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What a dick thing for Gamestop to do.  Words cannot describe how much of a viscous douche Gamestop is as a company.  I am officially continuing my boycott of that store.  Games are cheaper on Amazon anyway. 

Personally, I think the lineup of exclusives alone make it worthwhile (God of War III, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, Killzone 2 & 3, Gran Turismo, etc).   
 
If it were me, I would get the PS3 and use my 360 only for it's exclusives to help delay the RROD.  

Definitely EA - more variety and better overall quality games.

Ditch the iPhone OS and put a slightly-modified-for-iPad version of OSX on there.  Then add a USB port and drop the price by $100.
 
Then, and only then, would I even consider buying one.

RhombusOfTerror is on point.  It's got to be the laptop drives.  And stick with the 5400 rpm drives, I wouldn't go with the 7200 rpm drives since, although they may read and write faster, they also produce more heat.  I was more concerned about heat than speed when I replaced my 60gb with a 5400 rpm 320gb (back when 320 was the largest available drive). 
 
Oh, and be careful unscrewing those screws, they strip very easily. 

I have the 2000 and I've played on my friends 3000 - personally I don't like the screen on the 3000.  We were playing FF Tactics and the interlacing was really noticeable and distracting.  I would go with the 2000 for sure.  I also have the Go and love it since it is SO much more portable, but not something to get if you are on a budget.

That's six-and-a-half minutes I will never get back....

Hey, isn't the PS3 the same price as the Xbox 360 Elite? (the only worthwhile SKU)  And I'm with the other peeps when it comes to Activision's overpriced peripherals+game.  Bobby Kotick needs to take his own advice.