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Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000 Your mentioning of a heat problem might be addressed by this little tidbit: (I honestly don't know, my lack of knowledge in just about all things hardware doesn't really help me in answering your question) I guess to answer your question, a slim lined version of the console would permit for more power efficiency and reduced fan noise. But really, it is more so for the looks, like you mentioned. It'd be like releasing a new product altogether, re-stimulating public interest in the PS3 in hopes of picking up the sales that have been stagnating since last Christmas. I also read that the cooling mechanism has been entirely re-designed.

yeah, switching to the 45nm and using 2/3 power definitely answered my question, thanks.

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