Comments on: 40GB PS3s Go on Price Offensive

By: StalkingSilence

StalkingSilence — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:06:57 +0000

Interesting tweet we just got from @danny_ramos:
@PSLifeStyle it wouldn’t make sense to promote the 40GB refub model as those are units Sony already sold and doesn’t count for sales numbers

By: StalkingSilence

StalkingSilence — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:47:29 +0000

Also, the 40GB refurbs look different (some may prefer the piano black), allow Linux OS installs, and other things. It’d be the cheapest way to get some research PS3s or if you miss any of the features we lost!

By: FiftyQuid

FiftyQuid — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:39:36 +0000

@kirobz – How many games do you have installed? Delete some of your Game Data, and Save Data and that’ll free up a ton of space. Games like MGS4 I kept my Save Data, but erased everything else since I don’t plan on playing it again anytime soon.

By: Natiej85

Natiej85 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:32:01 +0000

If somebody is buying the gaming system it’s because either they just don’t have the money for the new systems and are just barely making this purchase so suggesting that a refurb is a bad idea means them having to wait even longer for something that they couldn’t really afford in the first place. And refurbish PS3 aren’t like other gaming system refurbs they actually work and won’t crap out over and over again.

By: kirobz

kirobz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:55:38 +0000

@makai yeah. But I think the downside of the refurb is a shorter guarantee. I mean, better to be sure, right?

By: MakaiOokami

MakaiOokami — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:16:14 +0000

Actually Giase095 (sorry if I butchered that) it’s a great deal. Cause even if you’re planning on upgrading it’s better to spend the 80 you spend on an HDD upgrade than to buy a more expensive unit and upgrade later. If someone doesn’t have that much to the point where they have to buy a cheaper console they probably can’t afford to fill it up with games either. Besides they should be focusing on non install great games like Uncharted until they can afford a better hard drive.

They can easily make out with getting a 320GB hard drive for the price of a 120 GB console.

Refurbished isn’t a bad thing. Sometimes they are more reliable than a non refurb because of testing. It’s like a crap shoot. Just remember there was a man who bought 3 HDDs for his PC and each one failed within a month. That’s damn near unheard of.

So it’s not bad to get a refurb unit. They’re like new and tested to work so you shouldn’t get a DoA.

By: Dre

Dre — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:43:48 +0000

dont see how this is a good deal since its a refurbished ps3, i wouldnt get it if i didnt have a ps3. u can put in another $80 for a brand new, smaller, less power consumption 120gb ps3…

By: kirobz

kirobz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:29:36 +0000

@yellowdart I’ve only had my 80gb PS3 for about 6months and its now down to about 25ish GB. I’ll upgrade it on my birthday, Dec. 24 (my birthday sucks, I only get one gift each year).

By: yellowdart46

yellowdart46 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:04:54 +0000

Good deal for someone who does not have one.

I have a 60GB but upgraded to a 320GB and am down to about 100GB.

By: skullking123

skullking123 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:47 +0000

dont know what you are saying $80 more you get 120gb. that is dumb because really with $80 and you can buy a 320GB or bigger HDD. So unless “new” is your thing this is a damn good deal

By: kirobz

kirobz — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:46:42 +0000

I agree that buying a new one is way better than refurb.

By: kirobz

kirobz — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:45:48 +0000

@Fifty I have a 80gb. I only have savage moon, and FFVII, about 10 demos, and I’m now down to 25ish GB. I should have just gotten the 160GB. But well, I’ll just wait till the price of HDD goes down.

By: Mitch Cumstein

Mitch Cumstein — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:44:57 +0000

Refurbished 40GB? $80 more and you get a brand new Slim, meaning 80 more gb, and probably a longer warranty. That just doesn’t seem like a good deal at all to me. To each their own though.

By: Devon Simpson

Devon Simpson — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:42:26 +0000

I have a better deal, $69.99 at fry’s electronics. Problem is they sold out 3 weeks prior to the price cut and only 3 stores had them (one in arizona and 2 in texas). I tried to transfer all them to my store but someone must have realized how rediclous of a deal they were and swooped them up before they were transfered. Yes they were open box returns but they were fully backed by sonys warranty. I was hoping for a 2nd ps3/ dirt cheap blu ray player

By: FiftyQuid

FiftyQuid — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:36:45 +0000

@giese095 – I have a 40GB. I’m using only 8GB. I have all the LBP DLC, R&C Quest for Booty, PAIN, PJM/Encore, PJ Eden, Savage Moon + DLC and all of Home downloaded. Not too mention I PULSE, and CORE downloaded. 40GB is plenty as long as you don’t have a crapload of .mp3, .avi, and jpg files clogging things up. You can delete Save Data for games you’ve completed too.

I have no plans to upgrade.