Comments on: Pictures of the PS3 That was Too Dusty to Repair

By: David

David — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:12:45 +0000

I have a parrot that spreads a lot of dust to the point that I’m weighing on getting rid of him. He is no where near my electronics, but I could see this happening to my PS3.

By: play4me

play4me — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:31:54 +0000

This amount of dust is VERY possible to accumulate within a small time frame. Living in the middle of a desert will wreak havoc on your electronics, although most people living in these areas have the common sense to dust their stuff regularly.

By: iplayfofun

iplayfofun — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:41:38 +0000

oh damn.. Im guna go clean mine up now!!

By: angryerthling

angryerthling — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:40:16 +0000

that looks odd. i work in pc repair and have point of sale systems that come in totally manky (think dust bunnys that have completely filled pc cases) or pcs in offices with chain smokers (a layer of tar on the outside of the case). i have seen manky pcs. those pictures look wrong… if you pick up a really dusty pc or peripheral and pack it to send it for repairs you will have clean spots from where it’s been handled or where the packing has rubbed against it.

not saying that it’s impossible but one picture of the guys entertainment centre would prove it one way or the other.

By: smoothn00dle

smoothn00dle — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:18:40 +0000

I read that the dust inside is Xbox360 pieces.. That is a classic *v*

By: Norbit

Norbit — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:44:02 +0000

It appears that not only is this guy telling lies about when and how he got the PS3 but this guy is also an actor which is strange because that hasn’t been mentioned at any point, even in his appearance on Fox News.

This seems to be a well organised attempt by somebody to drum up bad press for Sony just before the holiday season.

I wonder who that could be

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:28:25 +0000

I have seen that dust before, He bought it at the PX in Iraq and when a dust storm comes through it gets into everything. I had a PS2 that looked similar to that when I got done with my tour.

By: James

James — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:20:49 +0000

Who would do that to a PS3. That is foolish and he is an idiot for not even cleaning it. I agree with sony for voiding that warranty. That is the dustest console i seen in my life and it looks like his grandparents had when they were children and pass it of to him. Dawm, what a waste of $600 buck. Buying PS3 tomorrow YAY!!!! im so eXcited!!!!!!!!

By: Affinity

Affinity — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:33:38 +0000

Based on the finger smudges and just how ‘caked on’ the dust is, I serious doubt it got this way being in a warehouse.

By: Lordofvermillion

Lordofvermillion — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:34:57 +0000

Having been responsible for sending things back and forth from a service center for almost two years, i can say for sure that these service centers are extremely dusty. at the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, that level of dust can come from sitting in a repair center for half a month. sadly, this proves nothing, which is why i take a picture of anything valuble i ship right before i seal the box. better safe than sorry.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:13:11 +0000

My goodness, did this guy live in a vacuum bag or saw mill?

Ever heard of canned air? A couple large cans worth could have blown away the heavy stuff (inside and outside, without opening it).

Here’s a better concept, as a method preventative maintenance, use canned air once a month. Geez!

Pay for it you slob! His fault, not Sony’s.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:38:24 +0000

The pic is at the top!

By: j

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:26:08 +0000

wheres the pic

By: NumberOne

NumberOne — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:25:58 +0000

There is rumor floating around, that Microsoft behind all of this.

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:55:18 +0000

Well, it looks like the members of the Gamer Advisory Panel looked into it, and it turns out to be the consumer who’s a little fishy. More info in this thread: http://boards.1up.com/zd/board/message?board.id=games&thread.id=455894&page=3

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:28:31 +0000

This is one of those stories where we may never know who’s right and who’s wrong. Could the consumer here be telling a story in the hopes of getting his busted PS3 fixed? Absolutely. He could even have let it get that dusty at this house.

On the other side, maybe Sony just doesn’t want to fix it, so they parked it in a dusty room for a couple of weeks, and then photographed it.

I’d like to see some more information before I went choosing sides in this debate. I don’t imagine either side is going to break down and admit that they are at
fault, so you’ll have to form your own conclusions.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:26:24 +0000

Actually, both sony and the guy could be right. I’ve seen computers shipped through UPS that left our place clean and ended up in a very similar situation at the other end. All it takes is one small hole in the box from a fork-lift or accidental drop, and a dusty environment. Best way to prevent it is to wrap your ps3/computer/whatever in a garbage bag to ensure it stays clean.

By: Darian

Darian — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:02:06 +0000

I don’t fall for the Sony tactic. Sorry folks, but that PS3 sat noticeably in a storage area of a warehouse like area for some time before they decided to take some pics of it and void the warranty. There is obviously thousands of times more dust in that warehouse than at the guy’s apartment.

People are so easily led… ready to jump on the “winning” bandwagon and point fingers. A little dust I can imagine on it to begin with, but sitting around a receiving center for a few weeks or months would definitely cause that kind of dust collection.

In any event, regardless of the dust problem, Sony could have solved the problem with a $3.00 can of electronics compressed air. This makes sense, because the owner can’t open his PS3 to dust it without voiding the warranty anyway. So it’s a damned if you do, and damned if you don’t scenario.

Here’s the solution – Sony: Knock it the hell off and repair the unit, sending it back to him with the warranty intact. To this day I can play my NES, SNES, PS1 and PS2, Atari, and Sega Units. Dust is not the problem here, obviously… it’s shoddy design.

How did VG-Cats put it? “What’s $600 and smells like snake oil? Next-Gen”

Or.. hey… you could always just tell your customers that they just went out on a limb for a system that is overpriced, only to get shafted. Whichever works for you.. cause it’s not like you need to make customers happy or anything.. they only *buy* the overpriced crap you are selling and keep you in business… not important at all… I stopped buying Sony crap when I bought my PSP. I now use my PSP exclusively for homebrew and emulators.

I won’t be buying anything from Sony until they get their heads out of their butts.

By: SMB

SMB — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:33:09 +0000

I have a surge protector in my house should I rename that?

And ya stupid moran a$$hat would have to know better than to send that in.

By: Sergprotector

Sergprotector — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:00:32 +0000

oh, and no one take my name please… it’s one of a kind…