[The Guru]

Lets see.....
PS2 $150 USD
Swap Magic $20 USD
Total $170 USD

-- OR --

PS2 with premod $240 USD
Shipping $20 USD

Money Save $90

I have over 120 successful backups that i use with my swap magic discs. I have no idea what you all are talking about with your 3-4 swapping. I put in the SMD then swap to my backup. maybe 2 of my games require that I use DVDLoader, so 2 swaps on 2 games. I have not run into one game that I didnt eventually make work. I havent tried Burnout 3 yet. Sounds like I will have to though. And using swap magic does not run down your laser any faster than a modded chip does. Try and logically explain why it would. You are using the same hardware to run the same software. A modded chip will NOT take stress off the laser. If you want a good running laser get a V7+, but I have heard of problems with CD-R based games there. Premods can be expensive ranging up to 300+. Not that modded PS2s are bad, they are definitly superior in many cases, but not all. Online play can be a downfall for some mods. Also, many games will be picky about this mod or that mod, and there is no way to remedy that. Ive heard of many mod users that have SMDs on the side, just in case. Keep it all in mind, and good luck trying to run Street Fighter.

The Guru