Playstation PS3 purchase advice required.

[Amar aka Cookie]

Hello there,

Right to the chase, shall we? I'm currently planning to purchase a Play Station 3.

Now I'm a casual gamer ... who doesn't really play online ... at all, if i DO go online ... its usually just to download demos and nab a few free goodies like patches and stuff.

Now the question is ... I don't want to spend a SHITLOAD of cash ... so i was wondering if there were any/major downsides to buying the old fat ps3 80GB model?

I'm planning on a long term investment here ... and i've heard the hardware on the ps3 fat is practically identical to the slim so i shouldnt worry about newer games not being able to run on the fat.

Do i get the fat? ... with perhaps a jailbreak usb and just keep it at 3.41 ... or should I bite the bullet and get the 120GB slim ... at full price? D:

Any help would be great. Basically I'm getting the little black sucker just to play GT5 ... but will keep it for stuff like resistance, killzone and uncharted

 

[AbdullahKhan]

i'd say go for the slim cause it has less chances of getting ylod i myself was planning to buy a fat and had saved enough but now im going for a slim

 

[Hesab Magsi]

Go for the fat edition.Till now i didnt see any differences between slim and fat and used both of them.u can save for about 5-6K remember to get the dual shock 3 edition.

 

[wankelboy]

well ps3 is the ultimate choice by the gamer .. they have alot of plans for the future
i recommend getting a PS3 SLIM with a 40nm GPU.

why i recommend a ps3 slim
it is designed in such a way to prevent the YLOD which has occured in alot of ps3 fats , besides that the ps3 fats are old and used... u dont know how they were taken care off.
always buy a brandnew console or even any electronic item.

 

[Fahast]

I second to what @wankelboy said .

Ps3 slim is just altogether a better design , it uses a 40 nm chip set compared to the fat Ps3 , which means less heat and less heat means less chance of getting YLOD ,

Go for the new one ,

PS3 is like a Rotary Engine , if you dont take care of it ........... it will will blow a deep hole in your pocket :wink2:

 

[The RaYeD]

buy a 80gb model that comes with dual shock 3(manufactured after 2008 )...it has 65nm processor...thus reducing the chance of ylod to almost 0.001 % ....and u can get it second hand in gud condition @ round about 20 grands ...

 

[uchihasufi]

ive been running the old fat monster for about two years now..and it works fine if u keep it in a place where there is alot of ventilation...just get a ds3 with it cz gaming aint fun without it..the slim has one big advantage of sucking 1/3 the power of the fat one...u may also need some disk space once u have jbd the console so u can invest there

 

[Astaroth]

buy the slim
i know alot of people who got YLOD
better to stay cautious
jailbreak is up to you

 

[wankelboy]

PS3 SLIM is your ultimate solution

 

[AbdullahKhan]

slim get a slim you'll just end up cursing everyone if u get ylod in fat

 

[wankelboy]

slim get a slim you'll just end up cursing everyone if u get ylod in fat

agreed with abdullah

 

[hanig]

can u play online with jailbreak

 

[kamranhaqqi]

jailbreak + online = banhammer

 

[TwinDream]

if u dont wanna go online then buy modded xbox360 and buy games for only 150rs ... any apecific reason of buying PS3

 

[made in taiwan]

hey im new to this wanted to ask if i get a used slim or fat one wat do i need to do to play pirated games & wats wit upgradeing ur hdd i dont get it im new please explain everythin

 

[ModMonsta]

hey im new to this wanted to ask if i get a used slim or fat one wat do i need to do to play pirated games & wats wit upgradeing ur hdd i dont get it im new please explain everythin

Back to MSN then

 

[made in taiwan]

yeah bawhah i am so lost

 

[max414]

hey im new to this wanted to ask if i get a used slim or fat one wat do i need to do to play pirated games & wats wit upgradeing ur hdd i dont get it im new please explain everythin

Doesn't really matter much which model u go for as long as you are on the proper firmware. Right now firmware 3.55 is the sweet spot to b

I just jailbreaked my ps3 last night n m using my ps 3.
If you need any help, let me know

Apna knowledge fresh ha abi


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[manigamer]

ive been running the old fat monster for about two years now..and it works fine if u keep it in a place where there is alot of ventilation...just get a ds3 with it cz gaming aint fun without it..the slim has one big advantage of sucking 1/3 the power of the fat one...u may also need some disk space once u have jbd the console so u can invest there

i had the launch 60gb model ! i had it since 3 yrs man just got YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH 2 days ago now the guy says its not even repairable or so ! damn

GET THE SLIM it will save u money by not dying on u atleast lol

also instead of getting the 120gb for 29k etc in market get the 320gb which is only 2-3k more than the 120gb ! plus double hdd ! IN 2-3K imo is awesome

edit: just saw this thread is old ! did u got the ps3 yet ?

 

[Roark]

yeah man why is everyone posting in this ancient thread