I think 'avoid' is a tad on the wrong side of exaggerating, don't you agree?

There are numerous Playstation owners still gaming on the consoles they purchased on day one (3 years ago). It's a £150 PS4 with a game, I find it pretty unbelievable that anybody would advise any deal seeker to avoid this bargain.

I agree the C chassis have been floating about and would be the better choice, but let's be honest about this, in the most part they have not been unobtainable by a lot of people. If you see this people, please don't avoid it if you're looking for a PlayStation 4.

heat from me,dont listen to the gumpff about the chassis,youve got one heck of a console for 150 notes,if it only lasts a couple of years who cares,have a completely new console out by then anyway!!

​Don't get on at me for giving out relevant info and making sure people get the best possible product for their quid. You might be fine with it possibly lasting a couple of years (but a couple of years is being generous with B chassis... it's a throw of the dice) but others certainly may not.

I personally wouldn't use compressed air on PS4 vents. It blows alot of dust back into the console. A vaccum cleaner is a better option.​

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Air caution. This is the B chassis PS4, so it doesn't have the lower power consumption of C chassis, which means the fans spin up like crazy and the console gets hot when playing demanding games. What that means is higher chance of the system developing a fault in the long run... unless you're comfortable with taking the case off the PS4 and applying thermal paste, that is.

heat from me,dont listen to the gumpff about the chassis,youve got one heck of a console for 150 notes,if it only lasts a couple of years who cares,have a completely new console out by then anyway!!

I think 'avoid' is a tad on the wrong side of exaggerating, don't you agree?

There are numerous Playstation owners still gaming on the consoles they purchased on day one (3 years ago). It's a £150 PS4 with a game, I find it pretty unbelievable that anybody would advise any deal seeker to avoid this bargain.

I agree the C chassis have been floating about and would be the better choice, but let's be honest about this, in the most part they have not been unobtainable by a lot of people. If you see this people, please don't avoid it if you're looking for a PlayStation 4.

Oh, heat added OP. Thanks for sharing :smiley:

True, avoid is an extreme stance but I'm just speaking from a point of durability. You're taking a much greater risk of the system failing buying prior to C chassis. My friend takes care of his systems (air compressor to get dust outta vents, etc) and yet twice a B chassis failed on him. Sony simply stuffed too much power hungry components, in too little negative space, with too cheap a fan, (and in some cases) with too little (or rubbishly spread) thermal paste. And it's a fairly well reported issue with that model... certainly enough to air caution as to whether to purchase it or not. That's why I said it is a throw of the dice. You may come up trumps, but you may get a system that doesn't have enough thermal paste (or in my nephew's case, with paste not evenly spread) that it in essence puts a strict tick down of life on your product. The notable reduction in TDP with the C chassis puts the system much further on the reliable side.

I still have my launch day PS4 still up and running. I do game mainly on Xbox though. Good deal this.

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