Hai, I'm not yet a PS3 owner. But I'm not sure which shop should I get the PS3 from. ACE prangin Mall ? I bought a 360 there and it defected like 3 months later. Kind of phobia. There is no warranty covered.

What about Mario Prangin mall and Game Tower prangin mall ?

Which of this shop got warranty covered ? Ace told me they only cover for 2 weeks. And the new price is RM1350 for a 40gig PS3. Not sure which country version.

Hello there,only 3mths then got 3rod for yr xbox360 ? When did you purchased ? Was yr 360 falcon bd ?

It was last year when I bought my first XB360, barely play more than an hour everyday inside an air cond room. FREE from DUST as well coz I always make sure to clean the table everyday. And 3 months later while playing Darkness game, 3ROD appeared. LOL.. the Boss over at ACE penang said I have to pay 300RM to get it fix. Blah blah this problem continues.

Anyway fed up with the 3ROD. Anyway I'm not so keen with ACE service now. Their biz has grown big and their attitude is kind of 'u wan it buy it else don't bargain'.. even to a loyal regular customer like me. Geez history of duno how many system I bought already from them.

Just now went to confirm the price again, this time they tell me different story. THe boss told me 1350 few days ago and now he said i'm making the price up.. lol.. it's RM1400 from ACE with just 2 weeks warranty. If rosak bayar la 300RM lagi. Lol..

Went to Game Tower, pheww ~~~ their price is even steeper. 1690RM with one game of your choice ! Wah that's even higher. The boss said got 1 year warranty cover but if rosak you still have to pay.. LOL what kind of warranty is that.

And again I went to Mario prangin also. Phew.. walked 3 shop.. letih ni... the guy quoted me RM1550 with 1 extra game. Nice bargain eh since got 1 month warranty. If rosak within 1 month they fix it lo.. FOC konon.. duno la since never buy from this shop b4.. The thing is, there is no ps3 stock atm.. have to order.

so guys, I'm in a dilemma of whom should I buy the machine from ? Any more reliable shop in penang ?

This post has been edited by Devil_Van: Jun 29 2008, 06:49 PM

Dude, try Gamemart in 1stop. Got mine from there - I believe warranty is 1yr but they sell Japan version. One of the dude there (Ah Tatt) quite friendly, took the time to explain it to me although i was just browsing around initially.

For PS3 blu-ray games, Gamemart/Shops in Pragin prices are good, dont bother with shops in Gurney/QBay... those prices I can vomit blood with the price salesman quoted (>RM230). Watch out for sellers trying to sell you opened&repackaged/used game - I nearly got conned by one fella in one of the shops.

Otherwise buy the PS3 from one of the shops in Lowyat forum... nelson / bernard. Their prices quite reasonable if you don't mind the shipping cost (usually RM40-RM80 to Penang) and highly recommended by the folks in the forum if you follow their forum thread.

But PS3 rarely break down. based on my research combing through forums and reviews, the absolute worst (SUAY) case is the blu ray lens rosak. Go to XBOX forum, and you'll see a stretch of 3ROD users complaining -which was why i opt for PS3.

If you can wait a few days/weeks I might be letting go of my 40GB PS3 (1 month old). Waiting for my MGS4 LE PS3 to arrive.

Aiyoh,sori to hear 3rod.By the way i have another idea:
1.Either you can bring back 360 to Ace for fix this repair then ask whether you wanna to trade in for PS3.
2.Another option that you can go to Gamemart at 1stop Midland ask about ps3.

Cheers

I just remembered - you can read from this thread if you want to know more about penang shops and customer experience.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/548806/+340

Burnout_Joe, how much did you pay Gamemart for your PS3 ? I'm wondering.. btw the 1 year warranty covers for ? FOC repair in case lens break down ?

i bought from ACE few weeks ago... price 1400 +200 (MGS4)
the warranty issue actually is shipment u have to pay your self.. then the fixing is FOC.

Queens Bay got one is Game house.. last time i go survey is 1400 (console only), and no stock one.. need to order..

thats why i go ace take lor.. snice they got stock d..
first time purchase item from ACE.. >.<

I'm not hinting or badmouthing ace.. but even my fren who bought 360 from them last time..
b4 buying, they said don't worry.. they can unlock if got ban from xb live and it's FOC .. but after that, they said another story.. geez.. ACE way of doing biz ?

I'm going to pay a visit to gamemart this weekend.. and see how it goes b4 deciding where to buy.

Recommending GameMart. You won't find a seller as honest as Ah Tatt.

i bought my PS3 from QB Mall... there are 3 game shops there, 2 of them have stocks at hand... lowest (cash) is RM1.5k+ for Machine with Metal Gear Solid.

ok I'll remember this name 'AH TATT' hehe.. used to have a friend with that name too. Going to take a survey tonight.. wish me luck. Bye time to go work.

Gamemart @ 1stop midlands

Which shop you bought with that package? Quite a good deal....Singapore console or Jap?

Yup ...

There is no other shops i will go besides GameMart...

Ah Tatt FTW ! lol

How much is GameMart selling the PS3 package? And what package would that be? I am interested to buy one but discouraged by the lack of reliable shops in Penang

I bought mine at a shop called GameMonster.
Paid about RM1.6k+ for the console and MGS game (cos use credit card)
I think my set is a korean set... didn't notice it till a few days later...

If cash then how much? Huh?? Korean set can meh??

I'm not sure what is the price of the PS3 now.

All i know is, during the MGS4 launch, it was priced at 1.3k for the 40GB.

But now, i'm not sure... I bought it last year for 1.5k.

And dont worry man, he's as reliable as you can get. And will never cut throat.

Although the games he sell is slightly more expensive than KL shops, it's not by much.

What i do is, if i can wait for the games, i'll buy from P-A. If i cant wait or just cost a few more bucks.. i'll go to his place instead.




btw.. i think mine is singapore/hk set.

Doesnt matter anyway since all games are region free.

This post has been edited by aaron5829: Jun 30 2008, 10:24 AM

Will definitely check out his shop by this week. Thanks for the info. Sounds like a satisfied customer