Sony Playstation 1 SCPH-9001 Console Tested and WORKING
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Manufacturer description
Item: Sony PlayStation 1 SCPH-9001. This console has been brought back in spectacular fashion. It's very clean for its age. The laser has been thoroughly tested. Unit has been through a thorough professional diagnostics and any potentially suspect parts have been replaced for longevity.
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SpecPicks scored Sony Playstation 1 SCPH-9001 Console Tested and WORKING using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Sony's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| media | CD-ROM |
|---|---|
| region | NTSC-U |
| parallel_port | false |
Hardware benchmark data
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