Originally Posted by Jonno2006 (Post 11547567)

Speaking of, does anyone know how tough the previous slims are?

I had my original 80GB phat model PS3 YLOD on me and i got the slim(120GB) 2 and a half years ago.

So yeah, what are the chances it happens with these newer models? Because i use my PS3 ALOT! it's on at least 2-3 hours a day watching movies and tv shows and playing games.

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 11547017)

Holy Shit that's an involved process! Congrats to you for being able to do that successfully. I really wonder if anyone is that financially strapped that they'd do all that over spending an additional $80 and getting a refurbished Slim from Sony. I guess if you already took yours apart, that's not an option for you anyways.

Got my coffin on Friday -- too late to ship out before Monday (or maybe Tuesday, not sure if they ship on MLK Day). They sent instructions asking people not return "Insect-Infested Consoles". Ewwwww!

Originally Posted by Decker (Post 11543781)

As I mentioned in the PS3 thread, you can send a dead launch system back to Sony and for $99.99 they'll replace it with a "re-certified" Slim PS3. If there's a disc (or a dick, I assume) still in the system, they'll mail it back to you with the new system. It must be a complete system though (I had to retrieve my old 60 GB HDD and put it back in the unit).