PS3 Slim gets torn asunder
By Ross Miller 
posted August 25th 2009 7:40PM
posted August 25th 2009 7:40PM
Update: The results are in and well, there isn't a lot of excitement to show for it except for maybe the large 17-blade fan that stretches 95mm in diameter. There's also a video slideshow of the process, seen after the break.
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No, actually, we don't.
so could the ps3 slim be slimmer?
Yes, yes it could.
Less of a wide load, I feel.
Perhaps 2012?
Looking at the MLB, I feel it could be MUCH Slimmer. This seems like a way to revitalize sales, and then in 3 years or so they will release a fourth revision and call it something along the lines of PS3 Nano for the cheap-os like me that still havn't gotten a PS2 and for the fanboys that want the latest not much greater but still their brand thing. . .
Yeah but it would be hotter, i mean did you see that BIG ASS FAN, no wonder its supposed to run so cool, and it looks kinda like a turbo for an engine right?, ps3 slim, the Gaming Engine :-)
Hey, I just want to complain about everyone voting youknowme down.
He was voted down so much, I could barely see the minus button to vote him down myself! For shame!
ARGH! I thought I was replying to the "first" guy! Sorry youknowme. My comments were meant for pczuneman.
Damn it, if pczuneman weren't voted down so much, I would have seen the correct reply button!
Dear Customers
Check out our quality engineering. Yours for $299 US dollars. *
*prices vary outside the USA.
We are working on removable batteries in the controller.
Love,
Howie Stringer
Sony Corporation CEO
Removable batteries really? Thats what you complained about? I consider it a feature that I don't have to buy a battery pack or AA/AAA batteries.
@stewie
are you a fan of apple products by chance?
tekdroid...your'e a goon. those batteries have always been replaceable
Ever heard of something called an iphone?
yeah there is no way in hell any muppet user could replace the battery but they still spread like wildfire,
as a general rule if the gadget sucks the battery clean in less than a month with hardcore use then they should use a rechargeable battery
(the wii and xbox360 do this, and clearly its awful for the environment)
the only gadget that i would consider having disposable batteries nowadays are only wall clocks or mice that can last nearly a year without replacing
i havent replaced my logitech mice's batteries for the past 11 months.. waiting for it to be too laggy for team fortress 2
sony meanwhile originally designed their controllers following apples clean aesthetic of non user replaceable batteries but they added instructions in their manual that requires a screwdriver to replace the batter,
so bravo to sony for designing a controller that looks clean but still easily opened unlike say all of apples recent products
andres you friggin idiot,
mobile phones have lithium ion rechargable batteries, which can be removable. apple is dumb to keep a battery in the phone that cannot be removed, its a necessity, most of us experience weak batteries in our phones within a year time.
BUT!!!!!! that is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT to the game controller's rechargable battery. it does not have an intensive LCD screen and GPS and other battery intensive components for its battery to extremely deteriorate over time. even after three years the performance will be pretty decent comparing it to a new one.
and who the hell uses AAA batteries in this day and age?!?!!
SimbaDogg @ Aug 25th 2009 10:08PM
tekdroid...your'e a goon. those batteries have always been replaceable
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SimbaDogg, lovely fellow.
Let me know if you can do it without pulling apart the controller.
Wait, a new slimmer PS3 came out? why hasn't engadget made more posts about this?
Nice sarcasm!
.. I hope you're not serious.
Seriously right??
Way to drop the ball on this earth shattering, life-changing news, Enadget.
Can you keep us up to date next time with a minimum of 3 posts per day??
Thanks!
He is being sarcastic, maybe he is tired of all the Ps3 slim news like others are tired of apple news, but this is a gadget blog so f off.
@agent -- I'll toot my horn whenever I please. As long as they do what you need them to do -- there is nothing wrong with a 3 year old Iphone or for that matter a Wii.
I'm just glad we're not talking about the Pre. Whoo hoo!
I c wot u did der
You fiends! Just today alone, you took apart my BlackBerry Storm 2, and now my PS3 slim -- what's next Engadget?
ur mom is next on the list...
They go under your girlfriend's clothes.
where ur balls at?
I see that the DIRTY, NASTY, FILTHY mind factor is in effect here. One makes a simple joke about technology -- and ya'll have to go there...
Go to where exactly? Your mom's panties?
Whatever... you deserve it, tooting your horn like that.
