my friend has been having this one problem “Error Code 110213” when trying to update the system, he called tech support and they told him that this error is an hardware issue and that he will be shipped a new one in a few days and will have to return the old one, for free. Props to nintendo for being very helpful with their customer service.
Here is the Linkto the official nintendo forums about it.
I do not know about how wide spread this is, but if you get this problem, now you know what it is.
From what I’ve been hearing the PS3 Kiosk units keep crashing, and hard-locking. Also quite a few people on a board I go to have gotten the blinking red-light of doom and have to wait a few weeks for a replacement.