That is really freakn' weird, there  should be enough QA to control them to be the same spec, it's hard to think that Sony could fuck it up like this.

Yes, plenty of Slims still available (here in North America anyway).  And yes, you should definitely get one while you still can over the super-slim, no question.  It's far better in every conceivable way, IMO.

Not that much of an issue, I'm sure you can easily find and old Slim in most stores. Easy to find online.

If you do buy the Super Slim and there is a problem with it, you should be able to return it and get another one at the same stores.

That's shitty but it must be a hard drive problem as the other models of PS3 play these games fine, as nothing has really changed about the PS3 except that it's just smaller now

I know they are still out there, just wondering how much longer. Cause I'd rather get the Super Slim, but if it's not working properly, that changes everything. I'm wondering how long can I wait for information about Sony fixing this issue and not risking getting stuck with a malfunctioning Super Slim if they never repair this. All in all I like the Super Slim, I don't mind the idea of the sliding cover (kinda retro and I'm not the youngest of gamers) and the smaller size is important for me, since I do travel for longer streches of time and like to take a console with me. My PS2 Slim accompanied me to many countries :) I think that regular Slim is huge and I'd also lie if I said I liked the design...

Strange issue, my friend and also my sister got a super slim and they haven't mentioned any issues so far.

I found out this:
http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-Technical-Help/Uncharted-3-stuttering-New-Super-Slim-500gb/td-p/17801296/page/3

apparently the Hitachi HDD in super slim, sux:
"The Z5K500 suffers considerably when it comes to performance, however; its read performance is middle of the pack but its write performance is downright awful. Furthermore it has a high average write latency, which hurts performance across the board."
Because games like uncharted are writing to the HDD almost all the time, it suffers from the above issue.

Why would Sony use this HDD then? Well, at least changing your HDD should fix the problem then.

Well its pretty obvious: low manufacturing costs...

The thing is that now i have to buy a new HDD = more expenses for me :(

Yeah, that obviously sucks. Still cheaper than buying a new PS3 though.