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Wonktonodi on 24 March 2010
Squilliam said:
Almost all 60GB PS3s will die before the generation is out. Get a slim, may as well wait and get a 45nm RSX/Cell version for lower heat/power use and higher reliability.

and when will those be here by?

 



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Chairman-Mao on 24 March 2010
Wonktonodi said:
Chairman-Mao said:
Wow dude are you keeping it in a cupboard with a towel wrapped around it or something? You must be doing it wrong to have it break 3 times. My original fat PS3 didn't have a problem in the 2 1/2 years I had it, and my slim hasn't had an issue since I got it in October.

on a coffee table with nothing for 2 feet in 3 directions off it only thing close to it is a container where games and controlers are kept and that's on the side that has no vents (the side you can stand it on)

Wow I have no idea why you've been so unfortunate then! I hate to say it but you must just be unlucky.



Wonktonodi on 24 March 2010
Chairman-Mao said:
Wonktonodi said:
Chairman-Mao said:
Wow dude are you keeping it in a cupboard with a towel wrapped around it or something? You must be doing it wrong to have it break 3 times. My original fat PS3 didn't have a problem in the 2 1/2 years I had it, and my slim hasn't had an issue since I got it in October.

on a coffee table with nothing for 2 feet in 3 directions off it only thing close to it is a container where games and controlers are kept and that's on the side that has no vents (the side you can stand it on)

Wow I have no idea why you've been so unfortunate then! I hate to say it but you must just be unlucky.

that's what I've been thinking and i would rather be stupid and lucky than unlucky an smart :(



Hephaestos on 24 March 2010

so you only had one PS3 but repaired 2 times already and going for the third time?

that repair sound very expensive...



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chocoloco on 24 March 2010

Do you play it everyday for more than six hours a day because that is outragous? I even dumped beer on my 360 a week after buying it and it never broke. Weird.



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Squilliam on 24 March 2010
Wonktonodi said:
Squilliam said:
Almost all 60GB PS3s will die before the generation is out. Get a slim, may as well wait and get a 45nm RSX/Cell version for lower heat/power use and higher reliability.

and when will those be here by?

 

When the shortages end pretty much. They've been caused by their transition to the 45nm process on their GPU so there shouldn't be much difference. The FCC filings recently confirm its coming as the console is 200g lighter.



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Wonktonodi on 24 March 2010
Hephaestos said:
so you only had one PS3 but repaired 2 times already and going for the third time?

that repair sound very expensive...

well they send me "refurbished" systems so I have had 3 different ones now.  and yes if I had to pay to get it repaired for a 3rd time it would be over $500 I would have spent just repairing ps3s



chuchy on 24 March 2010

Slim my friend Slim. Is time for the bad luck to leave. I have a 80 gig metal gear solid with BC and that's my only reason to not get a slim. Once it goes out though I'll probably get one.

120 gig slim only 299
cooler 29.99
metal gear solid 4. 29.99
Sony HDTV. 32,000
having BC in one of the best ps3s to ever come out
PRICELESS



Wonktonodi on 24 March 2010
Squilliam said:
Wonktonodi said:
Squilliam said:
Almost all 60GB PS3s will die before the generation is out. Get a slim, may as well wait and get a 45nm RSX/Cell version for lower heat/power use and higher reliability.

and when will those be here by?

 

When the shortages end pretty much. They've been caused by their transition to the 45nm process on their GPU so there shouldn't be much difference. The FCC filings recently confirm its coming as the console is 200g lighter.

Thanks

Buying a new system I could then get a store warenty as well at least then I would have better than just 90 days.  



Wonktonodi on 24 March 2010
chuchy said:
Slim my friend Slim. Is time for the bad luck to leave. I have a 80 gig metal gear solid with BC and that's my only reason to not get a slim. Once it goes out though I'll probably get one.

120 gig slim only 299
cooler 29.99
metal gear solid 4. 29.99
Sony HDTV. 32,000
having BC in one of the best ps3s to ever come out
PRICELESS

yeah and I don't really need the BC since I still have a ps2 that works fine.  and thanks for the laugh :)