Should I Buy the PS3 Slim?

Size and weight

As you would expect, the PS3 slim is a honest bit less vital and lighter than its larger brother. The PS3 slim events 290x65x290mm (width x height x length) and weighs in at just 3.2kg. This makes it around 32% less vital and 36% lighter than the previous model.  

Power employment

In today's environmentally conscious the upper classes saving energy is more vital than ever. Powerfull HD games consoles have been know to take a lot of power and make a lot of heat. Hot noisy fans are a testament to this fact. It is excellent news then that the new PS3 slim draws a most of just 250 watts of energy. This compares well with the previous model that drew a whopping 380 watts!

Quicker cell processor

The PS3 slim has an entirely new processor. The new cell processor jointly developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, is said to be both quicker, cooler and less power hungry than the previous PS3 CPU. This was confirmed by IBM, so it is more than just hearsay. For the end user this will observably mean a cooler, less noisy machine, but they may even see some better frame rates in the most intensive games.

Sony Bravia integration

In an have a crack to get more people to buy their Plasma / LCD televisions, Sony have given people a small but very cool incentive to buy from their Bravia range of televisions. All new Playstations now include Bravia Sync, this technology integrates the PS3 with Sony Bravia televisions. The extra functionality will allow PS3 slim owners to access the Playstation XMB (XrossMediaBar) with their Bravia TV remote and it will also allow them to place the PS3 and the TV into standby with a single button press on the TV remote.

Augmented storage

Disk based storage is cheaper than ever before, so it is no bolt from the blue that Sony have upped the disk room on the PS3 slim. This could prove very useful given Sony's vision of a download based future for games.

PS3 Vertical stand

New for the PS3 slim is a vertical stand that will allow you to mount the machine in a vertical position. This stand will be available for buy unconnectedly, but it is expected to be quite cheap.

Price Cut

The PS3 price cut was a long time coming and it was a bolt from the blue for most people when they slashed the PS3 price along with the launch of the new model. At £249.99, the PS3 slim is £50 cheaper in the UK than it was previously. It's still slightly more pricey than an Xbox Elite, but it does have a built in Blu-ray drive, onboard WiFi and more storage room than the Elite. So the PS3 slim does speak for very excellent value for money.  

Author: Colin FJ Davies
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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