PS3 or XBOX 360 for €130

ffocused

clearance deals on www.carphonewarehouse.ie
They also have a 32" Techwood tv reduced to €160

Klingon Hamlet

ffocused wrote: »

clearance deals on www.carphonewarehouse.ie
They also have a 32" Techwood tv reduced to €160

I can't see it on the site...

Mimikyu

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ffocused

Full link

http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Shop/Tablets-Accessories/All-Accessories

long_b

Getting out of stock on the xbox 250GB, the 500GB says collect in store only and no stores have stock

Del007

I contacted a few stores and they said that they never had to send back they're stock a few months ago

long_b

Ordered a 360 250GB two days ago - seems to have shipped!

Niemoj

Out of curiosity, how easy (if at all possible) is the harddrive on the 12GB PS3 to replace?

GreenWolfe

Niemoj wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how easy (if at all possible) is the harddrive on the 12GB PS3 to replace?

Very easy, Sony even provide instructions:

http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7776/~/changing-or-upgrading-the-ps3-super-slim-hard-disk-drive-%28hdd%29

But you'll have to buy a bracket as well as a HDD, they don't seem to include them with the console.

Sgt Pepper 64

GreenWolfe wrote: »

Very easy, Sony even provide instructions:

http://faq.en.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7776/~/changing-or-upgrading-the-ps3-super-slim-hard-disk-drive-%28hdd%29

But you'll have to buy a bracket as well as a HDD, they don't seem to include them with the console.

Its a tenner from smyths

and yes its very easy.
I currently have 80 games installed, all free from the PS plus sub (best €50 ever!)
must get round to playing some of them!

fdevine

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I currently have 80 games installed, all free from the PS plus sub (best €50 ever!)
must get round to playing some of them!

I'm just the same......:rolleyes:

beauf

None of those items work for me.

UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T PROCESS YOUR ORDER AT THE MOMENT.
SOME ITEMS IN YOUR CART ARE OUT OF STOCK. PLEASE VISIT YOUR NEAREST STORE.

Getting to be the same with a lot of bargains/sale listed

fdevine

CPW website is shockingly bad

Checked out the TV in the OP yesterday and it was showing as in stock right up to the "okay, let's do it" button (WTF??)

Then "oops, some of the items in your basket are out of stock"

beauf

fdevine wrote: »

CPW website is shockingly bad...

It used to be shockingly bad.

Then they redesigned it, and achieved the near impossible by making it even worse. Its almost completely dysfunctional now. If it didn't work at all it would nearly be better. Then you wouldn't waste your time trying to use it.

salamanca22

Fecking site, says the ps3 is in stock but when I go to buy it it's out of stock.

uck51js9zml2yt

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Its a tenner from smyths

and yes its very easy.
I currently have 80 games installed, all free from the PS plus sub (best €50 ever!)
must get round to playing some of them!

Is it a 2.5" hard drive?
My wife bought a ps3 9 months ago in the local charity shop which I really need to unbox.

fdevine

Aliyah Fancy Specs wrote: »

Is it a 2.5" hard drive?
My wife bought a ps3 9 months ago in the local charity shop which I really need to unbox.

Yes, 2.5inch HDD. SATA IIRC.

Got a 12Gb reduced in HN a while back and stuck in a 250Gb HDD from a dead laptop.

You will need the cradle though.

salamanca22

The cradle isn't required, on my last 12gb console I had a 250gb HD in there just which some cardboard jammed in to keep it snug. It worked fine for 6 months until I sold it and can only assume it is still fine.

fdevine

salamanca22 wrote: »

The cradle isn't required, on my last 12gb console I had a 250gb HD in there just which some cardboard jammed in to keep it snug. It worked fine for 6 months until I sold it and can only assume it is still fine.

:rolleyes:

I think most people would want to keep their warranty intact and not use "bits of cardboard" to do the job of the cradle that'll cost under €15

salamanca22

fdevine wrote: »

:rolleyes:

I think most people would want to keep their warranty intact and not use "bits of cardboard" to do the job of the cradle that'll cost under €15

There is no need for the cradle at all trust me. And it does not void your warranty.

The point of the cradle is to keep the hard drive stationary and protect it from shock while it is in the console, the cardboard does exactly that for free.

I am an engineer if that means anything to the debate (Hint: it does as I design things for a living)

beauf

I would have though putting flammable material beside hot electronics isn't ideal.

uck51js9zml2yt

beauf wrote: »

I would have though putting flammable material beside hot electronics isn't ideal.

He's an engineer. He knows these things
Part that generates heat. Material that dries out and is flammable... No risk at all.:)

I wonder could I start a new business supplying cardboard for ps3's!!

salamanca22

The heat that is generated by a hard drive is no where near enough to ignite cardboard or even 'dry' it out.

Corrugated cardboard has a fire point of 258c (citation) most hard drives have a maximum temperature point of 60c before it will start to malfunction. So without doing to actual math I am sure you can see there is a massive margin of safety there.

Like I said I had it in there for six months as so far as I know it is still in there a year and a half later with it's current owner.

Take my free advice or not, this is bargain alerts and I am alerting users to the bargain that using cardboard to make sure the hard drive is snug is 100% a reliable alternative than paying €15 for something they do not need. But of course each to their own.

Ageyev

Are any of these deals available in-store of are they website only?

Mr Bloat

salamanca22 wrote: »

The heat that is generated by a hard drive is no where near enough to ignite cardboard or even 'dry' it out.

Corrugated cardboard has a fire point of 258c (citation) most hard drives have a maximum temperature point of 60c before it will start to malfunction. So without doing to actual math I am sure you can see there is a massive margin of safety there.

Like I said I had it in there for six months as so far as I know it is still in there a year and a half later with it's current owner.

