13 September 2009
Josh

Sony PS3 Versus PS3 Slim comparison

Newly added to the Sony family is the PS3 Slim. Clocking in at a cheap $300 price point, it is a super skinny version of the previously fat PS3 system.

Here are the differences in the new PS3 Slim:

* The same PS3 you know in a much slimmer package. The chassis is thinner vertically and horizonatally. However instead of a rectangle it is almost a square, as it is much deeper than the previous system. It’s also 32% smaller and 36% lighter.
* It consumes 34% less power than the previous model.
* The touch-sensitive buttons for power and eject are gone, replaced with ACTUAL buttons (depressable keys that aren’t touch sensitive but must be pressed). The back standby power switch has also been removed.
* The PS3 Slim is now a 120GB model, up from 80GB.
* The PlayStation logo has been changed, no more Spider-Man font!
* You don’t have the ability to install a second operating system on this model.
* There is no backwards compatability so the system won’t play PS2 games. However it will play some PS1 games on disc. And, naturally, you can download games from the PlayStation Store, including classic PS1 titles.
* You can still upgrade the HDD with one of your own. If you can figure out how.
* There is no IR port added. Though you can use the Logitech Harmony remotes, a $60 adapter that translates IR commands to Bluetooth.
* There are no ports for Compact Flash Cards, Memory Sticks or SD Cards. It does have USB ports though.
* The system seems to play Blu-ray movies, DVDs, and CDs just the same as before. You can also stream media from other PCs or DLNA-capable media servers for instant action.
* However the disc drive is louder than before when playing games (but not movies or Blu-rays).
* In the box you get: the console, a single Dual Shock 3 controller, USB cable (for charging the controller), AC power cord, and composite AV cable. There are no bundled games in this version of the PS3.
* The system cannot be stood vertically. It’s so skinny it’ll fall over too easily. Though Sony will apparently sell a stand for it.
* The system lacks the shine and polish of the original PS3. Instead it has a matte finish. This means that it doesn’t suck up fingerprints like there’s no tomorrow. However some people think it makes it look “cheap and plastic-y, like a toy.” Personal preference should come into play though, as some people prefer no fingerprints to a prettier design.

Here is a comparison video of the original PS3 to the Slim.

Here is the full specifications sheet:

Product name: PlayStation 3
Product code: CECH-2000A (Charcoal Black)
CPU: Cell Broadband Engineâ„¢
GPU: RSX
Audio output: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Hard disk: 120GB 2.5″ Serial ATA
USB 2.0 ports: 2
Networking: Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR)
Controller: Wireless Controller (Bluetooth) x 1
AV outputs: HDMI x 1, AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital out (optical) x 1
Resolutions: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i)
BD / DVD / CD drive (read only): BD × 2 (BD-ROM), DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM), CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
Power: AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz
Power consumption: Approx. 250W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part): Approx. 290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length)
Mass: Approx. 3.2kg
Included in box: PlayStation 3 system × 1, Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3) × 1, AC power cord × 1, AV cable × 1, USB cable × 1

Via CNet, Gizmondo, Engadget, Image via Gizmondo

13 September 2009 04:07
mcjakeqcool

The big Sony ps3 looks sexyier, but being the ps3 slim is Sony’s dying breath, what do you expect?

13 September 2009 06:19
Amy

I agree, the shiny finish on the big PS3 looks much better, the slim one looks bland. The smaller square size makes it look uglier I think.

13 September 2009 12:29
Picki

I have to say the old ps3 looks a lot better then the new one. I don’t like the shape, the matt finish or the fact they have replaced the touch buttons with conventinal buttons I think I would still rather have the looks of the old one over the 120gb of the new one

14 September 2009 09:11
mcjakeqcool

The fact of the matter is making the ps3 smaller is the only think Sony can possibly do to save them from bankruptcy. However it will still not save the ps3 from being the doomed faliure it has became.

16 September 2009 02:03
AK-47 (GØD)

Yea the original concept for the PS3 Slim looked alot better and I first saw the pic of it like a week after MGS4 came out so they had plenty of time to consider the look of it and that wut they produced after a whole year.

16 September 2009 10:34
mcjakeqcool

@AK-47 (GØD)

Shame it don’t look that good, but it is what’s inside the system that matters. I have the orignal ps3, and that’s gathering dust, no doubt because of my 360, so I don’t expect to be buying the ps3 slim anytime soon.

29 September 2009 11:09
Bubba

@mcjakeqcool

Were do you get your info from? Even if the PS3 were to totally flop(fat chance), there’s no way that Sony would come CLOSE to being bankrupt.
The PS3 is just a drop in the bucket for Sony…more of “play thing” for them. But don’t be fooled, if Sony game division were to go belly up they will be ok, and probably do an “write off”…then business as usual.

30 September 2009 10:03
mcjakeqcool

@Bubba

The ps3 is a total flop and guess what THE SONY GAME DIVISION HAS GONE BELLY UP!