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NSR Mick
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PostPosted: 23:12 - 27 Dec 2008    Post subject: PS3 40gb query. Reply with quote
I've got some cash for christmas and am on a tight budget and fancy a PS3. I know the 40gb doesnt have backward compatibility and loses the card reader and 2 usb ports.

The card reader and usb ports I can live with and I've still got my PS2 if I feel the need to play PS2 games.

what I want to know is if the 40gb loses anything else over the other models and can it be flashed to allow backward compatibility?

Unless someone can find the the 80gb for £250 all in as it seems used PS3's are selling on fleabay for more than new ones.

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PostPosted: 23:33 - 27 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
You still get 1 USB port on the 40gb (used to charge the controller) so you don't loose all your USB's.

I don't think you can flash them to allow backward compatibility, they took out this function (along with card readers etc) so they could sell the console cheaper.

If you can get an 40gb considerabley cheaper than an 80gb, and you aren't bothered about having the dualshock controller then get a 40gb and upgrade the HDD (a 2.5" SATA laptop HDD) to a larger one.
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PostPosted: 15:33 - 28 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattHirst wrote:
You still get 1 USB port on the 40gb (used to charge the controller) so you don't loose all your USB's.

I don't think you can flash them to allow backward compatibility, they took out this function (along with card readers etc) so they could sell the console cheaper.

If you can get an 40gb considerabley cheaper than an 80gb, and you aren't bothered about having the dualshock controller then get a 40gb and upgrade the HDD (a 2.5" SATA laptop HDD) to a larger one.


The 40gb has 2 usb ports on the front and the sixaxis can simply be replaced by a £25-30 dualshock controller.

I'm on a 40gb and still dont have much need to upgrade the HDD (even with lots of pics and music on there) but its an option to upgrade Thumbs Up

Cant think of anything else it doesnt have, Though the setup on the back of it is different from the 60gb's so beware if you are buying one of those clip on LED bars.
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PostPosted: 16:06 - 28 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well the only thing i have installed on my HDD is game saves and games that require installing (and then PSH) but some people use them as basically a media centre so have all their films, music, pictures etc on there.
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PostPosted: 17:08 - 28 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/8349401/Sony-PlayStation-3-PS3-Console-with-80GB-HDD-+-MotorStorm-Pacific-Rift-+-Fallout-3-+-Saints-Row-2/Product.html

£289.99

Sell the 3 games that come with it on eBay for a minimum of £20 each and you make back £60, with the free delivery that play.com always do you have yourself an 80gb for £229.99. You could raise the price you sell the games to £25 and get a PS3 for £214.99.

Three of my mates have just done this exact thing Razz
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PostPosted: 17:50 - 28 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I played the Motorstorm Pacific Rift demo off the PS store and its just as bad as the first one so sell that. But Fallout 3 is worth keeping, can't comment on Saints Row 2 as i haven't played it before Razz
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PostPosted: 03:06 - 29 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
LukeVFR wrote:
You loose SACD playback too, but I doubt that bothers you.

When buying a 2nd hand console, make sure it hasn't been registered with Sony -- after you've won the item, ask for the serial number before postage and register it with them to check. That's presuming you care about the warrenty, anyway.

It took me literally 30 seconds to change my 60gb HDD for a 500gb HDD (and then 38 hours to format the cunt!). No regrets -- got over 50 DVDs in the original quality stored on the HDD, and still got 200gb left or so. That's with several ripped albums in 320kbps AAC and all the free trial games available from the PlayStation Store.


Didn't know that post 60gb PS3's couldn't play SACD.

How do you put films onto the ps3 HDD by the way? Could stick them on the HDD and then flog all my DVD's/BD's Cool Laughing Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: 03:15 - 29 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers, so unless i got an BD drive for my computer i wouldn't be able to copy them onto the....bugger Sad

Thats my plan down the drain lol.

Hey ho, having loads of BD's makes me look cool Cool Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:52 - 29 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
LukeVFR wrote:
I'd imagine most lossless video and audio Blu-ray rips would be near 40gb per movie anyway.


Good point is that, forgot how much bigger they are than regular DVD.

Time to buy a 500gb HDD? Laughing
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 29 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jamrock wrote:
https://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/8349401/Sony-PlayStation-3-PS3-Console-with-80GB-HDD-+-MotorStorm-Pacific-Rift-+-Fallout-3-+-Saints-Row-2/Product.html

£289.99

Sell the 3 games that come with it on eBay for a minimum of £20 each and you make back £60, with the free delivery that play.com always do you have yourself an 80gb for £229.99. You could raise the price you sell the games to £25 and get a PS3 for £214.99.

Three of my mates have just done this exact thing Razz



just ordered it m8, good find! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:06 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
LukeVFR wrote:
Tomofast wrote:
just ordered it m8, good find! Thumbs Up

I'll buy Fallout 3 off you if you want?


Get down to wollies if there is still one open near you. I think it was on here, or could of been a different forum, but i heard someone got it for £17.
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PostPosted: 21:37 - 31 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Still not 100% sure what I'm going to do but browsing ebay yesterday saw this.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-40Gb-Box_W0QQitemZ140290324745QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VideoGames_VideoGameConsoles_VideoGameConsoles?hash=item140290324745&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A13%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Someone is going to be disappointed. Laughing
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 01 Jan 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
LukeVFR wrote:
Tomofast wrote:
just ordered it m8, good find! Thumbs Up

I'll buy Fallout 3 off you if you want?


think ill keep that one pal, u can have motorstorm though Laughing
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