Just got me a working 1001 model PS1. What's the easiest

>>4174964

yeah

The easiest way to use is with a modchip. Just werks.

The cheapest way is with the swap trick. Jam the lid sensor, boot one game and at the magic moment yank the disc off and cram the burned game on

Cheat devices and discs are a step between, simpler to "install" but basically just make the swap trick easier to perform by giving you a "press a button to continue" window to swap discs.

>>4174989
They also stop you pulling the spindle off the CD drive, busting the bearing and putting a scratch right through your disc when you get it wrong.

That said, OP should ditch the 1001 immediately for a 5501 as it's vastly superior in many, many ways.

>>4175003
>That said, OP should ditch the 1001 immediately for a 5501 as it's vastly superior in many, many ways.
Like?

>>4175003
Like I said, easier. I hate doing the swap trick. Not even wanting to have to do it one time is why I still haven't converted the Action Replay I've had forever into a Pseudo.

gameshark with unirom, its a menu that loads backups without swapping

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>>4175009

>>4175009
Metal cd mechanism which doesn't warp like the plastic one in launch models. Relocated mechanism away from psu (heat) which further helps with above issue. Self-adjusting laser diode gain and bias. 24-bit texture modulation as opposed to 15-bit in the 1001. Same high quality DAC but no crappy RCA output stage to ruin the sound quality.