Douche probably has 3y/o iphone, and a wii.
I guess I should have added DUMMY to the factor list. Go there as in taking a clean joke about technology and turning it into a sexual thing.
@agent -- I'll toot my horn whenever I please. As long as they do what you need them to do -- there is nothing wrong with a 3 year old Iphone or for that matter a Wii.
comma - "," USE IT FFS!
@Agent -- or @Agent, I've seen both used ( --,) in writing styles -- so I will use whichever I please -- ,,.
I wouldn't expect someone named HaZaRd !!!!11!1oneone!en1 to understand.
No, but the more you see it done, well it does a strange thing inside you... where u start wanting to do it even though u know it's wrong... A craving develops for that faint grey from being down ranked.
Every day I resist the stupid and childish urges, but they get reinforced with every scan of the comments.
Maybe, just maybe you think "I could do it, but in a cool way, I'd be loved for my skillful wit and fly use of words" then like the cold harsh light of a winter morning, reality whispers in your ear .... -n00b-
Any word yet if the new Slim has a hardware scaler? I have an older Panasonic CRT HDTV that only displays 1080i, it does not accept 720p signals in any way. My 60GB PS3 does not display games in HD on my Panny set, it down-scales them to 480p. I know it's may be too early to know but does anyone here know if this problem has been solved with the new Slim? Some users with older CRT HD Sony Wegas also ran into this problem when the PS3 was first released since the device has no hardware scaler. I also own a 360 and it displays all games in 1080i due to the built in ANA scaler. Note, Blu-Rays display at 1080i from the PS3, it is only games that are down-scaled.
If you change your video settings to ONLY accept 1080i, it might do it. I did that for the sony rear projection set I had and it worked well enough.
Engadget should implement a Auto Delete funtion if the first comment contains "First"
But the replies are just as bad as the "first" comment. I say we send a strong message to the community that anyone who posts "first" or replies to a "first" post will be publicly executed.
You got send a strong message, these people barely have an IQ above 20...youve got to be very clear.
@andres
Are you a fan of of small cylindrical objects shaped like a penis?
I'm actually glad to see that huge fan. I was afraid that with the move to 45nm, Sony might decide to skim on cooling. Hey Microsoft, maybe you can learn a thing or two here. :P
I really think MS should contract out their hardware design and manufacturing to Sony... Look at that fan! Sony realizes cooling is actually important in cramped high-powered consoles. I'm impressed.
I'm a long time PC moder and was impressed with the neatness, build design and quality when they cracked open the PS3 Phat. Glad to see that Sony did not disappoint with the Slim. Both consoles contain some impressive blower designs!
PS Compare them (Slim/Phat) to the internals of an Xbox 360 (mind you with NO internal power supply) makes it look like the 360 was put together by a bunch of hired armature (not even professional) Apes assembling an eMachine. No wonder RROD and disc scratching occurred...
Yay, was waiting for one of these.
"PS3 Slim gets...TORN ASUNDER"
I'm pretty sure you got that from the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer.
How could you violate that new slim like that?? lol
Looks like a good design.
It's hard to believe those two chips are still that large at 45nm. What, they were 4 chips at 90nm?
The package wouldn't get smaller, there are heat dissipation and socket requirements to consider. It's the same reason why desktop processors (the whole thing) don't get any smaller when they switch to a smaller process.
The heat goes down with the feature size. There is no socket here. Unless the chip is pad-limited (meaning they need as many pins as they have to get all the signals out), it should get smaller.
And even if it is pad limited, they should switch to a smaller ball pitch, like 0.4mm.
It's weird fixit didn't pop off the heat spreader and see the actual chip.
Look at all the length-matched differential pairs on that board. Presumably that's for RAMBUS RAM?
It's not technically a socket because they build them right into the boards, but it's the easiest way to describe the specific package constraints because of the analogue with desktop processors. All Cell processors are made to the same specifications for the purpose of having a standard size for standard equipment. The PS3 isn't the only device using the processor and Cell processors aren't manufactured specifically for Sony and the PS3.
That said, even when moving to the smaller processes, we are only talking several millimeters in difference in width and length. Doing a little math in my head (using the numbers I recall from years ago, so this could be off), it should be like 7 mm and 3 mm smaller along the edges, that's 1/4 inch and 1/10 of an inch respectively. The original 90nm cell was only about 1/3 square inch in die size (again from what I recall from when first announced).