i've given up on sony, after ps2 #4 died i've had it. Yes i did mod one but it was working perfectly till the dvd drive died in it too. And since theres been about 12 different versions of the ps2 finding a replacement one for less then a new system was difficult. Funny thing is i bought and xbox at launch and a gamecube also and they are still working great. And i use the xbox a lot!!