I recently sold off my older model PS2. It had become troublesome with reading certain game discs (including not playing blue-backed discs at all) and rarely ever recognized or loaded dvd's. It also refused PSX discs regularly (60%+ of the time it didnt load). These problems became unbearable after several cleanings with no effect and I parted with it for 80 bucks at a local store.
I did this with every intention of purchasing the newer slim PS2 models. One question, though: Has Sony made a reliable newer model this time around? Is anyone having disc read errors or failure to read dvds or psx's with the slim model? Any negatives about the slim ps2?

Thanks in advance for the comments!