Playstation 3 Super Slim 12Gb Erfahrungen
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Sony's propensity to cut corners with the new PS3 is evident in its construction quality as well. Unlike its solidly built predecessor, the Super Slim's chassis rattles and feels flimsy. The classy matte black body of the Slim has been replaced with shiny plastics that turn into a smudgy, fingerprint-riddled mess in a matter of minutes. The sliding door on the top of the blu-ray drive is corrugated for better grip, but the assembly has a lot of play. The door mechanism is prone to accidental opening when the console's moved around, thereby exposing the lens to dust and moisture.
Since this seems to be nothing more than a cosmetic revision, I found no difference in performance between the Slim and the Super Slim. The 2X Blu-ray, 8X DVD and 24X CD ROM read speeds are on par with the prior model, and therefore I noticed no change in the Blu-ray load times either. The Super Slim, however, is noticeably quieter than both Fat and the Slim versions. Just like its predecessors, swapping hard drives is allowed, but the Super Slim makes a very easy job of it thanks to easier access to the HDD.
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What would make the Super Slim worth an upgrade, however, is if it were to incorporate a die shrink just like its predecessor. When the Cell processor was shrunk down from 90nm to 45nm and the RSX GPU from 65nm to 40nm, it resulted in a significant reduction in the size and weight of the console, in addition to a tremendous decrease in power consumption as well. Die shrinks not only allow the consoles to run cooler and more reliably, but most importantly, they cost considerably less to manufacture.
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Paralleling its length on the machine's side is the dual-buttoned bar for the Eject and Power buttons - both raised and a solid push (no click) needed to operate either. Between the two sits a raised silver PS logo, mirrored by a Sony logo with same finish to the far left. (Previously both sat flush on the machine's body - the logo a silver sticker above the disc loader, the text engraved into the console's casing).
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The PS3 Super Slim is the third major redesign amongst many generations of minor hardware updates to the PlayStation 3 console. You may even call it the seven year old itch of sorts, but then, you'd be wrong because that would involve replacing the older model with a younger, sexier one. Unfortunately, the new PS3 is anything but that.
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This is the third iteration of Sony's third hardware, and follows in the footsteps of the previous generations in regards a makeover: the original PlayStation was shrunk and curved, the PS2 slimmed. The PlayStation 3 has went through a similar metamorphosis: the gleaming fat tank of the original shedding the pounds and some of the sleek expense for a matte black variant that was deadly silent and took up less shelf space, like a midget ninja awaiting orders.
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At Rs 19,990, the 500GB Super Slim bundled with Gran Turismo 5 and Uncharted 3 costs exactly the same as the 320GB Slim Medieval Moves bundle replete with PS Move hardware. Even the barebones 12GB Flash memory version incorporating the Move bundle costs Rs 18,990, which isn't exactly cheap for a console that lacks a hard drive. Does that mean the latest iteration isn't a die shrink? Well, while there's no official confirmation from Sony regarding this, various teardowns and comparisons point towards no change in the die size.
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However, pricing for both units are not too dissimilar to what's being offered on the current PS3 models. For the 500GB it's a great selling point - for it's £249.99 asking price you're getting nearly double the amount of storage space than other SKUs for the same cost. And retailers are currently offering game bundles such as FIFA 13 for the same price.
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The lower half of the console gets a tuck job, thinner and shorter than its predecessor, so the upper half curved section has a much more pronounced overhang. There's still two USB ports at the front, as well as the list of supported media and sound systems (this time silver stickers rather than branded into the machine casing).
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The button layout on the console has been drastically revised and deliberately does away with large, conspicuous power and eject buttons found on the Slim. The power and an eject buttond flanking the PlayStation logo instead blend seamlessly with the front fascia. The rear is quite similar to the predecessor, with Ethernet, HDMI, optical (S/PDIF) and AV multi out ports situated next to the AC power input. Disappointingly, the Super Slim doesn't address the previous model's lack of USB ports.
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Heat-wise the console's exterior temperature as it gets to work is more noticeable too. The previous version felt warm to the touch during operations. This feels hotter to the touch all across the console's grilled top when laying flat. However, we'll need to test it much longer to see whether than changes in the long run and under different conditions.
The Super Slim PS3 looks unflattering when compared to the outgoing model, despite being 25 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter than it. To be honest, it looks less like a video game console and more like an outdoor grill. The PS3 Slim was a major size and weight reduction from the monstrous original, but any further miniaturisation follows the law of diminishing returns. I don't see any reason why one would choose the Super Slim over the Slim for portability alone, especially since a console isn't exactly meant to be lugged around like a laptop.
At the end of the day, the PlayStation 3 Super Slim remains a cosmetic redesign of what's essentially seven-year-old hardware. If the lack of innovation or any kind of hardware optimisation wasn't bad enough, the very obvious instances of cost cutting are made worse by the fact that the benefit hasn't been transferred to the end user at all. This redesigned console seems to be an anachronism, because it clearly has been released at the wrong time and at the wrong price. It would have made more sense a couple of years from now, as a low-cost alternative to the PS4 aimed at the developing markets.
Weight-wise it's not too dissimilar to its predecessor, and perched upright it's both the same height and nearly the same depth - the oval curve of the console's top-half shorter than before, and with the loss of the disc loader 'lip' (which housed the Power/Eject buttons), the new Super Slim loose a good two inches in length.