Not seen the 'Error 80010514' (Sounds like something that would pop up on my Vista!)

RROD:2. My brother was the victim...twice

I could mention 2 friends I know who have had a few, but I'm not going to count it as I have not actually physically seen any of those instances. 

i had a rrod

Isn't Error 80010514 a firmware caused hardware error ?

As opposed to RROD being a hardware caused hardware eroor?

Never hear of it till yesterday. Sounds like a bit of S**t stirring me thinks. Anything to try and holt the PS3 surge.

I've seen my friends console RROD. It made me chuckle (he has a knack for buying faulty hardware.)

what is the Error 80010514 mean?

Error 80010514, also known as BRROD to some.

Error 80010514 is no where near on the level of RROR as according to the sources i've read it isn't caused by faulty or poorly made hardware.

"As our friends over at destructoid have recently reannounced, Their is a known issue with the PS3, simply known as error 800010514. Although this error occurs less frequently than a southern Alabama church revival, we felt it necessary to our loyal Sony readers to help shed some light on this issue.

The error in question is mainly seen within the first month of use, or to put it bluntly, it has the error right out of the box, however, we have seen this occur at almost a year into service as well. Our particular error occurred shortly after installing a new game we had purchased off the PlayStation Store.

The Error reads as follows:

"An error occurred during the start operation. 80010514"

Since this error occurred, we obviously contacted Sony Support. We were informed that the code is not common, and a simple reset of the system, and restoral of factory settings should do the trick. Unfortunately, after the restoral, the error still occurred. So, we dug a bit further, and this is what we found.

The error code is actually one of two things, a) a faulty sector on the internal hard drive, or b) a faulty installation of software/firmware, both iterations actually coincide with eachother. If the hard drive suffers a faulty sector ( a section of damaged space on the drive that data may have been written to that no longer is readable), an installation may still be processed, and even work, but the error can cause some serious side effects, such as option b. If your PS3 has installed an item incorrectly, including firmware, it is in high risk of receiving this error.

Basically, what is occuring is the corruption of game disc recognition and execution. If you will notice, in 90% of all cases, the drive will still play DVD and even Blu Ray movies with no problems. When trying to start a game however, the title, sooner or later, will receive the error.

A couple of ways to help prevent these errors from occuring:

1) Ensure that your internet connection is stable. If you are using a wireless connection, make sure your signal is at least a solid 80%. If not, make the proper adjustments until it is.

2) Dust your machine regularly. Any PS3 owner will tell you that the Playstation 3 is a dust magnet. Just run a dry cloth over it every couple days, and you should be fine. This will help prevent heat issues and shorts that may occur.

3) When installing firmware and/or software, make sure you follow the instructions. Even if you have installed 6 versions prior, each one is different, and may require additional steps. Save yourself the headache and just follow them, it only takes a minute or so longer to do it right.

By following these simple steps, you can prolongue the life of your PS3 indefinitely. To sum things up, the error is not hardware releated. Unfortunately, it is occuring through the corruption of firmware. Restoring you PS3 will not roll back the firmware, and unfortunately will not fix the issue 9 times out of 10. If you are receiving this error, contact Sony for a replacement unit. They are very fast when it comes to servicing/replacing as we had our 60Gb (the one that is in shortage ya know) back in about 2 1/2 weeks. Not bad."

http://gamerevolver.com/article-114-PS3-Error-80010514-explained.html

To be fair, let's count them starting in 2008 and not before.
Microsoft spent a lot of money fixing RROD and replacing them for free.

Several of my friends have had the RROD, but only one of them has had it that I've actually seen myself.  He got it twice on two different Xbox 360 consoles.  It's amazing he ever got it, because while he buys tons of games for the 360 he rarely plays it.  His Wii gets a ton more attention and his PS3 is probably used for a BD player more than his 360 is used as a gaming system.