so swapple HDD meaning overpriced Sony product, like the way MS does, or a 1.5" generic laptop type HDD that just needs to be formatted by PS3 software?

swapable HDD + No power brick = EPIC WIN :D

Good news keep comming : PS3 SLIM is also quieter than the fat version !

Look at update 3

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/playstation-3-slim-unboxing-and-hands-on/

Standard 2.5" SATA HDD, then you format it from the menu indeed.

"A Sony representative tells Destructoid that you can snap into a Slim and upgrade your hard disk. They encourage this, they say. The PS3 Slim still uses the 2.5” Serial ATA that its predecessor does, and Sony says you need only to remove a couple of screws to perform the operation."

Frankly, I wonder why the screws at all. My desktop computer box has a system of plastic rails that hold the SATA HDs. Using those would make the operation look even simpler to the most ham-handed user.

^nice. 2.5" is what I meant.

Wow i mist so much while i was at work

doesn't look so bad after all but I still prefer my launch model ;)

PS3 > PS3 slim

2.5" notebook drive

Why? It's going to be a pain in the ass for me to bring my old PS3 to college >.<