Rumor: $399 40GB PS3 Release Date Oct. 30th

[Just_Ben]

jjseth said:
I don't see a drop to $399 as a "jumping off the ship" or desperation move. I'm sure it's calculated and planned to happen like this. With the great games coming out in the coming months, Sony will be poised in a position to surge with sales and make an impact this holiday season.

If it is 399. Thats the part I really don't belive. The 60 gigs will be soon gone. Why not a 499 bundle? Besides look what I found:

From kotaku:

"It draws less current; Now only rated 3A down from the previous 3.2A

Bluetooth is the same version as before, however the Antenna gain is increased on Antenna1 from 0.21dBi (max) in the original 60Gb, up to 3.83dBi (max) in the new SKU. Antenna2 also sees an increase, from 4.13dBi (max) up to 4,92 dBi (max).

WLAN is still 802.11b/g, however there is a difference in Antenna gain too. ANT0 is now 0.69dBi from 0.10dBi previously, and ANT1 is now -0.26dBi from 0.91dBi.

The controller used in the test had the model number of the original launch Sixaxis, not the Dual Shock 3."

Well less current means they save some power, maybe that costs range. It is some time since I had transmision hardware in my university, but doesn't mean higher noise that the signal is getting "worse"? That sounds to me like they have replaced in that new model the bluetooth and WiFi hardware with cheaper parts. If they just replace the 80 gig with one with cheaper hardware, well that would be quite bad.