[Nizzle]

Whoever said that the version 4 is old.... that was pretty dumb. I use a ver. 4 and I happen to think it is one of the best if not THE best PS2 version. The motherboard and inner workings are so simple to understand. I had the no solder mod and it worked great. I got the Flip Top Cover now (I wanted to have the rarest PS2 on my block). I suggest to get the Flip Top Cover... sure you have to Swap with a Boot Disc but who cares?! it is about $30 for the cover & disc and it works for all versions. How simple. And as for online play... no back-up will work online. I think Sony encrypted something on their discs but cannot be copied by dvd burners... yet, anyway. Well, there are my 2 cents on this topic.