PlayStation PS3 Repair Cape Town

[Dean]

Howzit

Been checking out various repair options in Cape Town for the launch edition "Old Faithful" PS3 with a YLOD.

I've narrowed it down to two:

1) Console Doctor (Mark). Tried and tested, but far away which means two missions of a drive to drop off and collect. Also he says he's really busy this week.

2) Kieltec (Paul). Came across his ad through a Google search, he's based in the CBD so close-by. More expensive than console doctor but still reasonable, though I don't know of his track-record/reliability.

Would prefer, for convenience-sake, to go with option 2, but wanted to first get some references, so if anyone has used Kieltec/Paul from Cape Town CBD to repair their consoles, please speak up

TIA

 

[Jimmy-Z]

Try Zafer 0721116871. Works out of Mutlu batteries in Belville. Awesome service & guarantees his work. Closed till 7 January, though

 

[lexor]

Try : http://www.cextreme.com/contactus/

 

[mercurial]

Www.met-tronics.com

 

[absynth]

I would recommend Console Doctor. He is very good and reasonably priced.

 

[touch_stone]

Www.met-tronics.com

Don't bother -poor service

YLOD usually means 3-6 months before the problem comes back. Trust me I've had my console repaired twice after the initial YLOD

 

[Dean]

Don't bother -poor service

YLOD usually means 3-6 months before the problem comes back. Trust me I've had my console repaired twice after the initial YLOD

Just need the console working for long enough to play GTA 5

 

[Rickster]

Why not send it to the official repair center for Playstation

But i think they are in JHB only and you might have to courier it there.

 

[Rickster]

PS, why dont you do a DIY thermal paste replacement, its really easy.

 

[RazedInBlack]

Why not send it to the official repair center for Playstation

But i think they are in JHB only and you might have to courier it there.

They in Cape Town close to Montague Gardens but they don't repair. They swop out your console for one with same specs.

 

[Aquadyne]

They in Cape Town close to Montague Gardens but they don't repair. They swop out your console for one with same specs.

Yeah I just used them in Durban.
I had to pay R 1600 odd for the replacement unit.
This was after CRT said the unit can't be repaired due to a faulty mainboard.

The main problem with the replacement unit is that you lose everything that was on your hdd, as it reformats the hdd if it was from another unit.

I had replaced my original 120gb hdd with a 500gb hdd that was full with only games. Backups took too long, so now I had to re-download 500gb of games I had purchased.

Sony should really make it possible to transfer your games via hdd to the same PSN user on another system.

Almost done though.