nothing can really last for lifetime, as long as it can serve u 2-3 years then it is very fine
although sayang sikit for those spent rm3k for launch unit

stringfellow bought it under rm5k at around nov 06 iirc

apa tu kotubang?

DOB of ur PS3?

nov 07 is close to 2 years... tak pe lah..

time to hunt for Slimmer one

for as long as no (or very very few) reported YLOD on post-2008 PS3

this is one and only one case I have heard of so far. And he already got a replacement unit.
some people in PS forums even thought he is from Xbox camp, and say he purposely put the PS3 into an oven and then turn it on

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Added on October 15, 2009, 5:17 pmactually, my personal opinion is, for those 40GB holders which has been YLODed, just go out and buy the PS3 slim, never bother to repair anymore. After you paid RM300 to get a fix, but it still come back to you few months later, what gives?

I feel relieved for post 2008 80GB batch where very very very rare YLOD has been detected thus far, guess Sony has improved the structure design, hopefully the Slim can further that improvement.

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Oct 15 2009, 05:17 PM

but still, PS3 hardware defect rate is not yet reaching Xbox 360 failure rate yet..

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Added on October 16, 2009, 6:15 pmapart from chipset size, there's minor/major revision in motherboard layout

PS3 mobo peektures http://www.edepot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1376

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Oct 16 2009, 06:17 PM

u can use back the old HDD, but the new PS3 will ask u to reformat it first

save files wise, i think u can take out the HDD, then connect it to ur PC via SATA or SATA->USB adapter, then retrieve the save files from your PC,

but dunno whether those save files still can be tied to ur PSN account or not, need someone to clafify

oh now I know that the content inside the HDD is encrypted and can only be decrypted using the same PS3 which was used to encrypt it

that means not even a PC can access the drive..

ur PS3 kena YLOD while it is still under sony warranty?

got cases of Slim kena YLOD??

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Oct 25 2009, 03:51 PM

every PS Store also the same, can download those contents onto 5 different PS3s under one same PSN account

so remember to keep the login email and password in a safe place