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[Darkpen]

My first 60gb PS3 developed that soft whirr and it evolved into a big whirr, think playing card in bicycle spokes from when we were kids.

So now this 80gb MGS4 one is on the same soft whirr path, and hopefully wont evolve into the loud whirr.

The whirr is the fan bearings getting clogged with stuff. Same thing happened with my PC fan, but that one I was able to take out, disassemble, clean and reassemble myself. The PS3 not so much, especially if its under warranty. It it was out of warranty, I would not hesitate to try before spending 150 dollars on a repair.

I wonder if they would repair an out of warranty PS3 with the seal broken for the same 150 dollar fee...

oh, its $150 to repair in general, huh? I'll wait until the ps3 breaks somehow.

 

[AndyD]

oh, its $150 to repair in general, huh? I'll wait until the ps3 breaks somehow.

If its warranty, its free, otherwise its 150 regardless of issue. According to Dark above, who works there.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I wonder if they would repair an out of warranty PS3 with the seal broken for the same 150 dollar fee...

Yes, provided the actual insides were not tampered with.

 

[AndyD]

Yes, provided the actual insides were not tampered with.

Cool. The reason I ask is that I have a PS3 on which the seal was broken because the face plate was removed and replaced with a custom plate for a custom project. The regular plate is back on now, and I got it for a steal (less than the price of a game). Its working fine, but I was just wondering.