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Davenport, FL | reply to HarryH3
Re: [ps3] Which version of PS3 would you buy? Why? said by HarryH3:I can't fathom why anyone would pay THAT much for one. $400 would get you a new PSP Slim AND a new PS2 that plays 100% of PS2 games.  The PS3 slims (inexplicably) remove the ability to install another OS, such as Linux for one... which may be valuable to some. Further, the PS3 slim apparently has some issues where it runs some things slower than the original "fatty" PS3's (I only heard about this due to a duellinganalogs comic page that mocked the slim for being slow).
Secondly, think about Sony's current marketing for the new ps3 - "it only does everything." well, compared to the original 60GB model, the slim does a lot of things poorly. And if you're like me, the PStwo being made now is simply a poor substitute... and one that just screams poorly made to boot. So having one well-built system as opposed to two cheaply-made ones would add to the (psychological) value there. It just doesn't make much sense to have two separate systems, two separate sets of controllers, etc. when a single one can (literally) do it all.
pandora  got the story mostly right. My first two units were from Gamestop because by the time I could afford a PS3, the only way to get one with true BC was going used... or spending an exhorbitant amount of money on eBay for possibly a new one (as opposed to just bricks in a box). Dumb Luck favored me in that a local gamestop did have what was supposed to be a refurb/remanufactured 60gb model in stock, but that didn't work out too well...
First one chewed my one copy of MGS4.
Second one I got back from them was overheating just at the XMB, and the fans were even louder than my 360 ever was when it ran any game. Considering I have to keep the volume fairly low for my roommates' sake, it made the fan noise even more apparent (and annoying).
After that, no gamestop within 100 miles had one, nor would they do a cross-store order (which I only found out too late that they could do) to bring one in for me. My brother and I then worked a deal where I would then pay for him to get a new MGS4 bundle 80GB model, and he would send me the fresh copy of MGS4 along with his 60GB unit. Everything worked fine for a while, but then I started getting lock-ups and freezes, and not long after that, red snow style artifacts on the screen when it did crash... looking about online for more information indicated that this was a symptom of GPU failure.
So yes... I did (begrudgingly) have to pay Sony its $150 ransom. And at the time I was hearing some rather scary reports that Sony had started basically abandoning these units, and sending those that sent in 60's and 20gb models in the "newer" (and gimped) 40GB models in return. So I was quite concerned when I got the return tracking number. But luckily, I did get a 60 back... that looked like it was brand new still. I've been grateful that it's been working fine since, though given my past with Sony (and particularly PlayStations), I still am a bit nervous about the thing...
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