Few general questions

so i ordered my psp online a few days ago and ive been doing alot of reading on how to hack it and put some homebrews on there. however, im unclear on a few things
1. i thought the psp could browse online without hacks, but ive read that i need some sort of wipeout hack. whats the point of having it be wifi if it cant do the basics...
2. im not sure which firmware version its coming with, but as far as ive read im going to want 2.0. it seems to me that this is the latest update that still allows hacks, correct me if im wrong.
3. im pretty sure that if i brick my playstation somehow sony would not replace/repair it. however, could it be bricked legit, such as if i was updating frimware and the battery fell out or i was using ac without the battery and my sister unplugged it or something. anyone know if that could possibly entitle me to a new psp?

sorry if these answers are easily found, but i think ive come accross conflicting information so im just looking for some clairity. thanks!

if you purchased a psp recently then i'm afriad its going to be either 2.01 or 2.5 :(

1. if you are using firmware 1.5 then that does not have the browser so you need to use a alternative method of browsing the web and thats where the wipeout comes in. version 2.0 does have the browser :)

2. yes 2.0 is the best firmware, unless you wanna play "backup" games. then go with 1.5.

3. i let someone else answer that.