Slim PS3 and Super Slim

So with the release of the super slim today, what does everyone figure the timeframe is on the price drops for the slims? My launch 60gb died for the second time about a month ago and rather than go through all the trouble of getting it fixed only for it to die again I'm in the market for a new PS3.

I don't really like the new super slim mechanic of opening and loading so I am hoping that the slim will drop in price or hit the clearance shelves soon. Anyone know if they plan to drop the prices on the slims or are they going to keep them where they are? I've been looking around to see if there were any drops or plans for drops without any luch so far :(

nobody is going to announce a price drop on their console until just before they actually drop it. otherwise, people wont buy any consoles until the price drop.

anyway, expect black friday clearance deals from retailers.

I liked the new Super Slim PS3 sliding door, it's just like the PS2 Slim disc player inside.. less fancy that's a good thing.Dogswithguns

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]I liked the new Super Slim PS3 sliding door, it's just like the PS2 Slim disc player inside.. less fancy that's a good thing.Nengo_Flow

I really like the LOOK of the super slim. I"m eager to find out if it runs cool/quiet. My current slim is getting a little loud in terms of fan noise and gets a little hot. By now they should be able to have redesigned the internals to be so cool that there should barely be a need for a fan.

I can't say I'm a fan of the "sliding" top, I much prefer the slot loading drive, but that is relatively unimportant to me. It's just the one thing I am not a fan of.

It's just the mechanism that opens the sliding door seems really cheap. You go from slot loading sexyness to pushing a button and a horrible noise and uneasy sliding of a plastic door. Just seems a little tacky and I also am not too confident in how long it will last. lolDysantic

[QUOTE="Dysantic"]It's just the mechanism that opens the sliding door seems really cheap. You go from slot loading sexyness to pushing a button and a horrible noise and uneasy sliding of a plastic door. Just seems a little tacky and I also am not too confident in how long it will last. lolLoG-Sacrament

True. It may be "cheaper" but it will probably last longer than the rest of the PS3. Reliability shouldn't be a concern IMIO. To me the only concern is the aesthetics, and that possibly the flimsy top will let more "disc-drive" noise be audible.

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"][QUOTE="Dysantic"]It's just the mechanism that opens the sliding door seems really cheap. You go from slot loading sexyness to pushing a button and a horrible noise and uneasy sliding of a plastic door. Just seems a little tacky and I also am not too confident in how long it will last. lol2Chalupas

True. It may be "cheaper" but it will probably last longer than the rest of the PS3. Reliability shouldn't be a concern IMIO. To me the only concern is the aesthetics, and that possibly the flimsy top will let more "disc-drive" noise be audible.

Black Friday may be your best bet. If Sony was smart they would cut the price of the old PS3 Slims 160 & 320Gigers to counter the launch of the Wii U. Or Christmas sales later at Best Buy, Walmart and the like.

Just to update the whole situation. I went out today and bought a super slim. The size of it is unbeleivable compared to my launch and the drive bay is tacky, but isn't as bad as I was expecting.

I plugged everything in, started it up and thought I heard a bit of an odd click every so often on the system. I went on setting it up keeping an ear out and didnt hear it very much as time went on. I then shut it down to go eat some dinner, came back about 45 minutes later, turned it on and heard the worst noise I've ever heard before. Sounded like the fan was griding against something. I picked it up, moved it around, gave it a gentle shake and no change. So back in the box to exchange it tomorrow at Futureshop...

Not a good start Sony :/

I had it running for about an hour straight or so. I didn't feel any extreme heat coming off the system, but all I was doing was installing my purchases from the PS store and setting up stuff. All for nothing though since I had to reformat the HDD and bring it back. I'm actually leaving right now to return it...

Just to update the whole situation. I went out today and bought a super slim. The size of it is unbeleivable compared to my launch and the drive bay is tacky, but isn't as bad as I was expecting.

I plugged everything in, started it up and thought I heard a bit of an odd click every so often on the system. I went on setting it up keeping an ear out and didnt hear it very much as time went on. I then shut it down to go eat some dinner, came back about 45 minutes later, turned it on and heard the worst noise I've ever heard before. Sounded like the fan was griding against something. I picked it up, moved it around, gave it a gentle shake and no change. So back in the box to exchange it tomorrow at Futureshop...

Not a good start Sony :/

Dysantic

The plastic cover does feel tacky, but isnt as bad as I was expecting. I'm not sure what your planning to drop on it, but unless you punch it with some pretty good force I'm sure it will be able to withstand some beating. Keeping it closed is another story. The slightest slide to open it without pushing the actual open button causes it to slide open exposing the disc. I don't really like that too much, but when its in use or not in use, no one really touches my system so I don't have much to worry about. The thing I think would be the biggest concern towards the door is the latch that holds it closed gets weaker and then it will never close, but that will only happen after probably thousands of opens and closes on the thing. Only time will tell.

As for the heat, I really only set up the new one for like an hour and then went to a friends to watch some football. I'm sure they wouldnt release a product that will overheat at such a rate it will catch fire or anything. Compared to my 60GB, this thing was running as quiet as a mouse when installing the latest firmware and some demo's. I popped in a disc and the cd drive was louder than when it was just running on its own, but it was still much quieter than my 60gb ever was. But to comment on the heat, I'd have to play it for 2 hours and then I can comment. Hopefully tonight I'll have some time to actually start playing something.

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]I liked the new Super Slim PS3 sliding door, it's just like the PS2 Slim disc player inside.. less fancy that's a good thing.2Chalupas

I really like the LOOK of the super slim. I"m eager to find out if it runs cool/quiet. My current slim is getting a little loud in terms of fan noise and gets a little hot. By now they should be able to have redesigned the internals to be so cool that there should barely be a need for a fan.

I can't say I'm a fan of the "sliding" top, I much prefer the slot loading drive, but that is relatively unimportant to me. It's just the one thing I am not a fan of.

the sliding top is cheaper made, but thats the point to get costs down and make it smaller. it's already been confirmed by sony and by a view websites that it is slightly noisier than the slim because of how close to the outside the disc sits and thats the only reason, but it isn't that bad, i like it and may invest in one sometime down the line before christmas maybe, but i have a fatps3 still and it's working fine and i'm convinced next year will be the year the new consoles will surface and may even have a christmas release, all the game companies are working on titles for next gen now so it can't be that long now.

Sony will not have an official sale on the PS3 160GB and PS3 320GB models. But during black firday retails may have sales to get rid of the old stock. For the new PS3 Superslims 250GB and 500GB bundles. Since for now these superSlims come with "pack in" games. Uncharted 3 GOY and Assasins Creed 3. Plus 30days of PSplus and some DLC for the Dust 214. Downloadable game.

So here is hoping for Best Buy, Walmart, etc coming with their own sales for the regular slims.

How is the new ps3 working out? Good buy, or should we all keep/buy slims while we still can?dewc1