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what's up everyone Jon render from TechnoBuffalo here with a review for you on the ps3 slim if you want to see what this looks like check out my comparison video when I put the slim up against well I guess the fat ps3 so you can see the difference in the size the ports and where things are located but asked a few questions via Twitter and email but I really want to make sure I address in this review the first issue is the noise the ps3 slim is very very very quiet the ps3 the original wasn't terribly loud this version is noticeably quieter when the blu-ray spins you hardly hear anything when you first put a disc in it's almost silent it is a very very quiet machine the next question I've been asked quite a bit is heaps I know the ps2 slim had a lot of heat issue there's overheating and there were some problems the ps3 slim does not have any of those heat issues I let it run for nine hours straight just I put a MU blu-ray movie in I let it go I put a game in and I just let it play and I did not have any heat issues there seems to be extra venting in the back to help pull sort of off away those heat problems that made to be other slim consoles I've had so if that was one of your concerns and one of the things holding you back don't worry if you like the ps3 and you like the operating system and you like being able to play blu-ray movies and being able to play some great games in high-definition you're gonna like the ps3 slim it does exactly the same thing just in a smaller package what you might not like though is the design it's been very polarizing people are either saying it looks cheap they don't like to be matte finish that Sony put on it they don't like the fact it doesn't say playstation they miss the touch buttons you know there are a lot of things that people can go one way or another around InDesign personally I'm a minimalist I like the smaller design even from an engineering standpoint I'm impressed that Sony was able to really put everything that the ps3 has to such a small package so well I like the piano black a glossy finish of 4b fatiah version better I prefer the slim version just for well most from its that an engineering and a design standpoint but both are gonna work both have hard drives that are easily swappable you can get a size match either of them feature for feature they're exactly the same if you take out the launch 60 gigabyte version that had the cart readers and the four USB ports what you're not gonna get with the ps3 slim is backwards compatibility you're not going to get any backwards compatibility unfortunately with Playstation 2 titles the initial launch console the 60 gigabyte leave a $600 pad the backwards compatibility that was the only place Asian 3 that had that so there's no emulation no hardware support you're not going to be able to PlayStation play PlayStation 2 games one thing that's also missing actually from the PlayStation slim that actually all the FATA consoles had is the ability to install third-party operating systems used to be able to install Linux and actually and use it like a computer since it's certainly as powerful as one but that's gone with the PlayStation 3 slim graphic to be added via some sort of software update I don't know but right now it's not there that was something you were looking to do definitely keep in mind that you're not gonna be able to do that on the slim console you're also not gonna have a power switch in the back but that shouldn't bother you since the PlayStation slim uses I think 1/3 less power than the fatty version but if power switch is important to you then the fatty one is the way to go the operating system looks just the same the games perform just the same the blu-ray discs load just as fast really it's almost exactly the same thing in just a smaller package so should you get the slim over the fat while actually gonna come to you it's probably going to be from a pure aesthetic standpoint if you want the bigger hard drive you know it's nice to have 120 that's already in there but you know like I said it's easily swappable it doesn't board your warranty go ahead and put a new hardware you have not any problem this isn't really an Xbox vs PlayStation 3 debate but I will say that the PlayStation 3 is 100% price drop makes it a very very appealing console especially now for $300 you're getting the ability to play some great games in high definition you're getting probably one of the best blu-ray players out there that's firmware upgradeable if you know Sony is gonna keep offering support for it well into this probably the next decade and you're also getting really entertainment it's not stealing DVD player does quite a lot of things so you're getting a lot of value into one package they'll be something to keep in mind if you're on the fence about the PlayStation anyways I hope you guys in joyed are you gonna get the PlayStation 3 slim do you like the slim version or the fat you know what is your take on the 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