Little known fact was the fat PS3's had a Yellow Light of Death, that could sometimes be fixed by reflowing the motherboard with a heat gun. We got one more week out of the system before it went kaput for good.

But... should hardware failures be a reason to not buy a console? PC hardware fails too. It's only when the failure rate is well beyond engineering tolerances, like the 360 RROD, that it becomes a breach of consumer confidence and trust.