ok, so my sons ps2 has died, so i took it in to our local shop for repair, only to be informed the type of ps2 i have (model 70002) is a faulty batch (wish they had told me before they installed the mod chip)and is probably not worth repairing (suspected burnt laser) because it probably wouldn't last long after the repair. what i am thinking is if it fairly cheap in bali for repairs IE new laser it may last long enough till i can get over the cost of the upcoming bali trip (8 weeks yehaaaa) and by him a new one. does anyone have some thoughts on this??