I actually remember my best friend's original PS2 crapping out for good while we were playing FFX, hilariously enough.
My original crapped out a couple of years ago and I'd had it for about 6 years or so; it was probably something I could have fixed if I knew anything about fixing stuff like that, but I didn't and I couldn't. I have a slim now, though, and it works really well. Hell, my new one survived being turned on for about three-four days straight because I forgot it was still on when my friend left until the next time he visited.
My original crapped out a couple of years ago and I'd had it for about 6 years or so; it was probably something I could have fixed if I knew anything about fixing stuff like that, but I didn't and I couldn't. I have a slim now, though, and it works really well. Hell, my new one survived being turned on for about three-four days straight because I forgot it was still on when my friend left until the next time he visited.