I have a 40 gig fat, I cant here it, It is very quiet, I here people say there fat is loud, but mine is so quiet, but that old saying goes , If it ant broke , don't fix it, If it was me , I would most likley keep it, I have had my 40 gig fat since late 2006, and I have had no problems with it, it gets used so much its crazy, me and my son game a lot, its out main DVD player, then Bluray, I also use netflix on it, I would say all in all my PS3 gets used an average of 6 hours daily, between me and my son, weekends much more, and its going strong, Keep it, till it dies, sale it broke, its still worth a lot if its back wards comp, then buy a slim.







