You know why.. because they have to take the loss to unload the older imported 40gb model (no
standard warranty offered by Sony Malaysia) and since the newer official package is 80Gb comes with DC3,
who wants the older 40Gb with sixaxxis only?

For those who just wanted a cheap blu player and play few games, that would be a good entry point.

Hmmm.that picture looks like a thumbdrive only, maybe the little slot is for reading other type of cards?

Any kind of thumbdrive can be used on the PS3 with the 2 USB slots. If need more USB slots,
just buy a USB hub.

Only the older PS3 80gb with the PS2 software backward compatibility has the multi-card reader.

But, nowadays why need build a PS3 with multicard reader anyway..
there are plenty of those available as external that everybody already using for their PC can buy cheaply.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Oct 19 2008, 04:01 AM

Get it from Authorised Sony shop. At least they won't cheat you. All new PS3 will have min. 1 year warranty
on your PS3. In KL, be ware of con artists around Sg.Wang area. Don't buy from them.

Nowadays.. no need to buy the expensive bundle package. If you're just a student with little or no income,
go for the RM1500 should be good enough. For games, you don't have to go for NEW games. Go over to the trade section, plenty of LYN members willing to sell used games for almost HALF the price of the new, including original Blu Ray movies (for example: See my .sig) . Also, with PSN, you can get pretty good downloadable games for pretty low price (if you're interested in DLC games sharing as well go to that thread to find out).

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Jan 11 2009, 04:32 AM

Quite true.. low failure rate, mostly due to software issue only. I bought my PS3 over 14 months ago.. warranty ALREADY elapsed.. PS3 still working. Average used per day.. 2 hours.. my set is a direct US import from a friend who brought back from big store Walmart..(much cheaper than .SG and .JP set) eventho it says 110v, no issue with our 240v power because of the universal power supply inside thebox. The box is Region A for BD, Region 1 for DVD Movies and Games. I have tested R3 games too no issue but only buy R1 games due to plenty of Add-ons available for R1 games from US PSN store.

Also, make sure your PS3 has GOOD ventilation. Most hardware issues are caused by bad air ventilation, not cool enough and may cause overheat in the box. Just turn on your air cond while playing games or watching movies!

For DS2.. I don't think people should buy it since it is only for PS2. Nowadays, the only type of PS3 controller is DS3.

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Jan 16 2009, 06:42 AM

Wait for price drop. There is a rumor on global price drop for PS3 soon:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=211023

That would translate around RM1200 for the basic 80Gb model...maybe..just maybe.
wait till next month to find out .

This post has been edited by danmooncake: Mar 20 2009, 08:20 AM

Psst... another price drop for PS3 coming.

Read this:
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged...brother/1315218