Just a note: While $629 is the official price of the Slim in NZ, nearly every retailier is debuting it for $599, and in many cases along with a game. The effect being that you get your PS3 for about $540. I don't expect anyone to ever have to pay the official $629 for the Slim by itself. Just like no one has had to pay the full $779 for the Phat for at least a year, even though retailers are putting "specials" out at $699 and saying you save $80.
Funny thing is EB Games has used 40Gig PS3s (not b/c) advertised for $589. They'll be gathering dust I imagine.
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