Kesian......

5 years ok what....get it repair or buy a new one lor....

yeah 5 years quite ok... but is better than can last until the nxt generation console...

Just bought a new PS3 slim 160gb SG set. Hopefully this would last me for another 4-5 years.
Took me around ~2 hours ++ to do data transfer from old phat to new slim set. Phew that is quite a very long time!

Not intend to buy PS4 until they release a slim version that will totally eradicate the damn overheating problem. Maybe they would reconsider to use a LEADED solder balls instead of UNLEADED for PS4 & future consoles.

PS - My old PS3 80gb MY set survived for almost ~4 years then kaput...

This post has been edited by Zaryl: Sep 18 2012, 01:07 PM

actually u shuld wait the slimmer ps3... that 1 reduce more power consumption and of coz the heat will generate lesser. Yeah bro u r rite, u shuld wait 1-2 years or 3 years to confirm that the machine is in good condition, once got any info that short term usage failure, then shuld wait for the new series of the console.

I can't tahan not playing any games for the past few months after my old PS3 rosak. Right now enjoying COD MW3 to the max.

I have PSVita but the game libraries are quite the CRAP for the time being and the games currently don't appeal to me. I use the thing mainly for FB, Youtube, Foursquare, snap some pics here & there, surf the net & play Pure Chess HD. Lol!

PS - Considering to send my YLOD PS3 to the reballing guy at Puncak Alam, but i think if after repair pun still, the YLOD will come back again right?

This post has been edited by Zaryl: Sep 18 2012, 07:51 PM

LOL~ actually the slim version is ok enough adi... the slimmer is juz slightly different in heat and power consumption...

Actually after phat ps3 problem i dont dare to get 1st batch of playstation product. Anyway like wat u said not many nice game released on psv, maybe wait few years later will hav more interesting games and might hav H@3k to play ahem games... XD

actually i wouldn't suggest send to reballing, it helps depends on luck, coz i sent mine to reballing as well, but it didn't last long, like weeks only, but might last long as well as i said it depends on luck, anyway save the money juz get a new 1... dont 1 2 waste uncessary money on reballing IF the problem occur again, if u want to take back the files, just use the reheat method cheap cheap like RM80 someone did on lowyat and recover all the files and take it as a collection or sell it off as parts... LOL~ anyway regarding my reballing issue, i not sure those technician really did their job on REBALLING, but still i think the best way is to change a new 1...

im 90% sure they are using reflow.
i can give a 1 year warranty, on condition after 6month the owner send to me for service and thermal paste replacement.
thats how much i trust in reballing.

i understand how much frustration malaysia consumers regarding to this issue since the beginning of RROD and YLOD almost 99% the shop in malaysia is using reflow. most of the users here have a bad experience in repairing YLOD because of reflowing. more over got some people who 'claim' to do reball.
real technician that do reball will post pic/video on their work. why? because we are proud of it, it is afterall, among the hardest repair to do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdrucZqCKWQ

This post has been edited by cinkiah: Sep 19 2012, 07:24 PM

in case you guys don't know. this big company time their product to fail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=251qoGOqpdk

google for the documentary.
new PS3 slim is coming out, we are now seeing more and more old PS3 slim is having YLOD. ( i have done 2 actually, 1 YLOD, the other one is GPU problem got line on display )
SONY have the option of using better solder that have more durability, but why they are still using the solder that fail? think about it

Bro u sure that it can last long? If u reli can, I would gladly recommend ppl to let u fix it and will send mine for u to fix as well, if it reli last long, is not that im doubting ur words, but I would like to see what would said by the customer, coz I used to send mine to this fella they did show some of the picture of their recalling machine and the soldering that looks like tiny balls rite? Because I hav ask some other technician they said that even reballing or change the gpu might last long and it might not...

Actually I did research on this, correct me if I'm mistaken, leaded soldering is not good to the environment that is why they have to use lead free soldering, but I not sure whether there is good and bad quality lead free soldering... Lol

we have been reballing just around 9 month actually. no return so far (only 3 macbooks, but was the firsttime we learn reball and didn't have the correct thermal profile.). can you give the link to those guys who do reball?

solder properties.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder#Solder_alloys

aiyah..where is the LIKE button....

haha anyway gd luck to ur repairing service ^^

I don't if its ylod but when i,m playing FFXIII-2, the ps 3 shut down twice, so to test if its ylod i played persona 4 arena, but no auto-shutdown. is it because of fimrware becausei played ffxii-2 before but no auto-shutdown

actually if sony uses lead based substance, they cant declare ps3 as a toy and they will have to adhere to more stringent safety laws.

jeez.... my phat PS3 40GB just YLOD all of sudden when i was playing Way of the Samurai 4. Tomorrow will try to turn it on and see if it will start or not.

Think might have to get new console already, may I know how to do the backup of data and then restore to the new console? and how to de-activate my account on Phat PS3 if it can't be turned on anymore?
Thanks

if ur ps3 can't be turned on anymore u hav to fix it to make it work then only u can backup the files. that is the only way...

oh boy... in that case, guess I just have to give up my game saves data and redownload the game again using new console.
and I think all my shared account purchased games are all lost as well.

newbie here can anyone give some tips to prevent my fat ps3 ylod

try this guy -> http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2500839