The Slim & Lite model scored a modest 65% in the Broken Review test, with the unprotected screen and flimsy UMD drive letting it down, somewhat. The moral of the story being that if you have a PSP Slim & Lite then make sure you buy some screen protectors or a keep it in a case. That, or don't throw it from a moving vehicle. If you're ready for some more PSP based masochism then step this way and watch the rest of the Broken Review videos.
Broken Review's PSP toughness test is hard to watch
The Slim & Lite model scored a modest 65% in the Broken Review test, with the unprotected screen and flimsy UMD drive letting it down, somewhat. The moral of the story being that if you have a PSP Slim & Lite then make sure you buy some screen protectors or a keep it in a case. That, or don't throw it from a moving vehicle. If you're ready for some more PSP based masochism then step this way and watch the rest of the Broken Review videos.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
4-01-2008 @ 7:39AM
94 Taurus woner said...
WhA!!!!!! NO NO NOOOOOOOOO!~!!!!!!!! IF YOU GUYS DID'NT WANT THE THING WHY NOT SPEND 4$$$ AND PUT IT ON EBAY!!!!!
oh that's the slim and lite ,please i dropped my(psp 1001)psp down the stairs,on the sidewalk ,on the floor of a starbucks ,off a swing(all this was on accident people so don't start thinking)
on the street after it fell out of my pant pocket while riding a bike and so far only one barely noticable scratch and it still operates like on the day it was first activated.
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4-01-2008 @ 7:41AM
94 taurus owner said...
This is just upsetting.
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4-01-2008 @ 9:45AM
Nate said...
"It's not as flimsy as people think, and under normal conditions we can't see it having any problems."
I think the 65% was unwarranted. They kicked it down a flight of stairs, spilled a full cup of hot tea on it, stepped on it, dropped it onto concrete, dropped it off a motorcycle going 20mph... and it still worked fine. I think the only major thing I see wrong is how easily the screen is scratched. It worked up until the extreme testing of throwing it against a concrete wall. I wouldn't expect any device to survive that.
I'm actually very happy with the results they've shown, as they said, it feels like it won't be that durable, but it actually holds up pretty well.
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4-01-2008 @ 12:36PM
Jacksons said...
Yeah, it survived all of the real world tests. If I'm throwing it against walls, out windows and under motorcycles, I've got other problems. It's a game system after all, not a baseball.
4-01-2008 @ 10:56AM
Nighthawkjf said...
BBBMMMMMM... I think I'm going to be sick.
...j/p
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4-01-2008 @ 10:58AM
farfisa said...
Let's just talk production values, k? If their thing is slow motion, they should really get a camera that captures slow motion like this:
http://www.engadget.com/tag/ex-f1/
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4-01-2008 @ 12:38PM
Jacksons said...
Having to watch each test scene in slow motion was just obnoxious.
4-01-2008 @ 11:23AM
emirabal said...
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
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4-01-2008 @ 2:16PM
pixelator said...
Why is it so many people claim the PSP is weak and fragile, yet time and again when we see these videos of attention-grabbing punks smashing them, they have to do something like hurl it at a stone wall or run over it with a car to finally break the thing..?
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4-01-2008 @ 2:47PM
pixelator said...
Unless this is an April Fool's joke, of course... Hard to tell.
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4-01-2008 @ 2:49PM
Lars said...
That chick is hardcore! ...kinda turned me on a little.
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4-01-2008 @ 4:13PM
Nate said...
I'll admit the DS is more durable than the PSP... hell, the thing comes in its own case, basically. For a kid, I'd definitely recommend the DS, but for an adult who isn't going to go throwing it down stairs, a PSP is definitely the way to go. They showed it could survive most common problems, such as spilled liquids and being dropped even onto concrete. Really, anything more than that is just ridiculous.
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4-01-2008 @ 5:28PM
Neil said...
What a waste. *sigh*
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4-01-2008 @ 6:50PM
LAZoftheTamarinds said...
Wow that was pretty harsh. A depressing video indeed. :(
- And was I the only one that noticed they used the intro song from the Hitman movie?
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4-14-2008 @ 6:40PM
ChewyChomp said...
Hilarious movie.. lol.
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5-07-2008 @ 8:09PM
CH32 said...
Stupid girl, she can't even break a psp properly