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Originally Posted by Icemage
This last is particularly important if you're using a PS3 in a home theater, as reducing power consumption will also lower the heat output, which in turn reduces the cooling load on the fans.
The PS3 works pretty hard when playing Blu-rays, and unless you've got a well controlled ambient temperature and good ventilation, older models will often rev the fans during playback to compensate, which increases your background noise.
As such, if you're using a PS3 for Blu-ray playback, the Slim is an excellent choice.
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I'm not discounting the reduced power consumption at all. It's great. It's just not something that would make me run out and spend $300 when I already have a system that is still working. I was only really saying that some people might think the Slim is actually an upgraded system besides the power consumption advantage based on that article.