DISASSEMBLED: Sony's PS3 Slim

[insider3]

Looks like the inside of one of those 300$ Acers. I guess Sony wasn't lying when they said the cost of manufacture is now 70% cheaper.

 

[tenor77]

Pretty clean and simple design. Not bad Sony.

 

[AdamB5000]

Cheers to keeping the PSU inside the unit. No power brick to have laying around. Yay!

 

[tipoo]

The first generations heatsink was a billion times more impressive, not that it matters 😛

 

[10tacle]

This kind of reminds me of that dude from a tech site who stood near the front of a line for two days waiting to get a PS3 at some B&M store. The minute he walks out of the store, with hundreds of people in line still waiting (most of whom wouldn't be getting one due to sellout), he opens it and smashes it with a hammer. Anyone remember that? It about started a riot. Freaking hilarious beyond anything on that show "Jackass."

 

[ricardok]

Now I just wish to see a new BenHeck PS3 Laptop.. It would look awesome! and slim.. ^^

 

[captaincharisma]

[citation][nom]10tacle[/nom]This kind of reminds me of that dude from a tech site who stood near the front of a line for two days waiting to get a PS3 at some B&M store. The minute he walks out of the store, with hundreds of people in line still waiting (most of whom wouldn't be getting one due to sellout), he opens it and smashes it with a hammer. Anyone remember that? It about started a riot. Freaking hilarious beyond anything on that show "Jackass."[/citation]

that video was awesome and he did it with all three console launches too

 

[Hanin33]

[citation][nom]xeensd[/nom]The heat spreader was introduced in the x86 cpus with the Intel p4.The metal plate "solved" several issues with ruined cpu's where heatsinks ruined the cpu. Another similar move was made by Intel when removing the pins from processors in the socket 775 series; less manufacturer risk; but i digress.[/citation]

these assumptions are both wrong. IHS were around way before the p4... as were LGA sockets... neither of which were Intel 'inventions'

LGA sockets are not made for a reduction of manufacturing risk as you put it... they're made because the pin count can be increased and they can also be larger pins allowing for higher power capacities...

 

[Kaiser_25]

[citation][nom]fonzy[/nom]I thought the Cell processor would much smaller, especially the 45nm.[/citation]
the processor is tiny, the size is about 1 cm squared, what your seeing is the packaging, to absorb heat and interfacing etc. that size will pretty much stay standard. so that average end user can.. himself place the chip into a system. (i make them)

 

[Belardo]

Thanks for the video link showing how the HD comes out. The big pictures from a few days ago seems like the access door was on the front, and the confirmation helps.

The new tech design of the PS3 is just awesome. So clean, so simple. Make me want to buy one, more so. Upgrading the HD is a lot quicker and cheaper than the 360.

Something to consider, the PS3 is now thinner than the 360, yet STILL has a built-in power supply, rather than the huge brick. Making the PS3 even more portable.

 

[cptnjarhead]

Gay

 

[Guest]

*sigh*, what happened to the good old days when Tom's would have disassembled the PS3 themselves, and even run a stress test on it, complete with graphs, data charts, and close-ups/explanations of all the chips?

 

[grieve]

I wonder if anyone has tryed an SSD in a PS3, or if its even possible.

 

[10tacle]

[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]Something to consider, the PS3 is now thinner than the 360, yet STILL has a built-in power supply, rather than the huge brick. Making the PS3 even more portable.[/citation]

And that is exactly why I am seriously considering selling my current 60GB one (has a recently installed 500GB drive) and buying this new one. Not only does it run cooler and use less power, but it just has to make traveling easier, especially on airplanes. As someone who travels on business 10-12 times a year and takes the PS3 along (along with a 17" laptop - all carry on of course), that initial purchase cost loss in a sale and added purchase expense total of $600 would be worth it - $300 lost off original $500 cost and $300 for new purchase. Basically, the same as a low to mid range new laptop.

 

[captaincharisma]

I wonder if anyone has tryed an SSD in a PS3, or if its even possible.

there are SSD's that are sata so people have done it just the reports have been that there isn't any real differnence in performance compared to the magnetic hard drives

 

[indigoataxia]

Im suprised to see a Toshiba HDD in a Sony product after sony raped them when killing HD-DVD. Was the original ps3 HDD toshiba? That would be ironic that something they made put them out.

