Why You should buy Phat, NOT Slim

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Khuutra said:
Zen

You getting in a huff doesn't mean I can't participate in your topic.

Now, several people in this topic (myself included) have presented how different value sets make the Slim a better buy. How do you respond?

First, @psrock

I couldn't have been more clear with my points. Everybody else understands them.

@Khuutra

I said it in my last post.

I have no problems with people wanting a PS3 slim, especially for practical purposes. However, those practical purposes are what I would consider insignificant. This thread is just my opinion, afterall.

That said, and this is true, dispute it or not, most new console hardware has bugs that it needs to work out. That is why different updates and chipsets are released for them. That is why the PS3 phat now uses less power, and is quieter. That is they the RRoD issue has gone away, and that is why the PS3s don't crap out as much as they used to, during the good ole 60gb days.

That is why the DS lite's hinges don't break, and why the PSP doesn't come with dead pixils anymore.

Because new consoles have bugs. Usually.

You can invest in the slim, and hope you get lucky. Or you can be 100 percent sure you are getting a dependable console with the phat.

Now, surely, you don't intend to imply that a simple 1 year warranty can negate the possibility that you might end up with a gimped PS3 for the rest of this gen.

All for what? Why go through the extra trouble and uncertainty and wait, to purchase the console?

The HD size? The console size?

Well, that's fine. I suppose if those things are important to you, then you should focus on them, rather than if your console overheats, or has a faulty rail system, or a mass marketing defect.

I, sir, am OCD, and I would worry so much over buying a slim at launch, and becoming an early adopter, that I couldn't enjoy it. It offers no real functionality over the previous models. Especially considering the HD it comes with is slow and upgradeable.

I'm not trying to disprove you, or disprove anything you've said.

I am trying to convey what I feel most consumers should know. The argument for picking up a slim. If you can get past the relatively insignificant upgrades, you might find out that being safe is more important to you than being small.