Well I've had a similar experience with my ps3 and feel like I should share. It's comforting to know you aren't alone lol. here it goes:
I got a 60gb ps3 July 2007 for $500 and it YLOD on me Sept 2008. I paid $150 to Sony for repairs and they sent me a refurb 60bg. The refurb YLOD on June 2009 and sony insisted on collecting another $150. Instead of paying again, I borrowed my cousin's ps3 (she has no use for it) and played it till sept 2009 when the slim launched and just got that instead for $300 (I've thus lost BC but I think it's better to have no BC than to have a time bomb for a console).
I've thus spent over $1000 on ps3 hardware when you include tax. It's annoying but I dont think I can do without the black box and like you I find it difficult to switch systems completely.
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