AFAIK the first digit is the the generation and the last digit indicates the region, Europe, Japan, etc.
PSP-x000 - Japan
PSP-x001 - USA, North America
PSP-x002 - Australia & New Zealand
PSP-x003 - UK
PSP-x004 - Europe
PSP-x005 - Korea
PSP-x006 - Hong Kong, Singapore
PSP-x007 - Taiwan
PSP-x008 - Russia
PSP-x009 - China
hi monkey business,
I am Willing too buy Psp 3000, I live in UAE. only problem is that i can only find psp3006 pb model here. is it safe too buy it and is it exactly the same as psp 3000, 3001,... etc.