expect your ps3 to break

i bought a ps3 used from gamestop and it took me nearly a year to save (im poor kinda) and it did not work so i returned it and the new one i got stop reading disc so that one did not work now they have no more in stock im disapointed

urrm i feel for you man...

I think this thread has made me more likely to expect your PS3 to break.

urrm i feel for you man...

bm1212

People really need to stop buying used PS3 from gamestop or anywhere else. I heard so many times that people temporarily fix YLOD on their PS3 and sells it to gamestop. I think people sell their PS3 because there is some problem. The difference in price between a used and new PS3 isn't that dramatic. It isn't like you are all saving $200. Get a newest, more energy efficient slim PS3 with WARRANTY. I really don't trust used game systems on ebay either.

And if my slim PS3 breaks, I won't be rushing out to buy another one. I scratch my head how some xbox 360 owners could be on their 3rd xbox 360 and they continue to buy them after they break. Bill Gates is loving it after each xbox 360 breaks and owners go out and buy another one. More money!

Thanks for the heads up...

Sorry to say but buying a used ps3 is never a good idea. You don't know what has happened to it from the previous owner and stores like gamestop always lie to make a sale. It sucks that your ps3 broke.

So, because of this, I should expect my PS3 to break? Smooth logic you have there.

At first, I was all like,"Well, I'm sure TC has a nice list of arguments as to why consumers can expect hardware failure after long periods of using the system due to a various number of conditions related to heat and wear after usage." But then I read that this system was bought used, and just shook my head.hazelnutman

[QUOTE="hazelnutman"]At first, I was all like,"Well, I'm sure TC has a nice list of arguments as to why consumers can expect hardware failure after long periods of using the system due to a various number of conditions related to heat and wear after usage." But then I read that this system was bought used, and just shook my head.JuggaloRandall

[QUOTE="JuggaloRandall"][QUOTE="hazelnutman"]At first, I was all like,"Well, I'm sure TC has a nice list of arguments as to why consumers can expect hardware failure after long periods of using the system due to a various number of conditions related to heat and wear after usage." But then I read that this system was bought used, and just shook my head.hazelnutman

Used electronics are hardly ever the way to go.Diddies

Ya they are. They save money, and 9/10 times they Work good. This guys just unfortunate.

@hazelnutman: I should have been more clear actually, neither of my consoles are refurbs, they just have had previous owners. If your careful who you buy from you should be good, corse my Slim was 40 bucks, not much of a loss there if it did break :PJuggaloRandall

If it didn't break when i dropped it from about a 1m height i don't think much will break it.

If it didn't break when i dropped it from about a 1m height i don't think much will break it.

inFamousLemon

Physical abuse to the PS3 does very little damage. If you take it apart, every main component to it (motherboard, power unit, disc drive), are seperated, encased in layers of metal, and connected together only through various ribbon cables and whatnot. The worst you could do by dropping it is dislodging or misplacing an internal component, which can easily be fixed by readjusting parts.

The main cause of failure for PS3s is due to the slow build up of heat due to dust inside, eating away at any cooling systems such as fan functionality and gels on the CPU/GPU, which eventually breaks up the solder which holds the circuits in place. This is the main cause of the YLOD.

The constant usage of a component such as the disc drive may cause it to simply burn out, just like a light bulb, This is how disc read errors are formed.

So unless dropping it from a meter's distance can build up massive amounts of heat onto the GPU/CPU or even wear out the disc drive from usage, the physical rammifications of that kind of physical abuse has nothing to do with the most common problems experienced with the PS3, thus not granting your system any sort of immunity.

tl;dr: No.

Yeah true the first one broke because the internals fans were broken making it overheat within minutes the next one broke cause it stopped reading disc after about a week

i bought a refurbished ps3 from gamestop two years ago and mine is in perfect working condition. also, i purchased a two year warranty to start after sony's one year warranty (yes, because sony fixed it they gave it the original one year warranty) so i still have it for another year protected under warranty. man, i just typed warranty a lot!..........WARRANTY!

i would never buy used or new system from gamestop:P

Gamestop isn't all that reliable when it comes to used systems.

y ou all dont understand im poor its hard for me to get 10 15 maybe 20 dollars

i dont expect my PS3 to break, its kept cool and i clean my house:P you on the other hand bought a used PS3 that was probably barely breathing when it was traded in. if you cant afford a new one, i'd advice just saving up...ya say you are poor, but in the long run you could end up wasting alot of money on used consoles that most likely were traded in because they had issues from abuse, poorly treated etc...

same reason i dont buy used guitar amps anymore, bought a used fender bandmaster from the 60s and i opened it up and it had been poorly modded and completely wrecked. just cant trust people now a days.

Never ever ever buy a used PS3, they are usually YLOD'd ones that have been reflowed and sold whilst the temp fix holds up... Never buy a used PS3 it's like ebay... i just won't trust buying anything with moving parts. I cannot believe people still buy used ones after a million people say the same

."Bought used ps3 and it broke HELP!!!"

.It's like no listens or bothers to even do a simple search on forums to see how other fared.

y ou all dont understand im poor its hard for me to get 10 15 maybe 20 dollars

mgmt101

y ou all dont understand im poor its hard for me to get 10 15 maybe 20 dollars

mgmt101

Should've saved up more and bought a new one.Doolz2024

Meh, Used Gamestop PS3s....not a surprise. My PS3 "broke" this week, but I got 2.5 years out of it, so i feel very satisfied with the entertainment I got out of it during that time. Besides its just the blu-ray drive that went out, so i think i can repair. In the meantime, I bought my first PS3 slim and absolutly love the upgrade.

[QUOTE="Diddies"]Used electronics are hardly ever the way to go.jdiamnz69

Ya they are. They save money, and 9/10 times they Work good. This guys just unfortunate.

i bought a ps3 used from gamestop and it took me nearly a year to save (im poor kinda) and it did not work so i returned it and the new one i got stop reading disc so that one did not work now they have no more in stock im disapointed

mgmt101

Two words. Buy new.

just because YOU bought a USED ps3 from GAMESTOP? LOL, my friend works at gamestop and he always tells me the lengths at which people go to sell them used consoles. they work for a week then break. I still have my launch ps3 console that i bought brand new, and it was dumb to spend 250 on a used one when 300 gets you a brand new one. sorry though.

just because YOU bought a USED ps3 from GAMESTOP? LOL, my friend works at gamestop and he always tells me the lengths at which people go to sell them used consoles. they work for a week then break. I still have my launch ps3 console that i bought brand new, and it was dumb to spend 250 on a used one when 300 gets you a brand new one. sorry though.

GramDubs

I still have the launch console, its a beast of a machine!

haha i cant wait til i get mine. first game im getting mlb 10 the show (used) haha

I basically just wouldn't trust Gamestop. I got mine used off Ebay a little over a year ago and it's survived.

Oh yeah, and mine is the original 60 GB

Used electronics are hardly ever the way to go.Diddies

I bought my PS3 used from eb games back in in 2006 and it still works fine, maybe because its an original 60 gig.

I've already lost a 60 gb PS3 to YLOD.

Had to replace it with an 80gb, but I lost Backwards compatability. So now I have a load of PS2 games that are just gathering dust.

at least you have a console man haha