JacksBleedingEyes
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5 KG!?!?! according to http://www.playstation.com.au/ps3/
I don't think even my computer weighs that much.
I don't think even my computer weighs that much.
The PS3 will be the heaviest console to date
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Don't you know how heavy blue laser beams are in comparison to red ones? 
Just so long as they don't make their controllers weigh twice as much as well...
It's not like you lug these things around. Heh.
And I seriously doubt it's heavier than your PC. Even a super-light case like Antec's Lanboy series comes in more than that naked. (But just about that.) A Shuttle case, maybe, but they don't strike me as going for the thin aluminum solution.
Just so long as they don't make their controllers weigh twice as much as well...
It's not like you lug these things around. Heh.
And I seriously doubt it's heavier than your PC. Even a super-light case like Antec's Lanboy series comes in more than that naked. (But just about that.) A Shuttle case, maybe, but they don't strike me as going for the thin aluminum solution.
inefficient
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Perhaps they should have taken a kg off like this instead?
Why, what'd be the point? It would actually have made the whole package even heavier, considering you'd need a second casing with metal EMI shield (and in this case - fan), plus a thick power cable to connect PSU to console. Having PSU internal actually reduces weight.inefficient said:
Anyway, if PS3 actually weighs 5 kilos... DAMN, that's cool. I love solid heavy stuff. I wish it was even heavier.
I guess a substantial amount of that is heatsinks. Component wise it adds nothing more to a PS2 other than HDD. If they're keeping PS3 quiet, good heatsinks are going to be needed. Might we see hefty copper heatsinks over Alu ones? That would give the price a little more value.
Considering even the biggest copper x86 CPU heatsinks out today weigh considerably less than a kilo they would have to be pretty damn hefty to make up for that weight. The heaviest ones I've seen seem to hover around 750g or so.
Perhaps much, or most of the casing itself is metal, acting as a passive sink, who knows. Die-cast alu or magnesium alloy, that'd be awesome...!
Perhaps much, or most of the casing itself is metal, acting as a passive sink, who knows. Die-cast alu or magnesium alloy, that'd be awesome...!
I'm assuming a couple of those. Maybe 1-1.5 kilos of Cu? That seems an awful lot though! I can't see where else the weight would come from. The chips weigh very little. You've a chassis, BRD drive, 2.5" HDD, PSU. PSU could be a contender. It's been mentioned it's a high-quality unit. Short of PSU and heatsinks, what could account for the wieght? Gold chassis
they'd have to have a heatsink like this to push the wieght up that much I think.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=18350
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=18350
Yeah, that's really odd. There can't be many better things to do with one's timeTitanio said:
Still, a 3kg PSU would knock the idea of copper heatsinks on the head.
Well, there are always exceptions... Coolermaster has never been making the most efficient gear anyway.Rys said:
I don't think it performs almost twice as well as Zalman's new socket-M sink for example which weighs around 550g including fan IIRC.Btw, I doubt the 360 PSU weighs anywhere near the console itself. I estimate the brick to be less than a kilo, but the power cord attaching it to the console is rather long, damn thick and stiff as hell (looks around nervously for L-B). It adds considerable weight to the package.
And the complete 360 premium box WAS really heavy, but it got worse in our heads by the fact the cardboard box is really quite small considering all the stuff it has to contain. That packaging was invented by a genious, I have to say, very slickly done. I remember my NES and SNES boxes, they were filled with huge pieces of styrofoam, very primitive and cumbersome in comparison. N64 box was fairly big too, GC box, very very small. Packaging has really come a long way since the 80s...
Megadrive1988
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PS3's must be hardened against nuclear EMP attack ;P
can't have all of those connected PS3-CELLs getting fried. there will eventually be 120-150 million PS3s worldwide, that's a ****load of computing power which will be used to simulate and fight World War IV
can't have all of those connected PS3-CELLs getting fried. there will eventually be 120-150 million PS3s worldwide, that's a ****load of computing power which will be used to simulate and fight World War IV
We've already told all possible Cell/PS3/Grid = Skynet jokes; you're too late man.Megadrive1988 said:PS3's must be hardened against nuclear EMP attack ;P
can't have all of those connected PS3-CELLs getting fried. there will eventually be 120-150 million PS3s worldwide, that's a ****load of computing power which will be used to simulate and fight World War IV
DuckThor Evil
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Shifty Geezer said:Yeah, that's really odd. There can't be many better things to do with one's time
Still, a 3kg PSU would knock the idea of copper heatsinks on the head.
X360 PSU is about 1,15kg, I just measured it without the powercord, but the cable that goes to main unit(aka X360
) can't be removed and it's pretty solid build. I'd say that the brick itself is very close to 1kgSimilar threads
