your channel is comforting to watch, as a nerd i love hearing you ramble and nerd out about consoles, glad to hear im not the only one obsessed with these things hehe
I have a backwards compatible fatty but I’m considering finding one of these in good condition to do my heavy ps3 gaming on. Everytime I turn my fat boy on I’m worried it’ll be the last. Lol
Those 2 pieces “slide” on. Did you try that? They don’t just press down and clip in. You have to slide them in from the left or right (can’t remember which way). It’s still a PITA, but that’s how those secure on there. You can easily buy replacements too.
it's funny because it's the exact same story for me lol. around like 2013 I got this exact model for Christmas and I didn't even know that eject button was there, I always just slid it open. but the glossy plastic bits never once came off? they're still on there good.
Just get a 43xx model which has trusty and cool 28nm chips inside, softmod it and play all 3 generations of Playstation games for many years to come without dealing with the lid at all.
Those 28nm RSX models are great. They run very cool and draw little power. And you don't need a 43xx to have it. Most 42xx models manufactured after mid-2013 will have it.
So for the side covers you can get replacements new on eBay for $11.99 and free shipping. That is if the covers you had which I assume you already sent back are what is broken and not the spots on the actual PS3. I need to buy some for mine though I my PS3 Super Slim is one I bought brand new at Walmart in 2013. Mine just has one deep scratch on the back one from something I don't remember what was. The covers on mine as a whole are showing age with smaller scratches and stuff but I could live with those. It's that one deep scratch that looks ugly.
Lol I hat this model but if you slide the door open manually you are forcing it open that’s why these ps3s have so manny issues with the door just use the fucking button
My cousin has a Super Slim, and man I always hated it. It's just so damn cheap feeling. The fat and slims are miles better in comparison, but I do have the same bias as you lmao I always prefer the original fat models of consoles
@@nBasedAce That's 100% the truth. IM seems to find the cheapest most beat up models he can find. Mine's over a decade old, has no panels that pop off, disc drive and mechanism work seemlessly. More to the point no YLoD which is more than I can say for the other models.
I have the 500GB Super Slim from the Last of Us bundle that was released in 2012 and I can say that I've barely played it. I mean there's under 10 hours of play on it. I wonder if that could mean it will last longer than if I had been using it all those years?
When I plugged in my super slim, the cable ports were really wonky and hard to get in compared to my slim model that never did that neither did the fat model either
your channel is comforting to watch, as a nerd i love hearing you ramble and nerd out about consoles, glad to hear im not the only one obsessed with these things hehe
I'd love to pin your comment, but TH-cam won't let me do that yet! Haha
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I love the ps3 I still play it daily, I wish those days were never gone
I have a backwards compatible fatty but I’m considering finding one of these in good condition to do my heavy ps3 gaming on. Everytime I turn my fat boy on I’m worried it’ll be the last. Lol
Mine just died on me mid session🥲 had to go grab a super slim
I have this model it actually looks nice.
I traded in a ps2 and og xbox at a retro store. Both consoles had problems with them, but they gave me 92$ store credit i used it to buy a ps3 slim
Those 2 pieces “slide” on. Did you try that? They don’t just press down and clip in. You have to slide them in from the left or right (can’t remember which way). It’s still a PITA, but that’s how those secure on there. You can easily buy replacements too.
it's funny because it's the exact same story for me lol. around like 2013 I got this exact model for Christmas and I didn't even know that eject button was there, I always just slid it open. but the glossy plastic bits never once came off? they're still on there good.
Just get a 43xx model which has trusty and cool 28nm chips inside, softmod it and play all 3 generations of Playstation games for many years to come without dealing with the lid at all.
Those 28nm RSX models are great. They run very cool and draw little power. And you don't need a 43xx to have it. Most 42xx models manufactured after mid-2013 will have it.
So for the side covers you can get replacements new on eBay for $11.99 and free shipping. That is if the covers you had which I assume you already sent back are what is broken and not the spots on the actual PS3. I need to buy some for mine though I my PS3 Super Slim is one I bought brand new at Walmart in 2013. Mine just has one deep scratch on the back one from something I don't remember what was. The covers on mine as a whole are showing age with smaller scratches and stuff but I could live with those. It's that one deep scratch that looks ugly.
Lol I hat this model but if you slide the door open manually you are forcing it open that’s why these ps3s have so manny issues with the door just use the fucking button
Nice video I would like to see a review on the red Xbox 360
You got it!
You have to slide the panel in not press it, also there is a tray button to open the tray
I have one of these!
My cousin has a Super Slim, and man I always hated it. It's just so damn cheap feeling. The fat and slims are miles better in comparison, but I do have the same bias as you lmao I always prefer the original fat models of consoles
is the super slim the most reliable out of the ps3 models?
It is not, generally the most reliable are the very late model 160GB fats or the late 250GB slims
@@IntellitechMobile which model has the most reliable disc drive?
It is the one with the lowest failure rate.
@@nBasedAce That's 100% the truth. IM seems to find the cheapest most beat up models he can find. Mine's over a decade old, has no panels that pop off, disc drive and mechanism work seemlessly. More to the point no YLoD which is more than I can say for the other models.
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I have the 500GB Super Slim from the Last of Us bundle that was released in 2012 and I can say that I've barely played it. I mean there's under 10 hours of play on it. I wonder if that could mean it will last longer than if I had been using it all those years?
I have ps3 phat with 1TB and i have gta 5 gran turismo 5 and asasinss creed
It won't scratch the disc when it is still spinning because it is locked into place where the 360 was holding the disc in place with magnets.
could you make a guide on how to remove the game from the drive because i have a problem with it
Just slide the tray cover to the left and pull out the disc
I have that same type of ps3 and I played I ton of Minecraft on it
Anyone wondering I still play it
When I plugged in my super slim, the cable ports were really wonky and hard to get in compared to my slim model that never did that neither did the fat model either
Good luck finding component imputs in modern tv
I still play on mine
I'm getting thos soon
I also have a PS3 Phat
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