Noisy PS3 serial numbers to avoid - apparantly

[d4v34]

According to Kotaku
try to avoid units that have a serial number that starts with CE133212XXX or CE133190XXX.
Of course these could be just for US machines.

 

[beowulf]

my noisy one was 527----

my quiet one is 554---

does that help ?

 

[rai80]

New quiet one starts 55 as well. interesting.

 

[rai80]

New quiet one starts 55 as well. interesting.

Just checked it is 554, very interesting!

Old one also 527

 

[Tony Hoyle]

Quiet one... 545.. (assuming you're talking about the third number).

 

[mcmanic]

mines a 527 and is quiet, much more than the 360 when thats in the dash, cannot even hear it from 4ft away

 

[Matt543]

Had mine since launce and had no problems with noise. Mine is 542

 

[treefrog]

mines a 527 and is quiet, much more than the 360 when thats in the dash, cannot even hear it from 4ft away

Thats blown it, the 527's further up were noisy.

 

[Tony Hoyle]

No noisy 55's reported yet though.

If all the noisy ones came from 527 it's useful data.

 

[treefrog]

No noisy 55's reported yet though.

If all the noisy ones came from 527 it's useful data.

Fair point

 

[rai80]

Looks like there is no pattern, a random fault that will be fun for Sony to fix!

 

[pierrecarey]

What do you mean "noisy serial numbers"???

 

[MattZani]

oh its a bad problem, they shout at you when you try to read them, whistle at the most innapropriate moments, if you have one, sony will replace straight away!

Im off to check mine for the data pile!

 

[sneeks]

546 here (from 3rd block of numbers) and quiet enough in comparison to my 360.

 

[bigwig]

533 here and noisy.

 

[mgillespie]

What a total crock this poll is.

Everyones definition of noisy is different
Everyones setup is different, with regards to airflow.
Eveyones ambient house temprature is different.

Just these 3 variables alone will skew any data to a degree nobody will b able to determine anything, or even if there is a problem at all....

Added to that, the original forum post is referring to a US model, which as we know is a totally different beast, which at best is from a totally different manufacturing batch and in all likelyhood from a totally different manufacturing plant...

For what it's worth, mine is a 533, and I would consider the noise to be fair. It's silent initially from a distance of 3m, but after a while, there is a small amount of noise. Certainly less than my old slimline PS2.

 

[ukbox]

551 and quiet

 

[english_bob]

Watch this thread run and run.

 

[Deleted member 174041]

If im reading mine correctly mines a 526, could this be correct?

 

[Korum]

What a total crock this poll is.

Everyones definition of noisy is different
Everyones setup is different, with regards to airflow.
Eveyones ambient house temprature is different.

Just these 3 variables alone will skew any data to a degree nobody will b able to determine anything, or even if there is a problem at all....

Added to that, the original forum post is referring to a US model, which as we know is a totally different beast, which at best is from a totally different manufacturing batch and in all likelyhood from a totally different manufacturing plant...

For what it's worth, mine is a 533, and I would consider the noise to be fair. It's silent initially from a distance of 3m, but after a while, there is a small amount of noise. Certainly less than my old slimline PS2.

Totally Agree, why do forums always start these ridiculous threads about particular serial numbers having better or worse blah.blah,blah

 

[fishfash]

If im reading mine correctly mines a 526, could this be correct?

Yep mine is a 526 and quiet as a mouse

 

[Deleted member 174041]

Yep mine is a 526 and quiet as a mouse

Same here. Is ours supposed to be a problem batch or is this over-hyped egsaduration???

 

[Tony Hoyle]

If it's quiet it's quiet.. no worries.

If the majority of the noisy ones are seen to come from a similar batch, as appears to be the case in the US, then it's something to look out for if buying a new PS3. Doesn't really affect you if you've already got one.

 

[risheet03]

where do i find the s.n cause on the back of mine it reads 5361950-CECH03

and mines hella noisy lol

 

[Tony Hoyle]

That'll be a 536.

btw. Not sure if it's a good idea to put the entire serial on the net.. I don't *think* that it's particularly useful but others are being more cautious.