My local Target, Walmart, and others have PS3’s on the shelf. They
have controllers, and accessories galore. That said, even with
shipping, I saved money (taxes, etc.) by buying from Fry’s. My early
purchase from Terra (Yellow Dog) will be consumed by others when that
comes to fruition so I didn’t even lose my $100.
I hope to have Fedora Core 5 on it next Thursday after I return from two
days of working on HPSDR things in Maryland and will report my PS3/Linux
results here. I assume you will not be interested in my wife’s Tiger
Woods golf score so I won’t be reporting that. 
Bob
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AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL,
TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair
“Taking fun as simply fun and earnestness in earnest shows
how thoroughly thou none of the two discernest.” - Piet Hine