PS3 Fat or PS3 Slim? I dont Know the Differences

Some say that the PS3 Slim overheats and has some defects... But does the PS3 Fat do this too? I want to know if i should buy the Fat one or the Slim one........ Whicever one is safer

The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

Wiishy

Well that isn't really true, I have the slim and I never do this, it can run for hours fine (with no need to rest) as long as it's well ventilated.

Well this is what I know.

PS3 Phat

1. Looks better
2. It attracts more dust and finger prints because of the shiny finish
3. You can install linux
4. Uses more energy....I think
5. Older models(20,60,80gig) has backwards compatibility with PS2 and PS1 games.

PSSlim

1. Kinda ugly
2. Does not attract as much dust and finger prints because of the new matt finish
3. Can not install linux
4. uses less energy...I think
5. Easier to carry around, not as heavy.
6. Only B/C with PS1 titles.

In other not that much. The PS3 slims are the primary PS3 models on the market so they will be easier to find and buy.

The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

Wiishy

yeah because sony would make a system that has to be turned off every hour. Come on that doesn't make sense. The slim hasn't been out long enough to really know just how reliable it is but so far it looks good as for the fat one i have heard of overheating cases but for the most part it's reliable as well. No matter which one you get I would suggest getting a warrenty just to be safe because you never know.

They are basically almost the same except for size and it's internal gadgets and hardware.

i talked to a guy at gamestop and he said the slim's harddrive runs like a half second slower than that older model.

You don't know between fat and Slim? Come on now thats kindergarden stuff.

i'll never trade in my fat ps3 for a slim one.

Some say that the PS3 Slim overheats and has some defects... But does the PS3 Fat do this too? I want to know if i should buy the Fat one or the Slim one........ Whicever one is safer

EpiphoneMan2008

Whoever told you this does not know what they are talking about. I have 3 PS3s. I have 2 launch fats and one slim. I have not had any problems with them. I got the slim and I have ran if hard ever since I got uncharted 2, and I am talking about 8 hour straight play throughs on normal, hard and crushing. Recently I have been playing Call of Duty 4 online.

The slim is dead quiet and it loads games faster than the fat ps3. I only gets warm in the back. My 60GB ps3 is in my living room and I use it when watching blu ray movies and sometimes when I wanna game with my wife. My 80 GB fat is in my bed room for when I wanna watch movies or play games there. I have NOT had any issues with either one of them. The slim does the same thing the fat does but it looks better.

Read my PS3 FAQ Thread which I've linked in my sig below.

The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

Wiishy

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The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

Nintenkid49

Slim with smaller heat sink

Original with bigger heat sink

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The fat one, you can leave on longer. The slim, everything is so condensed, it needs to be turned off to be cooled every hour of playing.

Wiishy

Slim with smaller heat sink

Original with bigger heat sink

Wiishy, quit acting mentally challenged. I have the Slim and have had it on for hours with its temperature cooler than that of the old "phat" I used to own. Quit posting false information. And those crappy pictures prove nothing, as another poster already said. Also, I should inform you that the heatsink doesn't have to be as big because the Cell is much smaller. It doesn't take an Einstein to figure that out. Every hour, how ridiculous.

unless you are getting a BC fat PS3 you should just get the slim.