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i am planning on purchasing a ps3.

what are the differences between the 40 gig and 80 gig other than the storage capacity?

 

thnx 



I gotta wii and a psp.

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Feature 20 GB
(NTSC)[28]
40 GB
(PAL, NTSC)[29]
60 GB
(NTSC)[28]
60 GB
(PAL)[28]
80 GB
(NTSC)[28]
USB 2.0 ports 4 2 4 4 4
Colors Black Black, White (Asia) Black Black Black
802.11 b/g Wi-Fi No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash card readers No No Yes Yes Yes
Chrome trim No Yes Yes Yes Yes
SACD support Yes No Yes Yes Yes
PS2 compatibility Hardware No Hardware Software Software
First Availability Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2006 Mar 2007 Aug 2007

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40 gig cant play any ps2 games and the 80 gig can play most ps2 games.

40 gig comes with spiderman blu ray, 80 gig comes with motorstorm

60 gig plays every single ps2 game and comes tih your choice of one of 5 different games (at Gamestop) and for the same price as 80 gig

40 gig -$400
60/80 gig - $500



40gb has 2 less USB ports, and cannot play any playstation 2 games. Has no memory card slots either.

80gb has double the HD space, and brings a free ps3 game, it also plays almost all the ps2 games, and has 4 usb ports as well as all the memory cards.

40gb with spiderman 3 blu-ray: $399.99

80gb with free ps3 game motorostorm: $499.99



 

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