PS3 Warranty Question

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Bought a PS3 off the MM...

How can I find out how much warranty is left, the seller says he's only had it about a month but doesn't know exact dates and there isn't a receipt.

Any ideas?
 
Ripper said:
Bought a PS3 off the MM...

How can I find out how much warranty is left, the seller says he's only had it about a month but doesn't know exact dates and there isn't a receipt.

Any ideas?
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Did he register it on the EU playstation store that might help you. If not i would do it if i was you.
 
Do it through Sony if there is a fault. My first one broke and Sony couriered a new one to my house within 2 days and picked my old one up at the same time.
Awesome service.
 
NokkonWud said:
Sony were right in that situation in my opinion, so I can't fault Sony.
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I know it's going off topic but I totally agree.
Nothing annoys me more at work than a warranty repair on a PC that is full of dust.
I clean them outside the building using an air compressor and I always charge the customer for doing this.
In fact, there have been a couple of times where the CPU has cooked due the cooler being totally blocked with dust.
The pleasure I've gained from voiding those warranties was ace :)
I can't fault Sony for their stance on that one but I can certainly fault some of the idiots comments on the link.
'It's Sonys fault for producing a dust magnet' - well duh!
'it's the owners fault for being dirty and lazy and not knowing how to use a dustcloth'.
 
hashcake said:
I know it's going off topic but I totally agree.
Nothing annoys me more at work than a warranty repair on a PC that is full of dust.
I clean them outside the building using an air compressor and I always charge the customer for doing this.
In fact, there have been a couple of times where the CPU has cooked due the cooler being totally blocked with dust.
The pleasure I've gained from voiding those warranties was ace :)
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your a sick man, surely the design flaw is that the Case permits x amount of dust into its airflow to clog up the fan in the first place. hardly the customers fault

especially on machines where you void the warranty if u open it up.
 
Begbie said:
Unless it gets dust inside it

http://consumerist.com/consumer/sony/dust-voids-ps3-warranty-321226.php
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After seeing the pics of his PS3, I have to side with Sony on that case...
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Nickg said:
your a sick man, surely the design flaw is that the Case permits x amount of dust into its airflow to clog up the fan in the first place. hardly the customers fault

especially on machines where you void the warranty if u open it up.
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If it was a design flaw, then surely the majority of systems would clog up?
Companies can't be held responsible for their products being used in extreme situations, as long as they work well and are reliable under fair and normal conditions, then the system is designed perfectly adequately.
 
mcwildcard said:
After seeing the pics of his PS3, I have to side with Sony on that case...
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Certainly not just normal accumulated dust there ... rather tinky!

I repair old home micros... and the state that some i've been in are horrendous! The worst has to be one that was literally slimey with a thick layer of gooey yellow tar from cigarette smoke - inside and out - it stunk my house out when I opened the box it arrived in! A hefty charge was added to the repair bill as I wasted time and a whole can of foam spray cleaner making it 'safe' to work on before I got down to the simple task of desoldering a few components inside and fitting new ones. I hate to imagine what the owner's house was like!
 
hashcake said:
I know it's going off topic but I totally agree.
Nothing annoys me more at work than a warranty repair on a PC that is full of dust.
I clean them outside the building using an air compressor and I always charge the customer for doing this.
In fact, there have been a couple of times where the CPU has cooked due the cooler being totally blocked with dust.
The pleasure I've gained from voiding those warranties was ace :)
I can't fault Sony for their stance on that one but I can certainly fault some of the idiots comments on the link.
'It's Sonys fault for producing a dust magnet' - well duh!
'it's the owners fault for being dirty and lazy and not knowing how to use a dustcloth'.
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Couldn't agree more mate, I do a similar job to you and the state of some PC's I repair is quite frankly disgusting. Like I've said before on these forums its not hard to run a Dyson over the air vents of any electrical goods like this, as long as you don't go inside and damage anything with static.
 
Exactly. My dad's a Combustion Engineer and Electrician and as part of his role he often strips, repairs and refits industrial boiler systems for majpr businesses up and down the country. As part of it he always cleans the entire boiler whether they are filthy or not, and it annoys him no end when his boys (he's the foreman and they work under him for the company) don't do it.

If he can do it for large boilers, ventilation systems and other things then it's not hard to take a duster to a Playstation 3.
 
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