Seems to me that brothers big and small are hell towards DS consoles. This is a warning to everyone else with a younger or older brother.I still have my phat that I bought in 2008. The one I bought at the Jap launch (2004) was torn into pieces by my little bro.
I never considered getting a lite because my little bro had it, and the buttons were crap. The buttons on the phat feels awesome and it's the perfect size (the lite/dsi are too small, while the dsi xl is too big). I still love my phat