Sony PlayStation 3, 60 GB

PS3 arrived promptly with all promised parts, but software was still set up with previous owner's information and was only semi-functional (would freeze randomly, usually after about 8 minutes of use).I was finally able to get the system working properly again after several hours of doing a complete factory reset (the reset itself took that long...I'm not including the time wasted trying other "quicker" fixes). This ended up being doubly frustrating because the console froze the first time I attempted the reset, but finally went through on my second attempt. I would have much preferred that this had been done before I received the unit.Since then, everything seems to be running okay. I do live in a bit of fear that whatever caused the original problems with the previous owner's software will rear its head again, but so far (fingers crossed) this has not been in evidence.

Glad to have the backwards compatibility, fans were a bit loud when i received it, but after a good cleaning and reapplication of thermal paste it runs nice and quiet except in intense moments of games, which is understandable.I also replaced the 60GB drive before booting it, so no idea if the original drive is in working order, but id assume it is based on the condition of the rest of the console

I was looking at this prodcut and it said it has 4 USB port and can be play playstation 2 games but i recieved is it only had 2 USB port and there was no slots for memory card and there was not possible to play playstation 2 game.....and more,the front big panels had scratches....i did not care until that big parts fail off....and also, the where it should have memory stick place cover is also, fail off......it was work but if it is only for Playstation 3 80GB price should be less than $90....why do i have to pay $180? ...i do not know but people who prepare this they do not have knowledge?

I have appreciated this project in that it can also play my PS2 games, which is awesome to me! It does have an exceedingly loud fan on it, but that doesn't really bother me. So far, I've had no issues with it.

I was very happy with the shipping of the item, however that was about the only thing I have good to say of it. Perhaps it's just the model of console, or perhaps it's just this one, but there is a bug that causes the screen to glitch up and freeze causing the console to need to be forced off. If it's just my console then I bought a defected product, but if it is just the model of console (being that it is an original launch console from 2007) they should have giving a warning as to this occurance.

Now admittedly, I was a little over-anxious to get a PlayStation 3. I wanted this model quite badly, but I didn't look into it much.Once I got it I turned it on and it smelled quite like smoke. I had to look into the issue to find out that there might be lots of dust there (the fan was reaching its third fan speed in five minutes regardless of what was going on). I purchased some thermal paste afterwards and took it apart to reapply it. It works better but I had to make another purchase without looking into it more.All I have to say is that people should ask the exact condition of their purchases from the seller. I will remember this forever.

just received my ps3 today and am happy with the purchase. the console has everything that i need, dvd/blu-ray player, wireless internet and with the 60 gig version i get backwards compatibility letting me play ps1 and ps2 games. I've done lots of research before buying a system and decided that the 60 gig meets my needs. i don't play lots of video games, but i like to watch movies. I'm a netflix member and it was easy to set up netflix streaming on my ps3. the movies and games on the ps3 are crystal clear even though i don't have a high def tv.if your on the market for a game console, go with the ps3 60 gig. it's worth the money and is a ton better than the new ps3 slim, which is NOT backwards compatible.

Like another reviewer of seller NextGen626, I paid over $400 for a PS3 with an added 1TB hard drive. The item was defective right out of the box, would work for a minute or two during initialization, but little green specked would start to appear, get worse, worse, then the entire screen would just be green tiling pixelation but you could hear the menu screen under it all “clicking” , and eventually it would crash entirely and freeze up with this green screen. Requested a refund, shipped it back, ALL items, the PS3, controller, hdmi cable, and the power cord. And I don’t as charged a 50+% restocking fee, $194! Ask me, this seller is a scammer, the worst business practice imaginable. I had to jump through hoops with Amazon to get my money back from that “restocking” fee