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<blockquote data-quote="bikinpunk" data-source="post: 4516964" data-attributes="member: 568114">For those who don&#039;t know, wal-mart is running a special on the 40gb PS3&#039;s where you get a $100 gift card w/purchase. BB is matching this.Now, I had planned to pick up a PS3 later this year and use it as a HTPC by upgrading the HDD and running the Ubuntu software as my O/S.&nbsp; With this deal, I&#039;m starting to wonder if I should go ahead and jump on it or if something like this will come along later?I&#039;ve been trying to do some quick-research on PS3s; differences in the 80/40 versions mainly.&nbsp; From what I can tell the main hits are that the 80 has 4usb ports vs. 40&#039;s (2) ports.&nbsp; And the 80gb version is backwards compatible with ps2 games.The 2 things above don&#039;t worry me, because I can buy a usb hub, and I NEVER play video games, much less old ones.Other than this, is there any &#039;future proof&#039; issues I&#039;d need to worry about regarding the 2 models?&nbsp; They both can upgrade firmware via the &#039;net, correct?I&#039;m sorry to have another PS3 thread, but I&#039;m really having a tough time making this call and would really appreciate some input.&nbsp; If I do this, I&#039;ll be spending the next month and half&#039;s &#039;allowance&#039;...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bikinpunk, post: 4516964, member: 568114"] For those who don't know, wal-mart is running a special on the 40gb PS3's where you get a $100 gift card w/purchase. BB is matching this. Now, I had planned to pick up a PS3 later this year and use it as a HTPC by upgrading the HDD and running the Ubuntu software as my O/S. With this deal, I'm starting to wonder if I should go ahead and jump on it or if something like this will come along later? I've been trying to do some quick-research on PS3s; differences in the 80/40 versions mainly. From what I can tell the main hits are that the 80 has 4usb ports vs. 40's (2) ports. And the 80gb version is backwards compatible with ps2 games. The 2 things above don't worry me, because I can buy a usb hub, and I NEVER play video games, much less old ones. Other than this, is there any 'future proof' issues I'd need to worry about regarding the 2 models? They both can upgrade firmware via the 'net, correct? I'm sorry to have another PS3 thread, but I'm really having a tough time making this call and would really appreciate some input. If I do this, I'll be spending the next month and half's 'allowance'... [/QUOTE]

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