A new version of the PS3 was yesterday released by Sony. It has been nicknamed "Slim", owing to its small size, and replaces the current version from September 1st (UK and US) and September 2nd (Continental Europe). It has an MRRP of £249, $299 or €299.Some of the changes:
* Die shrink of the Cell processor from 65nm to 45nm
* Completely redesigned cooling system
* Overall power consumption reduced by 34%, according to the manufacturer, or 100W
* A 120GB hard drive, which can be replaced with a higher capacity drive if unsuitable
The launch of the PS3 Slim coincides with the release of version 3.00 of the console firmware, which will be installed on all versions. This firmware incorporates various bug fixes and interface improvements.
Folding@Home will still be available via Life with Playstation, and the performance of these applications will remain unchanged (between 900 and 1000 PPD). The Cell processor will still operate at 3.2GHz, but the overall reduction in power consumption of the system should improve the PPD-Watt ratio to around 9-10PPDpW.
Contributed by: KaySL
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On: 09/03/09
