Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (PS3 Slim) Expert Reviews

This cheaper iteration of the next-generation Playstation is attractive for those who have been waiting for a good enough price reduction to warrant an upgrade from their old PS2. With blu-ray movie playback now finally gaining traction following the ...

New slim design, Increased 120GB Hard drive, Same overall look, Less power usage

The PS3 is capable of blu-ray movie playback and internet connection...

Would you buy a slimmer version of the PS3? Sony hopes your answer will be yes. Today we're going to take a look at this slimmed-down brother to the popular gaming console and see if it's lost any power along with its weight and size.

Besides the gaming features, you can also look forward to Blu-ray capabilities and built-in Wi-Fi. Although you won't get to be nostalgic and play your old PS2 games on this new edition of the PS3, you can still look forward to an all-around great ...

If the original PlayStation 3 was a big glossy testament to Sony's arrogance and excess, the new Slim offers a refreshing (if not sexy) act of contrition.

Bangin' new compact body houses all the power of the original. A beefier 120-GB hard drive is still a breeze to swap out. Overall, runs quieter than previous PS3 iterations. Hello extra C-note! A great value, especially if you're still sans a Blu-ray ...

Like a waifish model, the Slim is too wobbly to stand on its ends: Sony requires you to purchase a $24 plastic stand (if you want to balance the rig upright.). Sorry Captain Linux, no more support for alternate operating systems. It's no 360 turbine, ...

Nearly three years after the introduction of the original budget-busting PlayStation 3, Sony has put both the system and its price tag on a diet. The appropriately named PlayStation...

Reasonably priced ; smaller form-factor ; larger hard drive: cooler and quieter

HDMI cable not included ; lacks Linux support ; cheaper looking materials

To the casual observer, there's nothing particularly slim about the new Sony PlayStation 3's ($299.99 direct) sleek black housing-it's only when you compare it with its nearly three-year-old counterpart, the previous-gen PS3, that you see how much ...

New compact and energy-efficient design. Terrific gaming performance. Integrated high-quality Blu-ray player. Hard drive is easily accessible for upgrades. Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. Support for HDMI CEC and DLNA

No memory card slots. Lacks support for Netflix streaming. Dedicated Blu-ray remote is not included

A long-overdue price drop, a hard-drive bump, and a compelling physical redesign make the Sony PlayStation 3 more desirable than ever.

The single largest roadblock that prevents most people from picking up a PlayStation 3 is the price. Sony's just taken that roadblock and shrunk it. You're now $100 more likely to buy a PlayStation 3.

Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio, which only matters if you're an audiophile with a modern sound system. You also get a new matte finish, which makes the console look less "premium", but eliminates the crazy fingerprint and dust problem the original had. ...

Even before Sony's big unveil earlier this month at Cologne GamesCom, it felt like we already knew the PlayStation 3 Slim quite intimately. A leak from back in May gave us a glimpse of every angle of the hardware's exterior, and even the final ...

Sony slims the Playstation 3 down in more ways than one with the newly announced, cheaper Sony PS3 Slim.

In addition to the price cut that analysts and industry insiders had been calling for, the Sony PS3 Slim will also get a physical reduction, thus its new "Slim" name. The console comes it about 33 percent smaller, and cuts about 36 percent of its ...

The rumor mill regarding Sony's PS3 has been pretty active lately. We recently heard rumors of a price drop recently, and now at the same time as the PS3 price drop will supposedly take effect, we may be seeing a new version of the PS3, the PS3 Slim. ...