It’s no wonder I lack so much ambition… the folks at PS3Vault.com took it all. In light of the fact that the Xbox 360 has had notorious reliability problems, someone had to put the Playstation 3 through it’s paces, and the results are quite impressive. Included in the slew of tests was running the console in a 0°C freezer for a total of 108 hours and also a FREAKING SAUNA at 120°F for another 64 hours. All of this was done while the console was actually in use.. playing movies and games. The cool thing is that it passed these tests with flying colors.
So how good is the console when put under extreme operating pressure and alternating environments The total concept of the Ps3 console instills robustness, stability and durability, the overall package combines the latest chip technology and peripheral advancements. The following results of the console are noteworthy reading and were done under the following guidelines. Results were recorded accurately to provide an actual operating statistic.
Source: PS3 Vault