PlayStation 3 Offers Supercomputer Performance at PC Pricing?

[ZWSnipboy]

PlayStation 3 Offers Supercomputer Performance at PC Pricing, iSuppli’s Teardown Analysis Reveals


Table 1 below presents iSuppli’s estimate of major component and subsystem cost drivers for the PlayStation 3.

 

[DJ12]

Rassweiler cited the PlayStation 3’s inclusion of a power supply that packs a whopping 400-watts—yet uses a very compact, low-profile design. At $37.50, this power supply costs about twice as much as an average unit found in a PC.

I guess "Crazy" Ken wasn't lying when he said the PSU was a thing of beauty

 

[Shifty Geezer]

You shoudn't post full articles. Just an excerpt and link. This was also raised in another thread.

However, what you posted was informative to me. It shows these anaylsts have bog-all idea of technology! HDD for storing mathematical models? BRD drive for upconverting the console's output to high-definition?? How the heck do they get these jobs, when they're obviously lacking the education needed to make sensible conclusions and observations? This makes the calculations all the less trustworthy.

 

[Jon Brittan]

How the heck do they get these jobs, when they're obviously lacking the education needed to make sensible conclusions and observations? This makes the calculations all the less trustworthy.

The basis of their conclusion should be enough to write off the article anyway.
The analysis seems to come down more to perceived value for money in terms of saving over cost than value for money in terms of functionality, they seem to draw the conclusion that the PS3 is great value because Sony appear to be making a large loss on it compared to Microsoft appearing to make a profit on the 360... It's like saying of two equally priced wet-suits the one made purely of gold is better value than the one made of synthetic fabrics because, despite the fact you get cold and drown, you're paying less in relative terms of the value of the materials...

 

[StefanS]

redundant discussion:

discussion already here:
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35549&page=7