Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
by Bill Detwiler | January 31, 2007, 8:20am PST | Image 40 of 117
Remove the PlayStation 3 optical drive
To remove the Blu-ray/DVD/CD Drive, disconnect the drive's power cable and gently lift up on the drive. Don't lift too far. The drive's ribbon cable is hidden under the drive and must also be disconnected.
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Better to open it than use it?!
I'd much rather my 13 year take it apart and study it than actually play on it! Maybe learn something... 
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
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