Take my free advice or not, this is bargain alerts and I am alerting users to the bargain that using cardboard to make sure the hard drive is snug is 100% a reliable alternative than paying €15 for something they do not need. But of course each to their own.

I've had a piece of cardboard wedged into my PS3 to keep the drive secure for almost 3 years now and my house isn't a smouldering ruin yet. If you are a person who would move their console to different rooms or to a friends house on occasion, get a cradle but if it's sitting on a shelf under the tv forever without being moved, a cardboard wedge will do the job.

fdevine

Just for sh1ts and giggles I sent a complaint email to CPW Customer Service......

They replied as follows;

"Thank you for your email.

I'm sorry to hear that you have been unable to make your purchase.

I am unsure if you are referring to the Carphone Warehouse website as the product you have mentioned is not something that we sell. Please could you provide a link to the Carphone Warehouse page that you have found this on?"

I have provided them with a link and a screenshot and await further reply LOL.

fdevine

Tried the CPW site again for the 32" Techwood TV and managed to put a sale through!!

Free delivery included. Now the wait begins.....

EDIT: Nearly an hour later and no confirmation email......yet

geraardo

Are these new or refurbished ? also is it just the console it gives no indication of controllers or anything else.

simzoli

I ordered PS3 on Sunday, arrived on Wednesday. Brand new superslim 12G with 1 controller.

fdevine

simzoli wrote: »

I ordered PS3 on Sunday, arrived on Wednesday. Brand new superslim 12G with 1 controller.

Did you get an order confirmation email? Payment on my card is pending for the TV I order this morning but I have nothing from CPW

geraardo

Just tried to order the PS3 and got the "can't process your order" page, hopefully its not out of stock.

fdevine

geraardo wrote: »

Just tried to order the PS3 and got the "can't process your order" page, hopefully its not out of stock.

That's what I was getting with the TV

Customer Service got back to me to say that "from time to time offers are so popular that they run out of stock before the website can be updated" but that the TV I wanted "appeared to be available again

PS3 is potentially out of stock but keep trying

geraardo

Has anyone purchased a PS3 or the xbox from the actual CPW store or is this just an online offer.

Ageyev

geraardo wrote: »

Has anyone purchased a PS3 or the xbox from the actual CPW store or is this just an online offer.

Per this email reply I'm guessing it is online only....

fdevine wrote: »

Just for sh1ts and giggles I sent a complaint email to CPW Customer Service......

They replied as follows;

"Thank you for your email.

I'm sorry to hear that you have been unable to make your purchase.

I am unsure if you are referring to the Carphone Warehouse website as the product you have mentioned is not something that we sell. Please could you provide a link to the Carphone Warehouse page that you have found this on?"

I have provided them with a link and a screenshot and await further reply LOL.

fdevine

geraardo wrote: »

Has anyone purchased a PS3 or the xbox from the actual CPW store or is this just an online offer.

When I eventually got to order the TV earlier today it said it was only available online, so I assume it's the same with the consoles.

geraardo

My order was finally accepted so just waiting for a conformation email.

simzoli

Yes, I did get an e-mail, just minutes after I ordered.

geraardo

Yeah just got mine, so its a three to five day wait now for delivery.

markad1

Just managed to get the 360 ordered with 500GB drive.

Del007

I got the 250gb Xbox, nice one

boobar

Sweet find op...I wanted to get one if these for my kid for Xmas...delighted, hope it gets delivered now.

Ageyev

boobar wrote: »

Sweet find op...I wanted to get one if these for my kid for Xmas...delighted, hope it gets delivered now.

Report back if you get it as it seems a bit hit and miss going by some posts.

b318isp

It appears there is more stock in - just ordered a PS3.

fdevine

Still waiting on a confirmation email for the TV I ordered although payment is pending my c/c and I have an order number so fingers crossed

Paddy_man

Didnt need a PS3, bought one anyway.... Whooops.. Looks like the nephews are getting a good Christmas present.

crazygeryy

For those of you who know. Is xbox 360 still thee thing to buy? Isn't the xbox 1 better?my son wants an xbox but I'm just worried if i buy the 360 it will be out of date? No games for it etc

ptyloch

crazygeryy wrote: »

For those of you who know. Is xbox 360 still thee thing to buy? Isn't the xbox 1 better?my son wants an xbox but I'm just worried if i buy the 360 it will be out of date? No games for it etc

Yes, the XBOX ONE is better but the games are more expensive. The 360 still has a good bit of life in it, there is a massive library of games for it, you can get them used for peanuts. I have a 360 and I still bought one on this offer simply to get a new console to last me another few years.
I don't mind not playing all the newest releases as I don't have the time for it :-)

wotzgoingon

crazygeryy wrote: »

For those of you who know. Is xbox 360 still thee thing to buy? Isn't the xbox 1 better?my son wants an xbox but I'm just worried if i buy the 360 it will be out of date? No games for it etc

To be honest the xbox one is the one to buy. Xbox 360 is old it was released in 2005.

crazygeryy

thanks for the replies.they seem to be all sold out anyway.and i rang one or two shops and they said it has nothing to do with them.its online only.

Ageyev

crazygeryy wrote: »

For those of you who know. Is xbox 360 still thee thing to buy? Isn't the xbox 1 better?my son wants an xbox but I'm just worried if i buy the 360 it will be out of date? No games for it etc

Gamers who want the most up to date games and console graphics will buy PS4 or Xbox One. As mention, Xbox 360 was released ten years ago but if your son just likes to play games and isn't concerned with the most up to date stuff it should be a good present as you can still buy the old games cheap enough. I am not sure about online play as they turn off the servers after a while (dunno which 360 games are still online)

fdevine

Well that was quick. TV I ordered yesterday arrived today. Happy days