Tabulator: PS3 Slim and Phat sized up
With the announcement of yet another SKU for the PlayStation 3, it's time to revisit the Tabulator, our quick-reference guide to the system's continuing, incremental feature loss (and its rapidly falling price!). This handy chart allows you to easily compare the Slim to its heftier predecessors, both those still on the market (for now) and those who have already bid tearful goodbyes to shelves.
Looking at the differences in specs in this way, we can see that less has changed in the transition to Slim than between some variants of the original system. Which is impressive enough for us to try to overlook the loss of our beloved Ethernet cable.
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Model # | CECH-2000 | CECHP01 | CECHK01 | CECHE01 | CECHA01 | CECHG01 | CECHB01 |
Price | $299.99 | $399.99* | $299.99* | $499.99* | $499.99* | $399.99* | $499.99* |
Release date | Sep. 2009 | Nov. 2008 | Aug. 2008 | Aug. 2007 | Nov. 2006 | Oct. 2007 | Nov. 2006 |
Chrome trim | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
USB 2.0 slots | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
802.11 b/g | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Flash card | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Weight | 3.5 kg | 5 kg | 5 kg | 5 kg | 5 kg | 5 kg | 5 kg |
Dimensions (mm, approx.) | 290 × 65 × 290 | 325 x 98 x 274 | 325 x 98 x 274 | 325 x 98 x 274 | 325 x 98 x 274 | 325 x 98 x 274 | 325 x 98 x 274 |
Power consumption | 250W | 280W | 280W | 380W | 380W | 380W | 380W |
Ethernet cable | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Video cables | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite |
Controller | DualShock 3 | DualShock 3 | DualShock 3 | Sixaxis | Sixaxis | Sixaxis | Sixaxis |
Software | None | Uncharted; PAIN | None | MotorStorm | None | Spider-Man (Blu-ray) | None |
PS2 | No | No | No | Software** | Yes (NTSC), | No | Yes |
PS One | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other operating systems | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Notes:
*This model is discontinued. The price on the chart represents the listed price before Sony axed it.
**Software compatibility will play back some PS2 games, but not all
