By hand lol.

http://www.playerzblog.com/playstation-3-factory-images.html

it looks like final assembly (cover) and testing thats all. The main circuit board and all should be installed by machine.

Ha, "how a PS3 is made" has nothing on the eternal "How Crayons Are Made"   

@eab....aww man sesame street...that just made my day

Brings up and interesting phenomenon. Kids under 10 love sesame street and teens over 18 think it’s pretty cool too because it’s old school. Yet teens aged 13-15 hate kids shows. This is true for lots of things, my friend has an old “Clifford the Big Red Dog” baseball hat and everyone we talk to (we’re 20) are like “Oh man, that hat is awesome!” I find it amusing that there is this little gap in our lives, around the age of 14, during which everything “cartoony” is considered lame or gay. Younger kids love it and older kids think its cool in an amusing way… but those 13 years olds in the middle, watch out for them.

it's because kids aged between 14 and 18 all think they are better than they actually are. (i'm 20 by the way....strangely i didn't care as much as most teens about being "lame or gay"...though i did a bit (scorn at the teletubbies/tweenies tv programs etc)

Dora the explora is what's cool now.

i imagine it might be more complex than 360. it would be interesting to got a factory that makes consoles and see what the process is an all.

360 process is basically the same... except they use more bubble gum and elastics.

@TWRoO
I think it's because kids 13-18 often have self-esteem issues. You're young, you're unproven, you don't know how good or not good your friends are. A few years later, you've had a fair amount of life experiences, you start getting more respect from adults, and you have a good set of true friends. After that, you have enough courage to stand up for wacky things you like. Everyone else is more comfortable as well, so they are much less likely to attack you for it and may even keep an open mind.

Also keep in mind most people say those commen'ts but don't ACTUALLY mean it :P, I'd say that was a badass hat too, but I'm not sure if I'd go home and read the books or watch the mini-series :/ It's a retro style and it can be friggin awesome at times :P

-@OP wth is up with all the pink LOL