Lodestar wrote:What did you end up doing?
I kept that 1001 PS1 and then jumped on the XStation when it was released. I have other PS1s with working drives, so I can use those for my physical collection. I haven't gotten around to installing the XStation yet, but it supports the 1001 model that I have.
Lodestar wrote:I also checked out your thread, I might have to hit you up about the FRAM thing! I just got a Saturn recently and the battery thing is such a foreign concept to me, I could probably do the mod myself but I'd like to speak with you personally about it if possible!
Yeah, I mean, if you put a fresh battery in there that's a good brand name it will last a decent amount of time. It's more of a pain in the ass for me because I'll go years without using my Saturn, at which point the battery will definitely be dead. You definitely want to make sure your backing up the system saves to a memory card or Action Replay. Which, by the way, definitely get an Action Replay since they're so cheap and have multiple benefits.
You really don't want to be using the system memory anyway since it's kind of small. Definitely get a memory card if you don't already have one. The US ones seem to be expensive now, but there are other options. It looks like the Sega brand Japan ones are affordable. The only time you run into trouble is using an AR to play imports, since you can't save directly to the AR you're forced to save to the system memory. Or for the few games that need a RAM cart, you'll have to save to the system memory.
The mod isn't terribly hard if you know how to solder. Feel free to post a thread if you want help or advice about it!