

[Inversion]

28 minutes ago, Ja50n said:

Any external drive as big as 8TB should do, just watch out and make sure it has no additional ports, just the one USB and power. I use a 1TB mobile USB3 drive and it works just fine.

Cool thanks

[athmailinator]

You can choose from the list here: https://10best.tech/best-external-hard-drives/

 

They've listed the speeds and warranty information of particular external hard drive depending on the needs of customer. I'm sure you'll find a Good one for your PS4

[seagate_surfer]

On 4/6/2018 at 3:15 PM, Inversion said:

Thanks for the recommendation but for some reason it costs £100 here in the UK so I'll have a look elsewhere

If that doesn't work, you may be able to find the 2TB Seagate Expansion for a bit less. Should be able to find one of those two in your budget on the UK versions of some of the larger online retail sites.