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So the rumours of of an official Slim or Lite PS3 are still unknown. But there is lighter and more efficient PS3 coming. In this edition the heat will sink in different parts. The graphics card and CPU will be cooled by different heat sinks, which differs from the original versions only having one big heat sink. This results in the heat sink weighing 350g, whereas the two previous PS3 versions weighed 700g and 500g.
Those rumours of a Slim and Lite PS3 may still be unfounded, but lighter and more efficient PS3s are in the making - thanks to "third generation" heat sinks.
Japanese company Furukawa Electric Co recently showcased a new heat sink for the PS3, said to be far lighter, smaller and cheaper than the previous two "generations" of PS3 heat sink.
We won't bore you with specifics because, by and large, heat sinks are about as exciting as snail races. But the graphics chip and CPU in the so-called "third generation" consoles will be cooled by smaller, separate heat sinks, rather than one large one, and weigh a total of 350g, compared with 700g and 500g for the first and second iterations.
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The new heat sinks are, according to this, in development now, meaning we should have lighter, more efficient PS3s within months, and you won't need a forklift to lug your new console home from the shops.
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A slim PS3 I have no problem with, but something tells me that next year, another more efficient version will be distributed. These home consoles certainly are turning into PCs.
It's happening quite often, it's not new and all (it's to be expected with updating technology everyday) but eh, makes me feel like my consoles are too outdated is all. It's good as they can get cheaper parts and overall a more efficient and reasonable priced console for us, but then I think I should have waited before these changes. Not like it matters, as it would be updated again...don't mind me, just ranting. :S
A word of advice, when you buy ANYTHING technology related, you have to suppress any feelings you may have about your new toy being outdated. Technology has already advanced in the time it took me to complete this post. Its just the way of things and you have to accept it and be happy with your purchase.
Gah, I'm overreacting.
They wont bore with details? what a worthless statement. There are pleanty of people in the market that would like to know what exactly the new sink is made of and what changed between the previous versions be it material compounds, heatpipe usage, if the're using TEC or whatnot. Yeah dropping weight is great but they need to elaborate or even show whats being sliced out of things.
I might applaud moving from a copper to quality aluminum heat sink if they did the transition right, but I wouldn't applaud them using a cheaper grade aluminum and slicing out key parts of the aluminum design to make it more cost efficient. The focus is making it better for the consumer not their quarterly budget.
The rest really has no basis though... You're whole point comes from the assumption that they're cutting parts. Rather than using more effective ones.
I've never seen consoles get worse as they progressed. In fact, most of them get better, smaller, and cheaper.
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