I traded in my 120GB slim ps3 today and purchased the new classic white super slim ps3 bundle. With the $75 promo, I got $145 and in total I paid ~$180 out of pocket.
Transferring your save files is actually not too bad. You can just pop in a USB stick (FAT32) and copy the saves over. I think...
going back to the deal topic, I just went into best buy and preordered the 3G launch bundle. its preorder kiosk won't say it's a launch bundle but the skus are the same. Im guessing all 3g models coming in are going to be launch bundles till it runs out.
The one that comes with the starter kit looks like the sleeve you got when you purchased the original PSP. I'll prob pick up the starter kit for the sleeve and have that on around the house and double wrap it with travel pouch when I take it on the go.
starter kit + travel pouch for me.
ps...
If the unit is defective, best buy should be able to just swap the Vita out from another unit. I've had similar situations taken care of by their customer service before so I wouldn't worry about that.
I'm gonna also try later today and see if I can preorder the 3G Launch bundle tonight.
second listing for the first edition bundle on best buy; $50 less, but release day of (not 7 days early)
will post 2 links so you can look for yourself:
$299.99 released on 2/22
$349.99 released on 2/15