PS3 slim is noisy

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ZenfoldorVGI said:

DOATS1 said:
huh? the fat ps3 doesn't even use anywhere near 200w not to talk of 250w. that's jsut the power supply rating. the ps3 slim should be operating at around under 100w.

lol, zomg right?

There is no constant usage, only a maximum power output, thus, all comparisons should be based upon power supply need and availability, rather than some unknown variable estimate of how much power it "usually" uses.

Right?

It's easy enough to use an ammeter or to plug the console into a power-use meter (one of the engineers who works for me owns one) and then measure the wattage.  I think I've seen numbers for the most recent fat PS3s maxing out at about 130-150 watts, and assuming the PS3 slim uses about a third less, then 100 or less watts max usage would seem about right.

By the way, the measurements were taken under various loads, i.e. - watching a Blu-Ray movie, playing games, etc.