I decided to break down and use one of the two coffins I received last week. The coffins come courtesy of UPS 2nd Day shipping, although I think mine took three days), and the return label is for UPS 3 Day shipping. My better half is going to take mine to a local UPS store later today.

Before packing up the system I had to replace my 250 GB HDD upgrade with the original 60 GB HDD, not because an upgrade would violate my warranty, but because I may not get mine back if Sony sends me a replacement or refurbished system. I did the needful and deactivated this system and formatted the HDD.

I am very curious to see if I get my original system back with a new Blu-ray drive (or controller … or whatever is out of whack) or if I get a different serial number. I am not even sure what steps I will take if I do not get another 60 GB model (CECHA01) because this is the best PS3 system on the market.

So begins life without a PS3 system. I went so long without even bothering to power the damn thing up that it feels sort of strange knowing that I will miss the little bastard. We have more or less reconnected over the last month, so it will be an interesting rid going without the PS3. I see lots of PSP and Wii articles in my immediate future.