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Slim PS3 ?
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When will that iteration come out ?
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Anyone in a position to know certainly wouldn't post anything about it here.
My guess is never.
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They absolutely have, but we won't see it for years.
A shame too, the current PS3 is just massive.
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It being massive is probably a very large factor in why it doesn't have the PS3 equivalent of the RROD.
...what? What kind of weird logic is this?
Besides, the PS3's RROD-equivalent is the power light turning yellow on the front of the machine.
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The PS3's large form factor allows for larger heatsinks and bigger fans. Since large fans are capable of moving more air at a lower RPM than small fans they allow a machine to be quieter. That's a big consideration if you're wanting to use it in lieu of a HTPC (or when building a HTPC).
Have you looked at a disassembled PS3? Look at how large the fan is relative to the size of the motherboard. Also compare the iterations of the PS3's heatsinks. Those have been shrinking in size and have lower TPD specs (200W, 160W, and 130-140W, oldest to newest), and the third-generation heatsink's design looks like a short Sigmatek heatsink with more heatpipes, and the fan + cooling duct's design looks like what you see on an ATI reference cooler.
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How much of that heat is generated by the on-board power supply, though? A slimmer PS3 would have that on the power cable rather than inside it. Hell, you could only do that and shave a hefty chunk out of it.
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No one could give you an accurate answer to this question because a slimline ps3 is probably still on a drawing board somewhere in Japan. If you want a ps3 just go out and get one because a slimline version is 3 or more years away at least assuming they even manage to get around get around the cooling issue.