Partioning the HDD doesn't work. As long as there is an NTFS partition, the PS3 will not recognize it.

The DJ bag doesn't seem to have a lot of padding. Anybody else?

Nice, I'm definitely going to consider that one. Thanks. If anybody has any other good bags, feel free to post them.

I considered that at one point, but I'd rather get an actual bag. I'm not that poor as far as college students go. I have a job.

So I'm a college student, and I really don't have anywhere I can put my PS3 in my dorm. Whenever I pulled my PS3 out (before it broke), I just clear off my desk temporarily. I had it in a little polo bag wrapped in bubble wrap. I now use that polo bag for my Taekwondo gear, and consequently I need a new bag for when I get my PS3 fixed. I've been looking around, but either the bag screams "LOOK, I'M A PS3!" or the bag doesn't have many positive reviews. Anybody know a decent bag to get (for a relatively good price mind you...poor college student on a budget)? I want to avoid the ones that blatantly say PS3 because I live in a dorm.

That is definitely what I wanted to hear, haha. I'm leaning towards getting it fixed because I really want my BC, otherwise i'll stare longingly at my PS2 games until I get a PS2 or something.

So there's two opinions...

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Anybody have a positive experience with "factory certified" consoles they got from sending in their broken one?

I know about the recovery/safe mode. I've already tried booting into that, but it doesn't work.

I wanted opinions on whether or not i should get it fixed for my BC or get a new slim. I've already exhausted all the other options minus taking apart the thing myself. (Well...I did try reseating the HDD, but that didn't work either.)