PLAYSTATION 3

dm1979

Hey all, Carphone warehaouse have playstation 3's reduced to 80 euro...says they are in stock, we ordered one on saturday got dispatch email today.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/CPW/media/products/Sony-PS3-Black-Front.png?ext=.png

dm1979

http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Shop/Tablets-Accessories/All-Accessories/Sony-Playstation-3-Slim-12GB
sorry lads heres the link!!

Any way to tell if they're jailbreakable?

fermanagh_man

12gb isn't enough to do much on PS3, updates alone would eat most off this memory

Surely the hard drive can be upgraded No?

dusty207

Do these come with controllers, cables, are they new or refurb, boxed etc??

RedXIV

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Surely the hard drive can be upgraded No?

Yep! You need a special caddy I think though

inna981

Got one at Christmas from them it's a new boxed 12GB super slim. I installed a 80GB hard drive after playing a few games and updates.

mtdelany

PS3 take a generic SATA hard drive that cost about £25 on Amazon for 500 GB+

Hard drive cradle cost about £3

Very easy job, about as easy as taking a battery off your phone and changing the sim card. No special tools needed

phill106

had a fat 60gb that ylod, wonder would it be better to get this or fix the fat...

Captainsatnav

phill106 wrote: »

had a fat 60gb that ylod, wonder would it be better to get this or fix the fat...

Happened me a couple of years ago. Got a 2nd hand one to replace it as fixing it before (original 2007 model) had cost me €100 and wasn't gonna do it again.

Anyway - ps4 now is around the €350 mark I think? Maybe less 2nd hand on done deal. I'd recommend it.

griffdaddy

Trying to order one but seems to be out out of stock

dusty207

griffdaddy wrote: »

Trying to order one but seems to be out out of stock

I ordered one at about 10am this morning. Seemed to go through ok but haven't got the promised email confirming the order yet (2pm)

maria11

dusty207 wrote: »

I ordered one at about 10am this morning. Seemed to go through ok but haven't got the promised email confirming the order yet (2pm)

Same I haven't got the email too

Soarer

Is there an equivalent to Jtag in the PS3 world?

tonto24

Do people still use ps3's????

loki7777

Yes and even psx:)

mikeym

The 12gb console isnt great unless you buy more memory.

mrcheez

ah crap... was in need of a BluRay player

Apparently these are better than the PS4 for playing BluRays?

Shiminay

<grittedTeeth>It's. Not. Memory. It's. Storage.</grittedTeeth>

PS3 has had a number of amazing games and at that sorta price, it's worth a punt, but the storage will need upgrading.

dusty207

Shiminay wrote: »

<grittedTeeth>It's. Not. Memory. It's. Storage.</grittedTeeth>

PS3 has had a number of amazing games and at that sorta price, it's worth a punt, but the storage will need upgrading.

I've a spare 60gb, would you reckon that'd do or would it be better to get something bigger? I've seen second hand 320gb for around €20

Shiminay

I'd get a bigger one, when you have a PlayStation Plus account giving you free games every month, you wouldn't be long filling up the storage.

eh i dunno

Thinking of getting one to use sky go on my tv. Does it work for this?

BLUEYK

eh i dunno wrote: »

Thinking of getting one to use sky go on my tv. Does it work for this?

Yes, the PS3 is good for sky go. However, you need a sky go extra subscription to use on a games console. Normal sky go subscription will not work. If you have a multi room subscription you get sky go extra automatically. If not I think it's an extra E6 a month for sky go extra.

dusty207

Just arrived via Nightline!

Sorry, forgot to thank OP, bad manners, thanks a million good sir!

gjd8

Great deal, thanks OP!

pcadhain

dusty207 wrote: »

Just arrived via Nightline!

Sorry, forgot to thank OP, bad manners, thanks a million good sir!

gjd8 wrote: »

Great deal, thanks OP!

Mind if I ask if you two got emails to confirm your orders? I didn't get anything and foolishly didn't write down my order number, assuming it would come by email.

Keenar

Are these new?

intro

They are new. Comes with one controller. No hdmi lead. AV cable and Euro/AV connector plug included.
I got two emails, one on Tuesday night after ordering (9.50 pm) and one on wednesday (2 pm) to say it was dispatched. I picked free delivery which was 2 to 3 days if I remember correctly. Arrived this morning (Thursday 11 am) so I am not sure how it could have been much faster if I had paid the extra for the quick delivery option!
Thanks to the OP.

lertsnim

tonto24 wrote: »

Do people still use ps3's????

Why wouldn't they?

dm1979

dusty207 wrote: »

Just arrived via Nightline!

Sorry, forgot to thank OP, bad manners, thanks a million good sir!

Thank you for the Thanks, Dusty! But last time I checked (5 minutes ago) i had lady bits :D:D

dusty207

dm1979 wrote: »

Thank you for the Thanks, Dusty! But last time I checked (5 minutes ago) i had lady bits :D:D

Self administered slap on the head, thank you good lady!

icrusader

Link not working and no ps3's on cpw website search. Is this expired ?

mrcheez

icrusader wrote: »

Link not working and no ps3's on cpw website search. Is this expired ?

Sure looks like it