I don't have one but my friend does and it is a good gaming device I enjoyed it and the blue ray high def is off the charts I recomend getting itbecause i'm going to as soon as I can.
Whenever you read about hardware failures on the PS3 (usually HDD probs or blu ray probs) they're always happening on 60gb models, the 60gb is the best in terms of features not not in reliability it seems. Go to Zavvi, they got great offers on their 80gb models and some good bundels in there. Otherwise get the Resistance 2/COD W@W bundle from game, that's pretty sweet.