PS3 disassembly

Elston said:
Thanks for pointing that out, as i don't own any of the next gen consoles yet i keep forgetting that the 360 has an external PSU.
So would the 360 be bigger than the PS3 if they built the PSU in?
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If you put the 360's power brick along the back of it, the 2 of them work out the same size.

Some folk say they would rather a smaller console and a power brick underneath the TV cabinet.
Personally, i have quite a deep cabinet so it wouldn't be an issue for me, and also i have heard quite a few people saying they need to keep the PSU ventalated also.
Each to there own though.
 
I have to agree, I think the design of the PS3 is pretty good. I only discovered today that the HDD is very simple to upgrade if you ever need more space. Sony have placed the hdd at one side, and there is a door to pop open, remove a single screw and you can pull the drive out.

Looking forward to getting one :)
 
nade said:
I have to agree, I think the design of the PS3 is pretty good. I only discovered today that the HDD is very simple to upgrade if you ever need more space. Sony have placed the hdd at one side, and there is a door to pop open, remove a single screw and you can pull the drive out.

Looking forward to getting one :)
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I have already chucked a 120GB drive in mine. It just takes five minutes and a 2.5" SATA HDD and you are done. Boot it back up and the system does the rest :)
 
Joebob said:
I have already chucked a 120GB drive in mine. It just takes five minutes and a 2.5" SATA HDD and you are done. Boot it back up and the system does the rest :)
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hold on here does any sata drive work? what if i put a raptor in mine, would it load files faster? or a seagate 7200.10, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm this is interesting i might be buying a very large seagate drive and just saving a crapload of moves and stuff on it
 
Psycho Sonny said:
hold on here does any sata drive work? what if i put a raptor in mine, would it load files faster? or a seagate 7200.10, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm this is interesting i might be buying a very large seagate drive and just saving a crapload of moves and stuff on it
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No, has to be a 2.5"
 
Joebob said:
I have already chucked a 120GB drive in mine. It just takes five minutes and a 2.5" SATA HDD and you are done. Boot it back up and the system does the rest :)
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Probably one of the best things about the PS3 imo oh and that its blutooth enabled not requiring offical products.
 
cokecan72 said:
if its internal yeah but external on the other hand......;)
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hold on if i connect say a seagate externally i would need an enclosure and how would you reccomend powering it? it would look nice if say i bought a black enclosure and would also make it easy to upgrade, its £70 for an 120gb drive if you want a 2.5" one for the same money you could get 3-4 times as much storage if you go for the external route, ill need to experiment and see what types of media files the ps3 can play first
 
Elston said:
What is it with you size obsessive people? :p
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Oh I don't care at all, I just remember on this forum a load of PS2 fans commenting constantly about the XBox 1s size and thought it was ironic. Just an observation, liek I said it doesn't actually matter :)

mmj_uk said:
Pretty amazing piece of kit, very well built and designed you have to say.
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Internally it's stunning but it's a fugly beast outside.
 
Found some pictures here
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=715674

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