MikeB on 03 January 2009
Regarding reliability, here in the Netherlands over 250,000 PS3s have been sold (Benelux total was reportably over 500,000 some time ago). Of the Dutch units 68 were repaired out of 1 year manufacturer's warranty or there was another issue (like careless or harmful usage). These may mostly have been people who lost their receipts or their retailers went out of business or something like that.
70% of the failures were Blu-Ray laser related issues (broken motor, lens burns), the other 30% are mostly overheating related (like Folding 24/7 or dust blocking the vents, etc).
Look up your EU consumer rights and contact your retailer.
