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Take a Look Inside the PS3 Slim… Literally

08/26/2009 Written by Anthony Severino

Have you been wondering how Sony shrunk down the PS3 components to fit inside the tiny shell that is the PS3 slim? We have a look into the the new PS3s innards to see exactly how they pulled it off.

Nope, it’s not an X-Ray image ray image of the PS3 slim, instead, the good (and apparently crazy) folks over at iFixit have disassembled Johnny 5, err, a PS3 slim for our viewing pleasure.

Check out the screenshots below:

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As you can see, every last fraction of an inch of the new PS3 slim is utilized by one component or another. It is quite a feat of Sony’s engineer team to fit so much tech in such a tiny shell.

To check out ever more pictures of the PS3 Slim “teardown” visit the source below.

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15 Responses to “Take a Look Inside the PS3 Slim… Literally”

  1. Brent says:
    08/26/2009 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks for posting this. I’m really interested in stuff like this. It actually looks pretty similar to the PS3 fat except the power supply is longer and thinner.

  2. dbigfeet says:
    08/26/2009 at 9:05 AM

    really hope he knows how to put it back together

  3. Cameron Teague says:
    08/26/2009 at 9:27 AM

    thats pretty damn cool.. thanks for the post

  4. JohnDraisey says:
    08/26/2009 at 10:06 AM

    I love the ventilation system in that sucker. Great job, Sony!

  5. SolidCake_ says:
    08/26/2009 at 10:33 AM

    +1 for short circuit reference

    any reference to robots is appreciated because robots
    make everything more bad-ass.

  6. FiftyQuid says:
    08/26/2009 at 10:55 AM

    Very nicely layed out. That blower fan is huge! I don’t see any barncles on the PCB either. Nice to know they put out a finished product.

    Does the blower fan have two speeds or just one? How loud is the fan?

  7. SolidCake_ says:
    08/26/2009 at 11:59 AM

    the fan is a 12v 1.3A It uses a brushless DC motor which runs a lot quieter.

    this fan rivals what you see in high end PC’s, Sony is definitely serious about
    keeping this thing cool & ventilated.

  8. wtGp says:
    08/26/2009 at 12:03 PM

    l like seeing what makes a console tick, very interesting indeed

  9. Sneeches says:
    08/26/2009 at 1:21 PM

    yeah i dont think ill be taking mine apart anytime soon :P

  10. KwietStorm says:
    08/26/2009 at 1:24 PM

    That thing is beautifully built. It is really amazing what kind of power they have in such a cleaned up model. They cut the mobo down to almost nothing. The original was huge. Even the new PSU looks clean and streamlined. I know I’m a geek for liking this kind of stuff, but thinking about what my overweight PS3 looked like when I opened it up is really wiped from my mind when looking at this. It would have been cool if they somehow included profile 3.0 on the Bluetooth board, but perhaps that will come down the line in an update. I need an advance on my next paycheck.

  11. ZemaOner says:
    08/26/2009 at 3:35 PM

    Beautiful!

  12. DGR8Mc187 says:
    08/26/2009 at 5:57 PM

    Amazing!

  13. kirobz says:
    08/26/2009 at 6:59 PM

    Great job to fit it!

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