PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi White PCH-2000ZA12

As an owner of both the slim and the fat version of the Vita, I must say that despite having LCD screen rather than the OLED that the fat model sports, the slim overall feels much better. And playing games through it, I don't really see a major difference other than vibrance of colors (which isn't all that noteceable anyways) between the fat and the slim. The fat model felt rather clunky in the hands and had the matte finish where everyone's fingers and more just splotched allover the screen. The slim does away with that and instead has a more plastic-y texture that's easier to clean. It weighs a lot less, and feels much more form fitting, alongside retaining more charge as my fat model would eat up whatever charge it had within 3-4 hours (which of course can probably be prolonged depending on the brightness) while the slim feels as though it can go a bit longer and charge faster.And on the note of charging, the one major reason why I switched over to playing on the slim is that the slim model can charge off of micro-usb chargers (typically android phone chargers). This does not charge on the wonky, somewhat I-pad looking charger, so if anything goes wrong with the vita slim's chargers, you can get any of your old phone chargers (android) lying about and just use those, rather than going through the hassle of finding the unique charger that is exclusive to the vita fat. The one thing about the vita is that it's a somewhat costly console due to the rarity that increases every year, I'd hate to have my charger go out then go on the hunt for the vita charger.On top of that for newbies, if you're sinking in $150-200 for your first vita, make sure you have an extra $100 lying around as Sony price gouges the memory cards. The extra one hundred can go into both the memory card (which I believe the most you should go for is the 32 gb, but 16 gb is the good middleman, 8 is if you're really on the budget--Ignore 4gb) and games on the psn market. It's almost blatantly obvious that Sony just takes money at the gate, as the physical releases for vita are a bit more niche than other consoles, as the vita market almost sits solely in the ps store. I say to ignore 4 gb, as having 4 gb for internal storage isn't going to cut it considering most library's for the vita are digital. I too wish for a more physical library, but hell they keep the games now in a locked box at my local game stop :I. Go fish.Anyways, this is my favorite handheld, I play it more than my 3ds, has a hell of a library despite being marked as a legacy console by Sony. It still retains all the psone classics that sony did for the psp and ps3, alongside sporting psp backwards compatability with whatever psp games are offered through the ps store. In that, it's a weeb machine as well, most (new) games being jrpg's and visual novels, with western releases primarily being indies. Either way, I feel if you're interested in getting a vita, get it now (2018) before the plug is pulled considering that it's only holding on in Japan at the moment. I can't quite say if it'll keep going in the coming years (despite it being one of my favorites), as with the Nintendo Switch release, it fulfilled what the vita already tried doing years ago unfortunately.

To anyone thinking about making this purchase or recreational gamers looking for portability in their hobby, look no further! The PS Vita will not disappoint.Definitely worth the import from Japan, worry not about regions and Wi-Fi capability: everything functions exactly as it's supposed to. It took me less than 10 minutes to get set-up; when you initially open up the PS Vita, you'll need to plug your device to power it up which takes about 5 minutes or less. I signed right onto my Playstation Network account and had no issues with connecting my device to my Wi-Fi which allowed me to immediately start purchasing games. There's also an awesome cloud network that allows you to buy games from your laptop or computer and download them unto your device right from the Playstation Store.It's a very sleek device which allows for long, comfortable game-play. If you're anything like me and obsess over keeping your things clean, the glossiness of the screen allows for ease in cleaning up those sticky fingerprints. The LCD screen is hardly noticeable from the previous OLED screen PS Vita, the colors are definitely not as vibrant in depth but it doesn't affect game play or minimize the experience at all!The best part the PS Vita Slim it is the new lightweight feel updated from it's predecessor, it's much more beautiful than the original PSP and holds it's potential in aesthetics and capability. I absolutely love the PS Vita in white and would recommend anyone to get this import rather than settling for the standard black color, you'll certainly enjoy it as much as I do.This device only has 1GB of integrated storage which isn't enough for large games so I would recommend purchasing a 8GB or 16GB memory card which can be bought used on Amazon.com as I have. It's MUCH cheaper than buying it brand new at retail price as they're pretty expensive and they're also very reusable: the previous owner wipes out his old memory leaving you room to download all your games on at a much lower cost than a brand new card. It's relatively safe too as the Playstation Network doesn't store personal account information on the memory cards, only the games you download from the Playstation Network and your game progress! Small tidbit for those looking to purchase this great console and use it to it's fullest capabilities without breaking the bank in investing in accessories!

First let me state that I understand that this is a refurbished product. However there is a certain level of quality to be expected when you are purchasing an expensive refurbished item and this unit doesn’t meet those standards.The console is labeled as “good” condition and “tested” by technicians. Unfortunately it wasn’t cleaned.-There is a rather large area of screen filled with dead pixels. A few is understandable but this amount is definitely a problem and should have been noted. This isn’t “good” condition...-The console arrived dirty. I had to scrape black crust off the rear camera. Is it blood? BBQ sauce? Who knows, it should have been cleaned by the seller.(I removed most of it before I took the pictures)There are also remains of some kind of adhesive on the back.I’m willing to overlook the blemishes of wear and tear but the filth is unsanitary, unprofessional and the big line of dead pixels is a deal breaker.+ shipping was pretty quick+ charging accessories are in good condition