@ kn
Nice review. 
With regard to the negatives I agree with regard to the install process being more of a hassle compared to on the 360, luckily when the PSN game or demo is installed it's just fine.
I did a review of the PS3 when it launched, apart from the still immature (but fully functional) launch firmware at the time, my main complaints with regard to the hardware was no DVR functions out of the box (would be nice if a future version would include the PlayTV hardware internally) and IMO there should have been some USB ports at the back of the console, instead of only at the front (nicer for attaching some peripheral like a webcam, PlayTV or USB extension cords), now I open the cabinet to connect stuff.
Apart from the above minor complaints, overall it's of course by far the best specced console, super powerful, silent, sturdy, a lot of room for OS improvements (256 MB vs 16 MB flash memory on the 360), Blu-Ray drive (for both games and movies), default easily upgradeable harddrive (which is technically better than optional with regard to potential), Wi-Fi, HDMI 1.3, Gigabit Ethernet, BlueTooth, etc all out of the box!
I hope Playstation Home will fully live up to expectations and becomes hugely successful, it could become a very important distinguishing feature. It looks extremely promising so far, just like upcoming games and I like the new trophy system so far. 
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