Review of PS3slim by Home media choice- some possible heat issues noted

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KillerMan said:

NJ5 said:

hduser said:

NJ5 said:
I found it interesting that the fan on the PS3 slim consumes almost as much power as the whole Wii.

That's a fairly ridiculous statement.  The wii draws about 15-17 watts?  12 Volt fan at 1.2 amps or 5 Volt fan at 3 amps?  are you kidding me????

Someone posted this the other day:

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/PlayStation-3-Slim/1121/2

"This 12V, 1.3A monster rivals the best fans found in desktop PC machines. Sony spared no expense."

 

That is big fan but still Sony has made some progress. =D

Phat model fan: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20061113/123465/fan2.jpg

The less natural ventelation due to space, the more cooling is required. That ratio increases exponentially. The new PS3 phats have a really, really hard time overheating.