 

[10tacle]

[citation][nom]indigoataxia[/nom]Im suprised to see a Toshiba HDD in a Sony product after sony raped them when killing HD-DVD.[/citation]

Actually Sony didn't rape/kill Toshiba & HD-DVD. Warner Bros. dealt the biggest blow by pulling out of that format and going BD only. Then retailers like Netflix, Best Buy, and Wal Mart deciding to stop carrying the format was the final nail in the coffin.

There was no market room (and this was BEFORE the global economy imploded) for both formats. It was inevitable one was going to lose and one was going to win. Whining about Sony killing HD-DVD is disingenuous at best.

 

[waffle911]

[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]Upgrading the HD is a lot quicker and cheaper than the 360.[/citation]
Quicker? Not necessarily, if you buy the Microsoft approved HDD upgrade. It's as easy as swapping a cartridge. Now, cheaper, there is no comparison. $150 for a 120GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA drive is extortion. Who do they think they are, Apple? And considering that you can't realistically go bigger than 120GB because the drives MS uses have a firmware key that allows the XBox to use it, and the XBox itself is locked out of recognizing anything bigger because Micro$oft doesn't officially offer a bigger option. You can hack the firmware of another 120GB HD to use in an XBox, but I hear it has to be a specific model. I want a 500GB 7200RPM HD so I can load my entire library on it to reduce load times and avoid using the space-heater disc drive that is widely blamed for cooking the system and contributing to the RRoD.

That's why I keep mine in a mini-fridge with a glass panel in the front door and a sealed hole to route the wires from the console to the TV and wall outlet. No way in hell is that sucker going to over-heat.

Once Polyphony Digital finally decides to release Gran Turismo 5, I might consider picking up a slim PS3. But it better be flipping amazing.

 

[Belardo]

Having to keep your 360 in a mini fridge doesn't exactly sound very cool, er... I mean, impressive of the xbox360 itself.

Okay, I watched videos on HD upgrades on both.
Its quicker to upgrade a 360 to either (A) had a HD or (B) upgrade to a 120GB model for $150~180. OUCH!

The PS3, you can buy a 2.5" 500GB HD for $80~110. It doesn't have a simple release CLIP, but how many people spend a lot of time replacing their HDs on a console? So the PS3 requires a screw driver. This adds about 1-4 minutes to change the drives.

While the PS3 doesn't have a special cable to transfer your data from OLD to NEW drive... the PS3 does HAVE a built in Backup tool. (Apparently none for the 360... without MODDING it and using a computer).

With the PS3, plug in an external USB drive (FAT32 ugh) and the PS3 will save all your data, account, etc with a few clicks. Even more than 1 save file can be made.

Then from the back up, you RESTORE to the new drive.

I think that is BETTER as you should have a backup of your games/downloads and videos anyways.

Then.. after changing out the drive on the 360... either stuck with a useless 20GB drive or sell it to someone who HAS NO HD for $50. With the PS3 HD, the drive can be reused in a notebook or as an external backup drive.


BTW: watching the videos... Man 360s are Looooooooooud.

 

[davisorle]

[citation][nom]08nwsula[/nom]at least the 360 comes with an self-destruct feature, you have to manually destroy the ps3. crappy playstation.[/citation]


You fail to be sarcastic tragically and i wonder on the tards that +rate your comment.. seriously I wonder for the mentality of the recent viewers of the website. Ive loved it so far so hope its not getting retards all over PLS.. Try to use selfdestruct on iphone better. Makes some sence. And trust me takes way too much to get into a 360. Ive modded way too many to open them.

 

[rooket]

I rather like the internals of the xbox360. Simple, spacious for air. But the huge downside is lack of bluray but on the plus, downloadable HD movies or streamed. No big worry I guess, just if microsoft could lower price on the hard drive or allow people to use their own hard drive for internal would be good. Then again, one could always mac format a usb drive and store plenty of movies on there as well. Kinda sucks that you can't do everything with a USB on it. USB 2.0 is very sufficient for a SATA drive according to benchmarks I've performed at least on older 7200rpm sata drives. It just will not burst as fast as internal SATA is all.

 

[fonzy]

[citation][nom]kaiser_25[/nom]the processor is tiny, the size is about 1 cm squared, what your seeing is the packaging, to absorb heat and interfacing etc. that size will pretty much stay standard. so that average end user can.. himself place the chip into a system. (i make them)[/citation]

Hey thanks theholylancer/kaiser_25 I didn't realize it was a heat spreader,1 cm squared that is pretty amazing.